Today is a very sad day in Yankeeland. Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, everyone’s baseball grandpa, passed away late last night. He was 90. The Yankees will wear No. 8 patches on their sleeves in his memory tonight and will surely play with heavy hearts, especially those who have been with the team a while and were fortunate enough to spend time with Yogi over the years. It’s a sad day, though Yogi lived a tremendous life and we’re all better for it.
On the field, tonight’s season series finale between the Blue Jays and Yankees is an incredibly important game. The Yankees almost have to win this game if they want to have a chance at winning the AL East. No, they wouldn’t be mathematically eliminated with a loss, but a loss would leave them three games back in the loss column with only eleven to play. A win brings them to within one in the loss column. Those are still long odds, sure, but as a wise man once said, it ain’t over ’til it’s over. Here is the Blue Jays’ lineup and here is the Yankees’ lineup:
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- LF Brett Gardner
- DH Alex Rodriguez
- C Brian McCann
- RF Carlos Beltran
- 1B Greg Bird
- 3B Chase Headley
- 2B Dustin Ackley
- SS Didi Gregorius
RHP Ivan Nova
Another nice and sunny yet cool day in Toronto. Tonight’s series finale will begin a little after 7pm ET and you can watch on YES locally and ESPN nationally. Enjoy.
Injury Update: Masahiro Tanaka (hamstring) will be checked out tomorrow before being slotted back into the rotation. He’s expected to make his next start. I’m sure the Yankees will line him up for a potential wildcard game whenever Tanaka does return to the rotation.
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