Game 146: Rays at Yankees

September 16th, 2012, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV:  YES Network, TBS Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: N/A

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

Here are the lineups:

Rays (78-67)
Desmond Jennings, LF
Ben Zobrist, SS
Evan Longoria, 3B
Matt Joyce, DH
B.J. Upton, CF
Luke Scott, 1B
Jeff Keppinger, 2B
Scott Fuld, RF
Jose Lobaton, C

Pitching: Matt Moore LHP (10-10, 3.68 ERA this season)
(Matt Moore against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (82-63)
Derek Jeter, DH
Nick Swisher, RF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Russell Martin, C
Andruw Jones, LF
Curtis Granderson, CF
Steve Pearce, 1B
Eduardo Nunez, SS

Pitching: Hiroki Kuroda RHP (13-10, 3.17 ERA this season)
(Hiroki Kuroda against the Rays: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Nova Stellar in Return to Rotation

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Ivan Nova pitches against the Rays on Saturday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were able to defeat the Rays 5-3 on Saturday after they were given an outstanding performance from Ivan Nova.

Nova allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 6 innings of work. He struck out 8 batters and allowed only 2 walks. With his victory today, he increased his record to 12-7 on the season.

The Yankee bullpen did an outstanding job as they pitched 3 innings of 3 hit ball.

Curtis Granderson got the Yankees on the board in the second inning with his two-run shot to right field. Eduardo Nunez would follow with a solo-shot to left field to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.

Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez also both drove in one run as well.

Rafael Soriano came on in the ninth and notched his 39th save of the season.

The Yankees will conclude their three game set with the Rays tomorrow afternoon.

Game 145: Rays at Yankees

September 15th, 2012, 4:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV:  FOX Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: N/A

The Yankees and Rays will continue their three game set today. The Rays took the opener last night.

Click Here for the probable pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Rays (78-67)
Desmond Jennings, LF
Ben Zobrist, SS
Evan Longoria, DH
B.J. Upton, CF
Jeff Keppinger, 3B
Matt Joyce, RF
Ryan Roberts, 2B
Carlos Pena, 1B
Jose Lobaton, C

Pitching: James Shields RHP (14-8, 3.71 ERA this season)
(James Shields against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (82-63)
Ichiro Suzuki, LF
Derek Jeter, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Raul Ibanez, RF
Eric Chavez, 1B
Curtis Granderson, CF
Eduardo Nunez, SS
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: Ivan Nova RHP (11-7, 4.92 ERA this season)
(Ivan Nova against the Rays: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Yanks' Lose Close Game Against Rays

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

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

The Yankees were unable to take the opener against the Rays on Friday as they were defeated 6-4. C.C. Sabathia continued to struggle as he gave away the lead once again.

Sabathia allowed 4 runs on 6 hits in 6 2/3 innings of work. He struck out 3 and walked 2. Sabathia finished his outing with 110 pitches, in which 73 of them were for strikes.

Curtis Granderson hit is 38th home run in the fifth inning to cut the Rays lead to 3-2. Alex Rodriguez would later hit a two-run shot in the eighth inning to shrink their deficit to 1.

Steve Pearce also drove in a run with his RBI single in the second inning.

The Yankees were unable to rally against Fernando Rodney in the ninth inning as they were retired in order.

The Yankees and Rays will continue their three game set tomorrow afternoon.

Game 144: Rays at Yankees

September 14th, 2012, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV:  YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: N/A

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

Click Here for the probable pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Rays (77-66)
Desmond Jennings, LF
Ben Zobrist, SS
Evan Longoria, DH
B.J. Upton, CF
Jeff Keppinger, 3B
Ben Francisco, RF
Chris Gimenez, C
Carlos Pena, 1B
Elliot Johnson, 2B

Pitching: David Price LHP (17-5, 2.54 ERA this season)
(David Price against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (81-62)
Derek Jeter, DH
Nick Swisher, RF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Russell Martin, C
Andruw Jones, LF
Curtis Granderson, CF
Steve Pearce, 1B
Eduardo Nunez, SS

Pitching: C.C. Sabathia LHP (13-5, 3.56 ERA this season)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Rays: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!