Tonight is the first night this season the Yankees have a chance to clinch a postseason berth. The Yankees need some help though. Three things need to happen to clinch tonight:
- Yankees win (duh)
- Angels lose to Astros
- Rangers lose to Athletics
All three need to happen. Not one of three or two of three. All three. The Rangers have won four straight games to move into a tie with the Halos in the standings, which is why they’re involved in the postseason race now.
That all said, the Angels and Rangers are going to do whatever they’re going to do tonight. The Yankees have no say in that. All they can control is their own game against the Blue Jays in this, the first game of the final road series of the season. A win tonight means the Yankees will be able to clinch a postseason spot with a win tomorrow regardless of what the Angels and Rangers do. Here’s the Blue Jays’ lineup and here is the Yankees’ lineup:
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- RF Aaron Judge
- C Gary Sanchez
- SS Didi Gregorius
- 2B Starlin Castro
- DH Matt Holliday
- 1B Chase Headley
- 3B Todd Frazier
- LF Clint Frazier
RHP Masahiro Tanaka
The internet tells me it is nice and sunny in Toronto, so I imagine the Rogers Centre roof will be open. Tonight’s game will begin at 7:07pm ET and WPIX will have the broadcast. Enjoy the game.
Injury Update: Brett Gardner is still a little sore after taking a pitch to the shoulder Wednesday, which is why he’s out of the lineup. Sounds like it’s more precautionary than he’s too hurt to actually play.
Rotation Update: The Yankees will start Jaime Garcia, not Jordan Montgomery on Sunday, the team announced. I’m sure that’s all part of their extra rest/line up the postseason rotation plan. As of right now, it sure looks like the Yankees have Luis Severino, Tanaka, and Sonny Gray lined up to start the first three postseason games in that order.
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