Counting today, there are only nine games left in the regular season. That kinda sucks. The good news is the Yankees are in position to go to the postseason this year, though they haven’t clinched anything yet. The magic number for a wildcard spot is five — it’s five for the first wildcard spot as well since the Astros and Angels have the same number of losses — and it would be cool to clinch during the homestand. Six games to get to get the job done.
Of course, the Yankees would actually need to score some runs for that to happen. The offense has been scuffling for weeks now — they’re averaging 3.75 runs per game in their last 12 games but man, it sure feels like less — because way too many players have hit the skids in the second half. Half the lineup, basically. Nine games left in the regular season to get the offense back on track. Here is the White Sox’s lineup and here is the Yankees’ lineup:
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- 3B Chase Headley
- DH Alex Rodriguez
- RF Carlos Beltran
- C Brian McCann
- LF Chris Young
- 1B Greg Bird
- SS Didi Gregorius
- 2B Rob Refsnyder
RHP Adam Warren
There are a few clouds in the sky this afternoon but not many. No rain in the forecast or anything like that. Pretty nice autumn afternoon for a game. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05pm ET and you can watch on WPIX. Enjoy.
Injury Updates: Masahiro Tanaka (hamstring) continued to undergo treatment and feels better. Joe Girardi said they haven’t decided when he will make his next start, but they expect him to pitch again in the regular season … Nathan Eovaldi (elbow) played catch for the first time Friday. He’ll throw again this week. Girardi stated the obvious, saying if Eovaldi does return at some point this year, it’ll be as a reliever.
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