The West Coast trip is going about as well as anyone could’ve reasonably hoped. The Yankees have won five of the first six games, and their makeshift lineup keeps finding ways to scratch out runs. Seems like it’s a new hero every day, doesn’t it?
“That’s one that kind of sucks the air out of the building,” Aaron Boone said to George King when asked about Gary Sanchez’s grand slam in yesterday’s win. “I had to walk down the steps and let out a yell. That fires you up when you see when of our dudes really step on one. I enjoyed that one.”
Domingo German has been his team’s most consistent starter this season, which sounds weird, but is definitely true. Little Sunday has been excellent. Now he can pitch the Yankees to a three-game series sweep on Sunday. Fitting. Here are today’s lineups:
New York Yankees
1. 2B DJ LeMahieu
2. 1B Luke Voit
3. CF Brett Gardner
4. C Gary Sanchez
5. SS Gleyber Torres
6. LF Mike Tauchman
7. 3B Gio Urshela
8. LF Tyler Wade
9. RHP Domingo German
San Francisco Giants
1. 2B Joe Panik
2. LF Yangervis Solarte
3. 1B Brandon Belt
4. 3B Pablo Sandoval
5. SS Brandon Crawford
6. CF Kevin Pillar
7. RF Gerardo Parra
8. C Erik Kratz
9. RHP Dereck Rodriguez
It is a nice and sunny day in San Francisco. Great afternoon for a sweep. Today’s series finale will begin at 4:05pm ET and the YES Network will have the broadcast. Enjoy the game.
Injury Updates: Didi Gregorius (Tommy John surgery) has graduated to taking full batting practice. He continues to progress with his throwing program as well. The Yankees still aren’t giving a firm timetable for his return — at this point he is definitely still several weeks away — but things are going well with his rehab … Clint Frazier (ankle) hit in the cage and ran on a treadmill today for the first time since being placed on the injured list. He’s not eligible to be activated until Friday, but it’s good he’s already resumed normal baseball activities.