The trade deadline has passed and tonight marks the two-thirds point of the season for the Yankees. The old saying is that the first third of the season is for evaluation, the middle third is for making changes, and the final third is for riding those changes out. The changes have been made and all that’s left in front of the Yankees is a big chunk of schedule and the opportunity to climb back into the race.
Both Martin Prado and Yoenis Cespedes are getting to Boston late in the afternoon, so they are not in the starting lineups for tonight’s series opener against the Red Sox. Stephen Drew is playing because all he had to do was change dugouts. Allen Craig managed to get to town in time for the game and is in the starting lineup for the Red Sox. This rivalry will have a lot of new faces this weekend, that’s for sure. Here is the Red Sox lineup and here is the Yankees lineup:
- LF Brett Gardner
- SS Derek Jeter
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- 1B Mark Teixeira
- DH Carlos Beltran
- C Brian McCann
- 3B Chase Headley
- 2B Stephen Drew
- RF Ichiro Suzuki
LHP Chris Capuano
It’s cloudy and humid in Boston and there is some rain in the forecast that is expected to hit right around game time. This one might start in a delay or with players dodging rain drops. The good news is that there isn’t much rain coming at all, so if there is a delay, it’ll only be a short one. First pitch is scheduled for a little after 7pm ET and you can watch on YES locally and MLB Network nationally. Enjoy the game.
Roster Update: In case you missed it earlier, Zelous Wheeler and Zoilo Almonte were sent to Triple-A to clear roster spots for Drew and Prado … for those wondering, Drew is wearing No. 33, Prado is wearing No. 14, and Esmil Rogers is wearing No. 53.
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