Last night, one of the Yankees’ young fill-in starters threw a gem in the series opener against the Mariners. Domingo German was great. Retired 18 straight at one point. Tonight, another young fill-in starter gets the ball, this time Jonathan Loaisiga. Johnny Lasagna threw five scoreless innings in his MLB debut last week. It wasn’t always easy, but five scoreless is five scoreless.
Loaisiga will be opposed tonight by King Felix Hernandez, who has hardly pitched like royalty this year. Felix has a 5.44 ERA (4.67 FIP) with career worsts in several categories. All those innings — Hernandez threw 191 innings as a 20-year-old and averaged 218 innings a year from 2006-15 — have finally caught up to him. Father Time remains undefeated. The Kid vs. The King tonight. Here are the lineups:
New York Yankees
1. CF Aaron Hicks
2. RF Aaron Judge
3. SS Didi Gregorius
4. DH Giancarlo Stanton
5. 2B Gleyber Torres
6. C Gary Sanchez
7. 1B Greg Bird
8. 3B Miguel Andujar
9. LF Clint Frazier
RHP Jonathan Loaisiga
Seattle Mariners
1. 2B Dee Gordon
2. SS Jean Segura
3. CF Mitch Haniger
4. DH Nelson Cruz
5. 3B Kyle Seager
6. LF Denard Span
7. 1B Ryon Healy
8. RF Ben Gamel
9. C Mike Zunino
RHP Felix Hernandez
It is cloudy and humid tonight and there is rain in the forecast. It’s not supposed to arrive until 10pm ET or thereabouts. If the game moves as quickly as last night, the rain won’t be a problem. If not, well, make sure you have a lead after four and a half innings, boys. Tonight’s game is scheduled to begin at 7:05pm ET and you can watch on YES locally and MLB Network out-of-market. Enjoy the ballgame.
Injury Update: Brett Gardner (knee) hit yesterday and went through pregame activities today. Aaron Boone said he’ll probably sit Gardner tomorrow as well. This is Gardner’s fourth straight day out of the lineup. The Yankees will face a lefty tomorrow, then play three games on turf over the weekend, which is not great for a dude with knee trouble. Why isn’t Gardner on the disabled list? I hate when the Yankees play shorthanded for like seven days to avoid a ten-day stint on the disabled list … Masahiro Tanaka (hamstrings) is playing catch and could soon throw off a mound to start working his way back into game shape … Jacoby Ellsbury (oblique, hip, foot, back) has not yet started baseball activities.
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