The Yankees have a favorable second half schedule, but they do still have one long road trip to get through, and it starts tonight in Minnesota. The ten-game, ten-day trip will take them through Minnesota, Texas, and Chicago. Neither the Twins nor Rangers have played well of late, and the ChiSox are having a miserable season, so it would cool to take advantage of the trip and extend the division lead.
Michael Pineda is on the mound tonight and he’s on regular rest — well, one extra day, but that’s no big deal — after struggling last time out on several extra days of rest thanks to the All-Star break. The Yankees have to monitor Big Mike’s workload in the second half, he’s too valuable both short and long-term, so starts on regular rest like this might not come as often as they normally would. Here is the Twins’ lineup and here is the Yankees’ lineup:
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- LF Brett Gardner
- DH Alex Rodriguez
- 1B Mark Teixeira
- C Brian McCann
- RF Carlos Beltran
- 3B Chase Headley
- SS Didi Gregorius
- 2B Stephen Drew
RHP Michael Pineda
The internet tells me it is a nice night in Minneapolis, with clear skies and temperatures in the low-80s. Tonight’s game is scheduled to begin at 8:10pm ET and can be seen on YES. Enjoy the game.
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