Game 76: White Sox at Yankees

June 29th, 2012, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

TV: YES Network, MLB Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: 98 degrees, Mostly Sunny. Wind, 12 mph NW

The Yankees lost a tough one last night to the White Sox and they hope to rebound tonight.

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Here are the lineups:

White Sox (41-35)
Alejandro De Aza, CF
Kevin Youkilis, 3B
Adam Dunn, DH
Paul Konerko, 1B
Alex Rios, RF
A.J. Pierzynski, C
Dayan Viciedo, LF
Alexei Ramirez, SS
Gordon Beckham

Pitching: Jose Quintana LHP (2-1, 1.25 ERA this season)

Yankees (46-29)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Nick Swisher, RF
Andruw Jones, DH
Jayson Nix, LF
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: Adam Warren RHP (0-0, 0.00 ERA this season)

Enjoy the game!

Yankees HOPE Week: Children's Alopecia Project

The Yankees will conclude HOPE Week on Friday by honoring the Children's Alopecia Project and their founders, the Woytovich family. This project helps all children who are suffering from loss of hair due to Alopecia. Alopecia Areata is an autoimmune disease that is not life threatening, but life changing. It is not contagious and you cannot catch it, nor does it hurt. It is basically a disease where you body is allergic to hair, so it falls out. The Woytovich family started this project after finding out that their daughter, Madison, has this disease. Betsy and Jeff Woytovich searched online to see if their were any networks that dealt with this disease, but there were none. With that, Jeff was inspired to start Children's Alopecia Project.

The Yankees will honor the project and their founders today for their hard work and dedication to the project. Yankee players Alex Rodriguez, Freddy Garcia, Andruw Jones, Ivan Nova, Rafael Soriano, Cory Wade, and DeWayne Wise will all attend. Yankees manager Joe Girardi and bullpen coach Mike Harkey will also be there to support this project. Former players Darryl Strawberry and David Wells will also make a surprise visit. Current HOPE Week ambassador Eric LeGrand, and  Bleacher Creature, "Bald Vinny" Milano will be there as well. Everyone is attendance will honor this project by hosting a picnic at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. Activities include free face and head paintings, a scavenger hunt, and lunch and games. After the game, The kids will be invited back to Yankee to stadium to watch batting practice and take part in a pre-game ceremonies. They will them be invited to Yankee Stadium to watch the game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox.

The Yankees will also donate $10,000 to this project.

Missed HOPE Week? No Problem!

Monday: Flying Manes
Tuesday: An Angel in Queens
Wednesday: Andy Fass
Thursday: GlamourGals

After today, the Yankees will have successfully concluded their fourth HOPE Week.

Adam Warren: What To Expect

Adam Warren pitches in spring training for the Yankees. (Getty Images)

Adam Warren, 24, will make his Major League Debut tonight against the Chicago White Sox in New York. Adam was born in New Bern, North Carolina on August 25th, 1987. Warren is listed at 6'1" and weighs 200 pounds. He was drafted in the 36th round of the 2008 draft by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign. He was later drafted again in the 4th round of the 2009 draft. 

Warren throws two types of fastball. He can throw a two-seamer and a four-seamer. His two-seamer clocks around 90-92 miles per hour. His fastball can get up there from 93-96 and you will most likely see his fastball in the mid 90's. He has great command of his fastball and it will be interesting to see if he will be able to blow it by hitters. His pinpoint control is what really sets his fastball apart from others.

He can also uses a mix of sliders, changeups, and curveballs to get hitters off balance. His curveball could be one of his best pitches. He has been developing it for years and he should be able to use it for his advantage. His changeup is also really good. He can locate it great, but it doesn't really have a lot of break to it.

At Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre, Warren has gone 5-5 with a 3.86 ERA over 15 starts. He had a 6.15 strikeouts per 9 innings.

Adam Warren looks to help the Yankees out due to their recent losses of C.C. Sabathia and Andy Pettitte.

Yanks' Unable to Recover After Bullpen Falters in Ninth

Ivan Nova pitches against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.  (Getty Images)

The Yankees were unable to recover after their bullpen faltered in the ninth inning to snap their five game winning streak.


Nova allowed 1 run on 6 hits in 7 1/3 innings. He struck out 5 and walked 3. Nova exited with one out in the eighth after throwing 98 pitches, 58 of them were for strikes. Nova took the no decision in tonight's game. 

The Yankee offense came in the fifth inning. Alex Rodriguez laced a double to left center field that hit off of Alejandro De Aza's glove to score Curtis Granderson that tied the game up at 1. Robinson Cano was next and he gave them the lead after hitting a double to right center field that would score Alex Rodriguez.

Mark Teixeira would add on a run in the eighth inning to extend their lead to 3-1.

Rafael Soriano was unavailable to close tonight. Soriano threw 30 pitches yesterday so Girardi gave him the day off.

Joe Girardi decided to mix and match in the ninth. Cody Eppley remained in the game after getting the finale out in the eighth. Eppley allowed a single in the ninth inning. Clay Rapada came in to face the left hander with one man on and threw away a come backer that would have been a double play. David Robertson allowed a three-run home run to Dayan Viciedo to give the White Sox the 4-3 lead.

The Yankees were unable to come back in the ninth inning against the White Sox closer, Addison Reed.

The Yankees and White Sox will play game 2 of 4 tomorrow night at the Stadium.

Derek Jeter Ties Cal Ripken Jr. on All-Time Hits List

Derek Jeter collected his 3,183rd hit on Thursday night with a single to center field in the seventh inning. Wiht that hit, Jeter has tied Cal Ripken Jr. for 13th place on the All-Time hits list. 

Jeter hit a 2-1 slider that trickled up the middle for his 96th hit on the season. 

Derek Jeter needs 58 more hits to tie Nap Lajoe for 12th place on the All-Time hits list.