The Yankees begin what is perhaps the biggest series up to this point in the season tonight, as they face off against the Tampa Bay Rays from St. Petersburg. Hiroki Kuroda takes the ball against Chris Archer, who has beaten the Yankees twice already in 2013. Coming into tonight’s game, New York has a five game winning streak – having won 11 of their last 14 games. They’re 3.5 games behind the second wild card spot, and six games behind first place Boston in the AL East. You can check out a full preview of tonight’s game here.
New York Yankees (68-59)
Brett Gardner CF
Curtis Granderson DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Alfonso Soriano LF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Mark Reynolds 1B
Eduardo Nunez SS
Chris Stewart C
RHP Hiroki Kuroda (11-8, 2.41 ERA)
Tampa Bay Rays (72-53)
Desmond Jennings CF
Ben Zobrist 2B
Evan Longoria 3B
Matt Joyce RF
James Loney 1B
Kelly Johnson DH
David DeJesus LF
Jose Lobaton C
Yunel Escobar SS
RHP Chris Archer (6-5, 2.95 ERA)
Game Time: 7:05 pm ET – Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, Fla.
TV: MY9
Radio: WCBS 880, WADO 1280Â
