Once every five days, the Yankees aren’t half bad. Masahiro Tanaka will be on the mound this afternoon as the Yankees look to avoid being swept by the best team in baseball in the final game of what has been a disaster homestand. Six games, one win. With Tanaka’s help, they might be able to leave town with a 2-5 homestand.
The lineup is getting some much needed help this afternoon as Carlos Beltran returns from what was close to a month long stint on the disabled list. No, he wasn’t hitting much when he got hurt, but he’s a new face in the lineup. Something has to change with the offense and getting Beltran back will help, hopefully right away. Here is the Athletics lineup and here is the Yankees lineup:
- LF Brett Gardner
- SS Derek Jeter
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- 1B Mark Teixeira
- DH Carlos Beltran
- 3B Yangervis Solarte
- C Brian McCann
- RF Alfonso Soriano
- 2B Brian Roberts
RHP Masahiro Tanaka
It was pouring all morning in New York but stopped within the last hour or so. Doesn’t look like they’ll have any trouble getting a full nine innings in. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing right now. The game is scheduled to begin at 1:05pm ET and you can watch on YES locally and MLB Network nationally, depending on where you live. Enjoy.
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