CC Sabathia spent the first seven and a half seasons of his career with the Indians. He won his Cy Young in Cleveland, went to three All-Star Games as an Indian, and led the club to two postseason appearances. And, when they traded him, Sabathia netted the Indians their best all-around hitter, Michael Brantley. The Sabathia era in Cleveland was a rousing success.
Sabathia has now spent the last seven and a half seasons of his career with the Yankees. He hasn’t won a Cy Young award in pinstripes, but he’s finished in the top four of the voting three times, plus he has a World Series ring and three more All-Star selections. The last few years haven’t been pretty. Overall though, Sabathia’s stint in New York has been a huge success. He’s been one of the best free agent signings in team history.
Sabathia returns to Cleveland to start against his former team this afternoon, something he’s done a bunch of times over the years. Since joining the Yankees, CC has started five games at Progressive Field, and in those starts he has a 2.10 ERA in 33.1 innings. Of course, four of those five starts came from 2009-12, back when he was still an ace. Despite his overall strong performance this year, Sabathia is long removed from his days as a No. 1 guy. Anyway, here is the Indians’ lineup and here is the Yankees’ lineup:
- LF Brett Gardner
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- DH Carlos Beltran
- C Brian McCann
- SS Didi Gregorius
- 2B Starlin Castro
- 3B Chase Headley
- 1B Rob Refsnyder
- RF Aaron Hicks
LHP CC Sabathia
Pretty nice weather day in Cleveland, according to the internet. It’s sunny with temperatures in the upper-70s. Good afternoon for a game. This afternoon’s game will begin at 4:10pm ET and you can watch on FOX Sports 1. Yes, FOX Sports 1. Enjoy the game.
Roster Move: As expected, Chad Green was send down and Nick Goody was called up, the Yankees announced. Green told Chad Jennings he will start the first game after the All-Star break for Triple-A Scranton next Thursday. That means a) he won’t pitch in the Triple-A All-Star Game next Wednesday, and b) he’ll still be in line to start the fifth game of the second half for the big league team.
Rotation Update: Michael Pineda, Sabathia, and Masahiro Tanaka will start the first three games after the All-Star break in that order. They’ll face the Red Sox in a three-game series at home.
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