The Yankees did what they were supposed to do against a bad Marlins team last night. They didn’t just beat them, they blew them out. It was a laugher. Tonight the Yankees will try for the quick two-game sweep and their first three-game winning streak of the season. Securing the first three-game winning streak before suffering the first three-game losing streak is a modest goal.
Masahiro Tanaka is on the mound tonight and, like Luis Severino last night, he’s looking to bounce back from a yucky start last week. Severino was great yesterday. Hopefully Tanaka will be great today. With another off-day tomorrow, I imagine Aaron Boone will have the bullpen ready to go at the first sign of serious trouble. Those guys have had plenty of time to rest since Friday. Here are the starting lineups:
New York Yankees
1. CF Brett Gardner
2. RF Aaron Judge
3. DH Giancarlo Stanton
4. SS Didi Gregorius
5. C Gary Sanchez
6. CF Aaron Hicks
7. 2B Neil Walker
8. 1B Tyler Austin
9. 3B Miguel Andujar
RHP Masahiro Tanaka
Miami Marlins
1. LF Derek Dietrich
2. SS Miguel Rojas
3. 2B Starlin Castro
4. DH Justin Bour
5. C J.T. Realmuto
6. 3B Brian Anderson
7. 1B Tomas Telis
8. CF Cameron Maybin
9. RF J.B. Shuck
LHP Jarlin The Marlin Garcia
It’s another chilly and windy evening in New York. Par for the course these days. Tonight’s game will begin at 6:35pm ET and you’ll be able to watch on YES. Enjoy the ballgame.
Injury Updates: Greg Bird (ankle) hit off a tee today and said he believes he’ll begin full baseball activities by next week. He’ll likely go to Tampa to continue rehabbing when the Yankees go to the West Coast next weekend … Brandon Drury (migraines) took ground balls today for the first time since being placed on the disabled list, so he’s making progress … In case you missed it earlier, Tommy Kahnle was placed on the 10-day DL with shoulder tendinitis. Luis Cessa was called up to fill the roster spot.
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