Early-season games against the Orioles haven’t meant much in recent years, but Baltimore’s surprising success in 2012 and what we expect will be a tight AL East race this summer means every game against a division rival is very important. The Yankees and O’s have split the first two games of the series and you know both teams are hoping to walk away with a series win. If the Bombers are going to have any shot at contention this year, these are the games they need to win. Here’s the lineup that will face left-hander Wei-Yin Chen…
- CF Brett Gardner
- LF Vernon Wells
- 2B Robinson Cano
- 3B Kevin Youkilis
- DH Ben Francisco
- RF Brennan Boesch
- C Frankie Cervelli
- 1B Lyle Overbay
- SS Jayson Nix
And on the mound is the 2006 Nippon Pro Baseball ERA champion, Hiroki Kuroda.
Tonight’s game is scheduled to start a little after 8pm ET and can be seen on ESPN. The weather in New York is fine, just a little chilly, in case you are still weather paranoid after all the rain issues earlier this week. Enjoy the game.
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