Game 128: Blue Jays at Yankees

August 27th 2012, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
TV:  YES Network Radio: WCBS 880
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 80 Degrees, Wind: S at 11 MPH

 The Yankees and Blue Jays will begin a three game set tonight.

Click Here for the probable pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Blue Jays (56-70)
Rajai Davis, LF
Colby Rasmus, CF
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B
Adam Lind, DH
Yunel Escobar, SS
Kelly Johnson, 2B
Yorvit Torrealba, C
Moises Sierra, RF
Adeiny Hechavarria, 3B

Pitching: Henderson Alvarez RHP (7-11, 4.84 ERA this season)
(Henderson Alvarez against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (74-53)
Derek Jeter, SS
Nick Swisher, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Curtis Granderson, CF
Eric Chavez, 3B
Russell Martin, C
Raul Ibanez, LF
Ichiro Suzuki, RF

Pitching: David Phelps RHP (3-4, 2.69 ERA this season)
(David Phelps against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Enjoy the game! 


Probable Pitchers: Blue Jays at Yankees

The Yankees and Blue Jays will begin a three game set at Yankee Stadium on Monday.

Here are the probable pitchers for this series: 

Game 1: Monday, August 27th, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Blue Jays:
Henderson Alvarez RHP (7-11, 4.84 ERA this season)
(Henderson Alvarez against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
David Phelps RHP (3-4, 2.69 ERA this season)
(David Phelps against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Game 2: Tuesday, August 28th, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Blue Jays:
Ricky Romero LHP (8-11, 5.63 ERA this season)
(Ricky Romero against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
Phil Hughes RHP (12-11, 4.15 ERA this season)
(Phil Hughes against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Game 3: Wednesday, August 29th, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium 

Blue Jays:
J.A. Happ LHP (2-1, 4.15 ERA this season)
(J.A. Happ against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
C.C. Sabathia LHP (13-3, 3.44 ERA this season)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Enjoy the series!

Yankees Take Finale Against Indians


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Freddy Garcia pitches against the Indians on Sunday. (Getty Images)
The Yankees were able to defeat the Indians in the series finale on Sunday by the score of 4-2.

Freddy Garcia started for the Yankees and he was sharp until the fifth inning. Garcia allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 4 2/3 innings of work. He struck out 6 batters but walked 2. Garcia finished with 90 pitches, in which 53 of them were for strikes. Freddy was unable to complete the fifth inning in his last two starts.

Boone Logan relived Freddy Garcia and he picked up the win.

Curtis Granderson launched his 200th home run of his career and his 33rd of the season. Derek Jeter, Nick Swisher, and Ichiro Suzuki all drove in one run in the win.

Rafael Soriano came on in the ninth inning and shut the door to notch his 33rd save of the season.

The Yankees will travel back home and take on the Blue Jays tomorrow.

Curtis Granderson Hits His 200th Career Home Run

With him solo home run on Sunday against the Indians, Curtis Granderson joins seven other teammates that have also accomplished this milestone. Alex Rodriguez, Andruw Jones, Mark Teixeira, Nick Swisher, Raul Ibanez, Derek Jeter, and Eric Chavez all have 200 or more home runs and now Curtis Granderson gets to be added to that list.

Granderson hit a towering fly ball to right field that just cleared the fence which accounted for his 200th big fly of his career. He now has 33 home runs on the season.

Game 127: Yankees at Indians

August 26th 2012, 1:05 pm ET, Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
TV:  YES Network Radio: WCBS 880
Weather: N/A

 The Yankees and Indians will conclude their three game set today.

Here are the lineups:

Yankees (73-53)
Derek Jeter, SS
Nick Swisher, RF
Robinson Cano, 2B
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Curtis Granderson, CF
Eric Chavez, 3B
Raul Ibanez, DH
Ichiro Suzuki, LF
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: Freddy Garcia RHP (7-5, 4.96 ERA this season)
(Freddy Garcia against the Indians: Click Here)

 Indians (55-71)
Jason Kipnis, 2B
Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
Shin-Soo Choo, RF
Carlos Santana, C
Michael Brantley, CF
Casey Kotchman, 1B
Matt LaPorta, DH
Jack Hannahan, 3B
Ezquiel Carrera, LF

Pitching: Ubaldo Jimenez RHP (9-12, 5.59 ERA this season)
(Ubaldo Jimenez against the Yankees: Click Here)

Enjoy the game! 

 
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