The Yankees have won the first two games of this all-important series against the Orioles, but, like I said yesterday, that means nothing now. It’s a new day and a new challenge. Those benefit of those two wins — New York jumped both the Indians and Orioles in the standings and now only have to pass the Athletics or Rays to secure a wildcard spot — can be erased in a heartbeat if they don’t continue to play well. Every game is a playoff game. Here’s the lineup that will face southpaw Wei-Yin Chen:
- CF Brett Gardner
- DH Derek Jeter
- 2B Robinson Cano
- LF Alfonso Soriano
- 3B Alex Rodriguez
- RF Vernon Wells
- 1B Mark Reynolds
- SS Eduardo Nunez
- C Chris Stewart
And on the mound is left-hander Andy Pettitte, whose last three starts have gotten progressively better. Can he top the seven shutout innings (on 86 pitches) he threw last time out? Probably not, but he doesn’t have to do. Just give ’em a chance to win.
It poured in New York this morning and right now it’s that post-rain hot and humid type of weather. There are more showers in the forecast later tonight, but nothing that should impact the game unless it goes deep into extra innings. I suppose they might start in a delay if they need more time to prep the field, but it stopped raining a good two hours ago now. First pitch is scheduled for a little after 1pm ET and can be seen on YES locally and TBS nationally. Enjoy.
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