The Yankees finally scored some runs last night, breaking out of the ugly offensive slump that led them to seven losses in eight games. Something as simple as a bloop single or as extravagant as stealing home can be what breaks an offense out of its funk. Hopefully the runs comes in bunches going forward.
The pitching matchup strongly favors the Yankees this afternoon. They’re sending staff ace Masahiro Tanaka to the mound against rookie Blake Snell, who is a very good prospect, but is still a kid making his first big league start in Yankee Stadium. Snell has had some issues with walks throughout this career. Hopefully the Yankees make the kid pay for his first start jitters.
I’m not going to have time to add the lineups to the game thread this morning, so I’ll instead link you to the respective Twitter feeds for the Yankees and Rays. They’ll have the lineups posted. The internet tells me it is cloudy and a bit cool in the Bronx, though there’s no rain in the forecast, so that’s good. Today’s game will begin at 1:05pm ET and you can watch on YES locally and MLB Network nationally. Enjoy.
Injury Updates: Aaron Hicks (shoulder) is still sore and has been sent for an MRI. Not ideal. He hurt himself attempting a diving catch last night … in case you missed it earlier, Branden Pinder does indeed have a torn UCL. He is currently deciding whether to have Tommy John surgery.
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