Game 119: Red Sox at Yankees

August 17th 2012, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
TV: MY 9. Radio: WCBS 880
Weather: N/A

 The Yankees and Red Sox will begin a three game today at Yankee Stadium.

Click Here for the probable pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Red Sox (58-61)
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Carl Crawford, LF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Cody Ross, DH
Jarrod Saltalaacchia, C
Mike Aviles, SS
Scott Podsednik, RF
Pedro Ciriaco, 3B

Pitching: Franklin Morales LHP (3-3, 3.29 ERA this season)
(Franklin Morales against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (70-48)
Derek Jeter, DH
Nick Swisher, 1B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Andruw Jones, RF
Casey McGehee, 3B
Curtis Granderson, CF
Russell Martin, C
Jayson Nix, SS
Ichiro Suzuki, LF

Pitching: Phil Hughes RHP (11-10, 4.44 ERA this season)
(Phil Hughes against the Red Sox: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Probable Pitchers: Red Sox at Yankees

The Yankees and Red Sox will begin a three game set on Friday.

Here are the probable pitchers for this series:

Game 1: Friday, August 17th, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Red Sox:
Franklin Morales LHP (3-3, 3.29 ERA this season)
(Franklin Morales against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
Phil Hughes RHP (11-10, 4.44 ERA this season)
(Phil Hughes against the Red Sox: Click Here)

Game 2: Saturday, August 18th, 4:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Red Sox:

Jon Lester LHP (6-10, 5.20 ERA this season)
(Jon Lester against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
David Phelps RHP (3-3, 2.53 ERA this season)
(David Phelps against the Red Sox: Click Here)

Game 3: Sunday, August 19th, 8:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Red Sox:
Josh Beckett RHP (5-10, 5.19 ERA this season)
(Josh Beckett against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
Hiroki Kuroda RHP (11-8, 3.06 ERA this season)
(Hiroki Kuroda against the Red Sox: Click Here)

Enjoy the series!

Yankees Can't Complete Sweep of Rangers


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Ivan Nova pitches against the Rangers on Thursday. (Getty Images)
The Yankees were unable to defeat the Rangers on Thursday as they were defeated 10-6 in the finale of the four game set.

Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and he struggled. Nova allowed 4 runs on 7 hits in 5 2/3 innings of work. He struck out 2 and walked 4. Nova exited with 103 pitches, in which 59 of them were for strikes.

The Yankee bullpen struggled as ever reliver allowed at least 1 earned run. Boone Logan took the loss today as he tossed 1/3 of an inning and allowed 2 runs on 2 hits.

The Yankee bats were able to take the lead at one point, but were unable to finish the Rangers off. The Yankees scored five runs in the sixth, which at the time gave them a 5-4 lead. The Rangers would then go ahead and score three more in the third, two in the eighth, and one in the ninth.

The Yankees will begin a three game set with the Red Sox starting on Friday.

Game 118: Rangers at Yankees

August 16th 2012, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
TV: YES Network Radio: WCBS 880
Weather: N/A

 The Yankees and Rangers will conclude their four game set today.

Here are the lineups:

Rangers (67-49)
 Elvis Andrus, SS
Michael Young, 2B
Josh Hamilton, DH
Adrian Beltre, 3B
David Murphy, LF
Geovany Soto, C
Mitch Moreland, 1B
Craig Gentry, CF
Mike Olt, RF

Pitching: Derek Holland LHP (7-6, 4.92 ERA this season)
(Derek Holland against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (70-47)
Derek Jeter, SS
Nick Swisher, RF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Andruw Jones, LF
Casey McGehee, 3B
Russell Martin, C
Jayson Nix, 2B
Ichiro Suzuki, CF
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: Ivan Nova RHP (11-6, 4.70 ERA this season) 
(Ivan Nova against the Rangers: Click Here)   


Enjoy the game!  

Yanks' Down Rangers in Rainy Game


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Freddy Garcia pitches against the Rangers on Wednesday. (Getty Images)
The Yankees were able to win their third consecutive game on Wednesday as they defeated the Rangers 3-2. This game was delayed one hour and forty-five minutes due to rain.

Freddy Garica started for the Yankees and he was solid. Garcia allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 6 2/3 innings of work. He struck out 6 and walked only 1. Garcia allowed two solo shots to Josh Hamilton, which accounted for Texas's only runs. Freddy Garcia was taken out of the game after throwing 100 pitches, in which 64 of them were for strikes.

The Yankee offense did their damage in the third inning when they were able to score three runs. Nick Swisher, Curtis Granderson, and Eric Chavez all drove in one run each in the inning, which proved to be enough to give the Yankees the win.

Rafael Soriano came on in the ninth inning and he shut the door to earn his 29th save of the season.

The Yankees and Rangers will conclude their four game set tomorrow afternoon.

 
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