The Yankees will be looking for the series win tonight, as they close out their three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles. Andy Pettitte, who was originally scheduled to start, has been pushed back a few days due to back spasms. Hiroki Kuroda will instead get the ball against the Orioles’ Wei-Yin Chen. Both Brennan Boesch and Ben Francisco will start tonight in place of Ichiro and Travis Hafner, respectively. Here are the lineups for both teams:
Baltimore Orioles (6-5)
Nate McLouth LF
Manny Machado 3B
Nick Markakis RF
Adam Jones CF
Chris Davis 1B
Matt Wieters C
J.J. Hardy SS
Ryan Flaherty 2B
Nolan Reimold
RHP Wei-Yin Chen (0-1, 3.75 ERA)
New York Yankees (5-5)
Brett Gardner CF
Vernon Wells LF
Robinson Cano 2B
Kevin Youkilis 3B
Ben Francisco DH
Brennan Boesch RF
Francisco Cervelli C
Lyle Overbay 1B
Jayson Nix SS
RHP Hiroki Kuroda (1-1, 6.75 ERA)
Game time: 8:05 pm EST – Yankee Stadium – Bronx, NY
TV: ESPN
Radio: WCBS 880, ESPN Radio
Weather: Partly cloudyÂ
