Game 97: Finish the Sweep

The Yankees won the first two games of this three-game series with the Reds, so the series win is already in the bag. That’s an accomplishment for this group. They’ve won only three of their last eleven series in the Bronx, including this one. The Yankees needed to start playing better at home if they wanted to make a serious run and they’ve done that in the first two games of the second half. Let’s finish off this sweep and welcome the last place Rangers to town next. Here is the Reds lineup and here is the Yankees lineup:

1. LF Brett Gardner
2. SS Derek Jeter
3. CF Jacoby Ellsbury
4. 1B Mark Teixeira
5. C Brian McCann
6. DH Carlos Beltran
7. RF Ichiro Suzuki
8. 2B Brian Roberts
9. 3B Kelly Johnson
   RHP Hiroki Kuroda

Perfect baseball weather in New York this afternoon. Cool, blue sky, no clouds, no threat of rain. It’s wonderful. This afternoon’s game is scheduled to begin a little after 1pm ET and you can watch on YES. Enjoy the game.