Know what I love about the 2017 Yankees? Besides almost everything? They don’t take losing lightly. The Yankees are in the middle of a 15-5 stretch, and following three of those losses, they won the next game by at least six runs. They come back the next day and take out all their frustration on the other team. That’s what happened last night.
Tonight’s rubber game against the Blue Jays is an important game for the “just keep winning series” crowd, of which I am an active member. There’s an off-day tomorrow, so Joe Girardi can be aggressive with his bullpen usage tonight. Win the series, enjoy the off-day, then hit the road. Sounds like a good plan to me. Here is the Blue Jays’ lineup and here is the Yankees’ lineup:
- LF Brett Gardner
- CF Aaron Hicks
- DH Matt Holliday
- 2B Starlin Castro
- RF Aaron Judge
- 3B Chase Headley
- 1B Chris Carter
- SS Ronald Torreyes
- C Kyle Higashioka
LHP CC Sabathia
Just a gorgeous day in New York today. One of those skip work and go play outside days. It’s clear and cool tonight, and not nearly as windy as last night. I don’t think we’re going to see any pop-ups get blown over the wall in this one. Tonight’s game will begin at 7:05pm ET and you can watch on YES locally and ESPN nationally. Enjoy the game.
Awards!: Earlier today Judge was named the AL Rookie of the Month. Pretty cool. The big guy hit .303/.411/.750 (216 wRC+) with ten home runs in April. Judge is the first Yankee to win AL Rookie of the Month since … Gary Sanchez last August. Duh.
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