Game 90: Blue Jays at Yankees

July 17th, 2012, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

TV: My 9 Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Sunny, 93 degrees, Wind: SW at 13 MPH

The Yankees took the opener against the Blue Jays last time, and they will play Game 2 tonight.

Click Here for the probable picthers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Blue Jays (45-45)
Rajai Davis, LF
Colby Rasmus, CF
Brett Lawrie, 3B
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B
Adam Lind, DH
Yunel Escobar, SS
Ben Francisco, RF
Kelly Johnson, 2B
Jeff Mathis, C

Pitching: Brett Cecil LHP (2-1, 6.75 ERA this season)
(Brett Cecil against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (55-34)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Alex Rodriguez, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Nick Swisher, RF
Andruw Jones, LF
Jayson Nix, 3B
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: C.C. Sabathia LHP (9-3, 3.45 ERA this season)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Ibanez's Slam Drop's Jays'

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Blue Jays	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	6	0
Yankees	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	6	8	1

Raul Ibanez watches his go-ahead Grand Slam against the Blue Jays on Monday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were able to get back into the win column on Monday when the defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 thanks to a Raul Ibanez grand slam in the eighth inning. 

Phil Hughes started for the Yankeess and he had a solid outing. He allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 7 innings of work. He was tabbed with the no decision though. Hughes exited the game with 106 pitches thrown, in which 61 of them were for strikes.

Russell Martin contributed to the scoring tonight with a solo home run to right field in the second inning. It was his 9th on the year.

Robinson Cano extended his hit streak to 19 games with his RBI double in the third inning, that made it's way past a diving Bautista.

The Yankees and Blue Jays were tied at 2 in the eighth inning when Raul Ibanez came up with the bases loaded and two out. Ibanez drilled a 3-1 fastball from Jason Fraisor that reached the second deck in right field to give the Yankees the 6-2 lead.

Rafael Soriano would relieve Cody Eppley in the ninth, who could not close the game out, to secure his 23nd save on the season.

Brett Gardner Shut Down Again; Could Be for Season

Brett Gardner has experienced soreness in his injured right elbow again, a day after he participated in a simulated game. Gardner has only played 9 games this season for the Yankees.

Before last night's game, it was revealed that Gardner would be shut down after experiencing elbow soreness. This is the third time that Gardner has been shut down.

"He came up a little bit sore today, so he's not playing today," Joe Girardi said. "We'll see how he feels tomorrow and we'll go from there. It's a concern because it happened before. Hopefully he can just get through this and continue to play, but we'll have to wait and see."

With the trade deadline approaching, the Yankees could scoop up an average outfielder to replace Gardner.

Game 89: Blue Jays at Yankees

July 16th, 2012, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

TV: YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Partly Cloudy, 86 degrees, Wind: W at 8 MPH

The Yankees will begin a three game set with the Blue Jays today at Yankee Stadium.

Click Here for the probable pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Blue Jays (45-44)
Brett Lawrie, 3B
Colby Rasmus, CF
Jose Bautista, RF
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B
Adam Lind, DH
Yunel Escobar, SS
Kelly Johnson, 2B
Rajai Davis, LF
J.P. Arencibia, C


Pitching: Henderson Alvarez RHP (5-7, 4.36 ERA this season)
(Henderson Alvarez against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (54-34)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Nick Swisher, RF
Raul Ibanez, LF
Eric Chavez, DH, 3B
Russell Martin, C

Pitching: Phil Hughes RHP (9-7, 4.33 ERA this season)
(Phil Hughes against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Probable Pitchers: Blue Jays at Yankees

The Yankees and Blue Jays will kick off a three game set on Monday.

Here are the probable pitchers for this series:

Game 1: Monday, July 16th, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Blue Jays:
Henderson Alvarez RHP (5-7, 4.36 ERA this season)
(Henderson Alvarez against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
Phil Hughes RHP (9-7, 4.33 ERA this season)
(Phil Hughes against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Game 2: Tuesday, July 17th, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Blue Jays: 
Brett Cecil LHP (2-1, 6.75 ERA this season)
(Brett Cecil against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees: 
C.C. Sabathia LHP (9-3, 3.45 ERA this season)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Game 3: Wednesday, July 18th, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Blue Jays:
Ricky Romero LHP (8-5, 5.03 ERA this season)
(Ricky Romero against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees: 
Hiroki Kuroda RHP (8-7, 3.67 ERA this season)
(Hiroki Kuroda against the Blue Jays: Click Here)


Enjoy the series!