On paper, this series looks like it could be a bloodbath. The Athletics are no worse than the second best team in baseball and the Yankees are playing horribly. The offense and defense, specifically. The pitching hasn’t been bad, it’s just fallen victim to the terrible glovework. Now they have to face the team that has scored the most runs and allowed the fewest runs in baseball? Hide the women and children.
Luckily, they don’t play games on paper. That would be pretty boring. I’m not going to lie to you and say the Yankees will be just fine, you aren’t stupid, you can see how bleak things look, but anything can happen in one game. That’s what makes it fun. Hopefully the Yankees can steal a win tonight and go from there. Here is the Athletics lineup and here is the Yankees lineup:
- LF Brett Gardner
- DH Derek Jeter
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- 1B Mark Teixeira
3B2B Yangervis Solarte- RF Alfonso Soriano
- 3B Scott Sizemore
- C John Ryan Murphy
- SS Brendan Ryan
RHP Hiroki Kuroda
It was hot and sticky in New York today and it’s been raining for about an hour now. They’re going to be playing through some slop if there isn’t a delay. First pitch is scheduled for a little after 7pm ET and can be seen on YES locally and MLB network nationally, depending on where you live. Try to enjoy.
Roster Moves: In case you missed it earlier, Sizemore has been called up and Zoilo Almonte was sent down to Triple-A Scranton. The Yankees also claimed lefty Wade LeBlanc off waivers from the Angels. He’ll report to the team in a day or two, which I assume means the end of Alfredo Aceves.
Injury Updates: Carlos Beltran (elbow) went 2-for-3 with a walk in his second Extended Spring Training game and said he felt fine. He is expected to play again tomorrow, then rejoin the team a day or two later … Frankie Cervelli (hamstring) went 3-for-5 with a double and caught five innings in the same game. He’s going to play again tomorrow. [Adam Berry]
Update (6:56pm): Tonight’s game will start in a delay, the Yankees announced. No word on a possible start time. The weather is supposed to clear up around 11pm ET though.
Update (7:32pm): Word is the game will start at approximately 8:15pm ET. They’re probably going to be playing through some light rain, if true.
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