The Yankees have won four of their last five games, including the first game of this three-game series against the Orioles. The pitching has been very good for the most part, and the offense has done just enough these last few days. I’m really disliking this “no homers” thing though. I’m ready for some dingers.
With left-baller Wei-Yin Chen on the mound for the Baltimore, Kelly Johnson is getting the day off. That means today’s first baseman is … Francisco Cervelli. It is his first professional game at the position, though he did say he played there a bit back when he was 15 or 16 years old. What could go wrong? Oh, and by the way, interim closer Shawn Kelley isn’t available today because of his recent workload. Here is the Orioles lineup and here is the Yankees lineup:
- LF Brett Gardner
- SS Derek Jeter
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- RF Carlos Beltran
- DH Alfonso Soriano
- C Brian McCann
- 1B Frankie Cervelli
- 2B Brian Roberts
- 3B Yangervis Solarte
RHP Ivan Nova
It was raining all night and for a good chunk of the morning, but it stopped a while ago and there shouldn’t be any trouble starting the game on time. The forecast for the rest of the afternoon says it’ll be cloudy but dry. First pitch is scheduled for a little after 1pm ET, and you can watch on YES locally and MLB Network nationally. Enjoy the game.
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