The Yankees have dropped the first two of the three-game series with the visiting Houston Astros. They will try to salvage the finale, a matinee game as the Astros will be leaving and the Chicago White Sox will be coming in. The Astros will send Dallas Keuchel to the mound and the Yankees will send Brandon McCarthy. Recent call-up Zelous Wheeler is immediately penciled into today’s lineup, batting ninth as the designated hitter. A full preview of today’s game can be seen here.
Here are today’s lineups:
Houston Astros (64-73)
Robbie Grossman RF
Jose Altuve 2B
Chris Carter DH
Dexter Fowler CF
Jason Castro C
Jon Singleton 1B
Marwin Gonzalez SS
Matt Dominguez 3B
Jake Marisnick LF
Dallas Keuchel (10-8, 3.11)
New York Yankees (63-61)
Brett Gardner LF
Derek Jeter SS
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Martin Prado 2B
Chase Headley 3B
Francisco Cervelli C
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Zelous Wheeler DH
Brandon McCarthy (7-12, 4.24)
Game time – 1:05 ET – Bronx, NY – Yankee Stadium
Radio: WFAN 660/ 101.9 FM, WADO 1280
TV: YES Network, MLB Network
