Game 161: Red Sox at Yankees

October 2nd, 2012, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV:  YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Cloudy With Rain, 66 Degrees, Wind: SE at 6 MPH

The Yankees and Red Sox will continue their three game set tonight. The Yankees currently lead the American League East by 1 game over the Baltimore Orioles.

Click Here for the probable pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Red Sox (69-91)
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Daniel Nava, LF
Cody Ross, RF
James Loney, 1B
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
Ryan Lavarnway, DH
Pedro Ciriaco, 3B
Jose Iglesias, SS

Pitching: Jon Lester LHP (9-14, 4.94 ERA this season)
(Jon Lester against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (93-67)
Derek Jeter, SS
Nick Swisher, RF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Russell Martin, C
Curtis Granderson, CF
Eduardo Nunez, DH
Ichiro Suzuki, LF

Pitching: David Phelps RHP (4-4, 3.34 ERA this season)
(David Phelps against the Red Sox: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Yanks' Offense Explodes Against Red Sox

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

The Yankees were able to regain sole possession of first place in the American League East on Monday with their 10-2 win over the Red Sox. C.C. Sabathia was able to pick up his 15th win of the season.

Sabathia allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 8 innings of work. He struck out 7 and walked only 1 batter. Sabathia threw 103 pitches, in which 69 of them were for strikes. Sabathia located all of his pitches well tonight and his change-up was solid tonight. The Yankees could have lifted Sabathia early in the game due to their huge lead, but they elected to stay with him through eight innings.

The Yankees lived up to their name in the second inning when they belted four home runs, which was the first time they had accomplished that feat.

Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, Russell Martin, and Mark Teixeira all hit home runs in their nine run second inning.

Alex Rodriguez snapped his RBI drought tonight when he hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Eric Chavez in the fourth inning. Rodriguez went 50 at-bats without collecting a RBI.

Melky Mesa collected his first big league hit tonight in the eighth inning when he hit a RBI single to left field to score Eduardo Nunez. Mesa has made his name known around here when he missed third base in their 14 inning affair with the Oakland Athletics on September 22nd.

The Yankee bullpen was able to get some rest tonight as Freddy Garcia was the only man used.

The Yankees and Red Sox will continue their three game set tomorrow night.

Game 160: Red Sox at Yankees

October 1st, 2012, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV:  YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Clear, 69 Degrees, Wind: WSW at 7 MPH

The Yankees will welcome the Red Sox to Yankee Stadium on Monday for a three game set which will conclude the regular season. 

Click Here for the probable pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Red Sox (69-90)
Pedro Ciriaco, 2B
Daniel Nava, LF
Cody Ross, RF
Mauro Gomez, 1B
Ryan Lavarnway, DH
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
Danny Valencia, 3B
Che-Hsuan Lin, CF
Jose Iglesias, SS

Pitching: Clay Buchholz RHP (11-7, 4.22 ERA this season)
(Clay Buchholz against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (92-67)
Derek Jeter, SS
Ichiro Suzuki, LF
Alex Rodriguez, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Nick Swisher, RF
Curtis Granderson, CF
Russell Martin, C
Eric Chavez, 3B

Pitching: C.C. Sabathia LHP (14-6, 3.42 ERA this season)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Red Sox: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Mark Teixeira Returns to Yankees Lineup

Mark Teixeira has officially been cleared to rejoin the Yankees lineup. Teixeira has missed about a month with a Grade 1 left calf strain.

"I feel a lot better," Teixeira said. "Really good week in Tampa, very productive. We accomplished everything that we wanted to accomplish."

Mark Teixeira will be batting fifth for the Yankees on Monday and will be playing first base as well.

Probable Pitchers: Red Sox at Yankees

The Yankees will begin their final homestand of the regular season on Monday as they will welcome the Boston Red Sox into the Bronx.

Here are the probable pitchers for this series:

Game 1: Monday, October 1st, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Red Sox:
Clay Buchholz RHP (11-7, 4.22 ERA this season)
(Clay Buchholz against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
C.C. Sabathia LHP (14-6, 3.42 ERA this season)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Red Sox: Click Here)

Game 2: Tuesday, October 2nd, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Red Sox:
Jon Lester LHP (9-14, 4.94 ERA this season)
(Jon Lester against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
David Phelps RHP (4-4, 3.34 ERA this season)
(David Phelps against the Red Sox: Click Here)

Game 3: Wednesday, October 3rd, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Red Sox: 
Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP (1-6, 7.68 ERA this season)
(Daisuke Matsuzaka against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
Hiroki Kuroda RHP (15-11, 3.34 ERA this season)
(Hiroki Kuroda against the Red Sox: Click Here)

Enjoy the series!