Game 131: Orioles at Yankees

August 31st 2012, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

TV:  YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: N/A

 The Yankees and Orioles will begin a three game set tonight.

Click Here for the probable pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Orioles (72-58)
Nick Markakis, RF
J.J. Hardy, SS
Nate McLouth, LF
Adam Jones, CF
Matt Wieters, C
Chris Davis, DH
Mark Reynolds, 1B
Omar Quintanilla, 2B
Manny Machado, 3B

Pitching: Miguel Gonzalez RHP (5-3, 3.66 ERA this season)
(Miguel Gonzalez against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (75-55)
Derek Jeter, SS
Nick Swisher, 1B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Curtis Granderson, CF
Eric Chavez, 3B
Raul Ibanez, LF
Russell Martin, C
Ichiro Suzuki, RF
Jayson Nix, DH

Pitching: Hiroki Kuroda RHP (12-9, 2.98 ERA this season)
(Hiroki Kuroda against the Orioles: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Probable Pitchers: Orioles at Yankees

The Yankees and Orioles will begin a three game set on Friday. The Yankees currently lead the Orioles by three games in the AL East.

Here are the probable pitchers for this series:

Game 1: Friday, August 31th, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Orioles:
Miguel Gonzalez RHP (5-3, 3.66 ERA this season)
(Miguel Gonzalez against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
Hiroki Kuroda RHP (12-9, 2.98 ERA this season)
(Hiroki Kuroda against the Orioles: Click Here)

Game 2: Saturday, September 1st, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Orioles:
Wei-Yin Chen LHP (12-7, 3.78 ERA this season)
(Wei-Yin Chen against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
David Phelps RHP (3-4, 2.96 ERA this season)
(David Phelps against the Orioles: Click Here)

Game 3: Sunday, September 2nd, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium 

Orioles:
Chris Tillman RHP (7-2, 3.26 ERA this season)
(Chris Tillman against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
Phil Hughes RHP (13-11, 4.02 ERA this season)
(Phil Hughes against the Orioles: Click Here)

Enjoy the game! 

Yanks' Lose Finale to Blue Jays

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Blue Jays	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	2	8	12	0
Yankees	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	8	3

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C.C. Sabathia pitches against the Blue Jays on Wednesday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were unable to defeat the Blue Jays on Wednesday as they were defeated 8-5 in the finale of their three game set.

C.C. Sabathia started for the Yankees and he was solid. Sabathia allowed 5 runs, in which 2 were earned, on 5 hits in 7 innings of work. He struck out 8 batters and did not allow a walk. The Yankee defense really let Sabathia down. He exited the game with 99 pitches thrown, in which 69 of them were for strikes.

The Yankee offense was led by Curtis Granderson who drove in three runs. Andruw Jones and Russell Martin also contributed by driving in one run each.

The Yankees lost a tough one today and they haven't been playing good baseball lately. They will begin a three game set with the Orioles on Friday.

Game 130: Blue Jays at Yankees

August 29th 2012, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

TV:  YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: N/A

The Yankees and Blue Jays will play the finale of their three game set today.

Here are the lineups:

Blue Jays (58-71)
Rajai Davis, LF
Mike McCoy, CF
Edwin Encarnacion, DH
Adam Lind, 1B
Yunel Escobar, SS
Kelly Johnson, 2B
Moises Sierra, RF
Jeff Mathis, C
Adeiny Hechavarria, 3B

Pitching: J.A. Happ LHP (2-1, 4.15 ERA this season)
(J.A. Happ against the Yankees: Click Here)
Yankees (75-55)
Derek Jeter, SS
Nick Swisher, 1B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Andruw Jones, RF
Curtis Granderson, CF
Steve Pearce, DH
Jayson Nix, 3B
Ichiro Suzuki, LF
Chris Stewart, C

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

Hughes , Yanks' Silence Jays'

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

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Phil Hughes pitches against the Blue Jays on Tuesday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were able to defeat the Blue Jays 2-1 on Friday after Phil Hughes provided a solid outing.

Hughes allowed 1 run on 4 hits in 7 innings of work. He struck out 5, but walked 3 batters. Hughes finished his outing with 110 pitches thrown, in which 73 of them were for strikes. With his win tonight, he improved him record to 13-11 on the season.

Nick Swisher and Curtis Granderson provided the Yankees with the offense tonight. Nick Swisher singled home a run in the third and Curtis Granderson hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning to increase their lead to 2-0.

Rafael Soriano came on in the ninth inning and notched his 34th save of his season, one night after blowing a two run lead.

The Yankees and Blue Jays will conclude their three game set tomorrow afternoon.