Twenty-one years ago, the Yankees closed Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium with a win in Game Five of the 1996 World Series. Tonight they have a chance to open brand new SunTrust Park with another win. Sure, the stakes are much lower, but beating the Braves is always fun. It warms my heart that the Yankees had more World Series wins at Turner Field (two) than the Braves (zero).
The dimensions make it seem SunTrust Park will be somewhat pitcher friendly, perhaps less so than Turner Field, but I guess we have to see how the ball carries first. I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that, a few years ago when SunTrust Park was being built, the Braves were losing in the artist’s renderings. Can’t make it up. Here is the lineup the Braves will use tonight, and here are the players the Yankees will run out there:
- LF Brett Gardner
- C Gary Sanchez
- 1B Greg Bird
- DH Matt Holliday
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- 2B Starlin Castro
- 3B Chase Headley
- RF Aaron Judge
- SS Ronald Torreyes
RHP Michael Pineda
Available Pitchers: RHP Dellin Betances, LHP Aroldis Chapman, RHP Jonathan Holder, RHP Bryan Mitchell, LHP Tommy Layne, and LHP Chasen Shreve are the regulars in the bullpen. Not sure who’s pitching though. RHP Colten Brewer, RHP Cale Coshow, RHP J.P. Feyereisen, RHP Ernesto Frieri, RHP J.R. Graham, RHP Ben Heller, RHP Matt Marsh, RHP Dillon McNamara, and RHP Andrew Schwaab are all on the trip as well.
Available Position Players: C Austin Romine, 1B Chris Carter, 2B Rob Refsnyder, SS Pete Kozma, 3B Miguel Andujar, LF Clint Frazier, CF Dustin Fowler, and RF Aaron Hicks will be the second string off the bench. C Radley Haddad, C Jorge Saez, 1B Mike Ford, IF Cito Culver, and OF Rashad Crawford are the extras.
The weather report says it’s a nice night in Atlanta. Clear and cool. Tonight’s game will begin at 7:35pm ET. You’ll be able to watch on YES locally and MLB Network nationally. There’s also MLB.tv and the FOX Sports Go app. Enjoy the game.
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