The Yankees are the only team in baseball to have not lost three straight games at some point this season, but they’ve dropped the last two and are staring at a meeting with Matt Harvey tonight. Harvey is in the conversation for the best pitcher in baseball this year — you should read this — so it will be a tough matchup for the Bombers regardless of how they’ve been playing of late.
The baseball gods may have mercy on the Yankees tonight, however. It’s raining in New York and the forecast doesn’t look good for the rest of the night, leading to some speculation the two teams may be preparing to play a two-stadium split doubleheader on Wednesday. That would be a lot of fun, mostly because it wouldn’t inconvenience me at all. If I had to shuttle between stadiums, it would be a different story. Here’s the lineup that is scheduled to face Mr. Harvey…
- CF Brett Gardner
- 2B Robinson Cano
- LF Vernon Wells
- 1B Lyle Overbay
- 3B David Adams
- RF Ichiro Suzuki
- SS Reid Brignac
- C Chris Stewart
- RHP Hiroki Kuroda
Like I said, it’s raining and the status for tonight’s game is in question. First pitch is scheduled for a little after 7pm ET and can be seen on both My9 and SNY locally as well as ESPN nationally. Enjoy the game, if they do play. If not, enjoy the baseball-less night.
Injury Updates: Andy Pettitte (trap) threw 75 pitches in a simulated game down in Tampa and came through just fine. Seems like he could rejoin the team as soon as next week … Curtis Granderson (pinky) saw a specialist and will be shut down for a minimum of four weeks, so add in a rehab assignment and he’s looking at close to two months on the shelf … Frankie Cervelli (hand) will see a doctor later this week before heading to Tampa to continue his rehab … in case you missed it earlier, Joba Chamberlain (oblique) was activated, Michael Pineda (shoulder) was shut down with a cracked fingernail, and Kevin Youkilis (back) will start a rehab assignment with Double-A Trenton tomorrow.
Update (7:12pm): We are officially in a rain delay. No word on a start time, but apparently there will be a playable window in the not too distant future.
Update (8:03pm): First pitch is scheduled for 8:40pm ET.
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