Game 66: Braves at Yankees

                              June 18th, 2012, 7:05, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

The Yankees and Braves will meet up again and play a 3 game series in New York. The Yankees look to build on their nine game winning streak.

Click Here for the probable pitchers in this series. 

Here are the lineups:

Braves (35-31)
Michael Bourn, CF
Martin Prado, 1B
Brian McCann, DH
Dan Uggla, 2B
Matt Diaz, LF
Chipper Jones, 3B
Jason Heyward, RF
Andrelton Simmons, SS
David Ross, C

Pitching: Mike Minor LHP (3-4, 6.01 ERA this season)

Yankees (40-25)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Andruw Jones, RF
Russell Martin, DH
Jayson Nix, LF
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: C.C. Sabathia LHP (8-3, 3.70 ERA this season)


Enjoy the game! 

Probable Pitchers: Braves at Yankees

The Yankees and Braves will start a 3 game series in the Bronx on Monday.

Here are the probable pitchers for this series:

Game 1: Monday, June 18th, 7:05 ET, Yankee Stadium

Braves: 
Mike Minor LHP (3-4, 6.01 ERA this season)

Yankees:
C.C. Sabathia LHP (8-3, 3.70 ERA this season)

Game 2: Tuesday, June 19th, 7:05 ET, Yankee Stadium

Braves: 
Tim Hudson RHP (4-3, 3.90 ERA this season)

Yankees:
Hiroki Kuroda RHP (6-6, 3.43 ERA this season)

Game 3: Wednesday, June 20th, 1:05 ET, Yankee Stadium

Braves: 
Tommy Hanson RHP (7-4, 3.32 ERA this season)

Yankees: 
Phil Hughes RHP (7-5, 4.50 ERA this season)

Enjoy the series!

9 Lives: Nova Extends Win Streak to 9

Ivan Nova pitches against the Washington Nationals on Sunday (Getty Images)

The Yankees extended their win streak to 9 games with their 4-1 win over the Nationals on Sunday. This was their third consecutive sweep.

Ivan Nova allowed 1 run, on 7 hits in 7 2/3 innings. He struck out 4 and walked 1. He threw 97 pitches before being removed in the eighth inning. He threw 64 pitches for strikes.

The Yankee offense supported Nova by putting runs up early. Mark Teixeira hit a sacrifice fly to center field in the first inning to give the Yankees the lead early on.

Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson each hit solo home runs to extend the Yankees lead.

The Yankees finished their road trip with a 6-0 record and will face the Braves on Monday at home.

Game 65: Yankees at Nationals

                           June 17th, 2012, 1:35, Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.

The Yankees will look for their third consecutive sweep today in the finale against the Washington Nationals.

Here are the lineups:

Yankees (39-25)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Raul Ibanez, LF
Andruw Jones, RF
Chris Stewart, C
Ivan Nova, P

Pitching: Ivan Nova RHP (8-2, 4.64 ERA this season)

Nationals (38-24)
Lombardozzi, LF
Bryce Haper, CF
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B
Adam LaRoche, 1B
Michael Morse, RF
Ian Desmond, SS
Danny Espinosa, 2B
Jhonatan Sloano, C
Edwin Jackson, P

Pitching: Edwin Jackson RHP (3-3, 3.02 ERA this season)

Enjoy the game!

Hard Eight: Yanks' Extend Win Streak

Andy Pettitte throws a pitch against the Washington Nationals on Saturday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees have extended their win streak to eight games after the Yankees beat the Nationals 5-3 after a hard fought battle that lasted until the 14th inning.

Andy Pettitte started for the Yankees and was solid. Pettitte allowed 2 runs, on 5 hits, in 7 innings pitched. He struck out 6 and walked 3. He was removed after 95 pitches, in which 61 of them were for strikes.

Pettitte took Bryce Harper to school after he struck him out 3 times today with his slider/cutter or his curveball. Harper struck out 5 times in total.

Cory Wade came on in the 8th inning and allowed a game-tying home run to Ian Desmond. The score would stay 3-3 until the 14th inning.

The Yankee bullpen was excellent. The bullpen allowed 4 hits over 7 innings of work. They struck out 5 batters and only issued 1 walk.

The Yankees offense was able to take the lead in the 14th inning after a Mark Teixeira 2-run double to right field.

Rafael Soriano would come on in the 14th inning and notch his 12th save of the season.

The Yankees and Nationals will conclude their 3 game set tomorrow.