Yankees Lose Again; Tied Atop AL East

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Yankees	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
Rays	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	x	5	5	0

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Freddy Garcia pitches against the Rays on Tuesday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were unable to defeat the Rays Tuesday night as they were defeated 5-2. With their loss, the Yankees have lost sole possession of first place in the American League East, as they are now tied with the Baltimore Orioles.

Freddy Garcia started for the Yankees and he struggled with command. Garcia allowed 5 runs on 5 hits in 5 1/3 innings of work. He struck out 5, but walked 4. Garcia threw 101 pitches, in which 62 of them were for strikes.

Robinson Cano was the source of the Yankee offense as his two-run shot in the first inning accounted for their only two runs of the game.

The Yankees and Rays will wrap up their three game set tomorrow night.

Updates: Nova, Pettitte, Teixeira

Joe Girardi and some Yankee players have released some information about their on-going injuries.

• Ivan Nova threw around 20 pitches today in his simulated game today. Nova will likely be back with the team once his stint on the disabled list is up. The team will check in with Nova tomorrow to see how his arm feels. 
• Andy Pettitte will throw against live hitters tomorrow for the first time. 
• Both Nova and Pettitte will likely get their work in through simulated games and will not pitch in the minor leagues. 
• Mark Teixeira has been jogging on his injured left calf and said a return this Thursday is possible, but unlikely. Teixeira made it clear that a weekend return in more likely. 

We will keep you updated throughout the week about these injuries, but you can also take a look at our Injuries Page by Clicking Here. 

Game 135: Yankees at Rays

September 4th, 2012, 7:10 pm ET, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida

TV:  YES Network, ESPN Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Dome

The Yankees look to get back on track tonight when they will play the middle game of their three game set with the Rays.

Click Here for the probable pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Yankees (76-59)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Nick Swisher, 1B
Robinson Cano, DH
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Raul Ibanez, LF
Jayson Nix, 2B
Chris Dickerson, RF
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: Freddy Garcia RHP (7-5, 4.90 ERA this season)
(Freddy Garcia against the Rays: Click Here)

Rays (74-61)
Desmond Jennings, LF
B.J. Upton, CF
Ben Zobrist, SS
Evan Longoria, DH
Matt Joyce, RF
Jeff Keppinger, 3B
Carlos Pena, 1B
Ryan Roberts, 2B
Jose Molina, C

Pitching: Alex Cobb RHP (8-8, 4.39 ERA this season)
(Alex Cobb against the Yankees: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Yankees Lose Opener to Rays

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Yankees	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0
Rays	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	x	4	11	1

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C.C. Sabathia pitches against the Rays on Monday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees continued to struggle on Monday as they were defeated 4-3 by the Rays. The Yankees were unable to hold their lead, which led to another loss.

C.C. Sabathia started for the Yankees and he was solid. Sabathia allowed 3 runs on 8 hits in 7 innings of work. He struck out 4 and walked only 2 batters. He exited the game with 116 pitches thrown, in which 72 of them were for strikes.

The Yankee offense did their damage in the fourth inning when they scored three runs. The fourth inning was the only inning that they were able to score.

The Yankees look to get back on track on Tuesday as these two teams will continue their three game set.

Game 134: Yankees at Rays

September 3rd, 2012, 1:10 pm ET, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida

TV:  YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: N/A

The Yankees will travel to Florida and begin a three game set with the Rays on Monday.

Click Here for the probable pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Yankees (76-57)
Derek Jeter, SS
Nick Swisher, 1B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Alex Rodriguez, DH
Eric Chavez, 3B
Raul Ibanez, LF
Russell Martin, C
Ichiro Suzuki, RF
Chris Dickerson, CF

Pitching: C.C. Sabathia LHP (13-4, 3.40 ERA this season)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Rays: Click Here)
Rays (73-61)
Desmond Jennings, LF
B.J. Upton, CF
Ben Zobrist, DH
Evan Longoria, 3B
Jeff Keppinger, 1B
Ben Francisco, RF
Ryan Roberts, 2B
Chris Gimenez, C
Elliot Johnson, SS

Pitching: James Shields RHP (12-8, 3.91 ERA this season)
(James Shields against the Yankees: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!