The Yankees begin the most important homestand of the season – 10 games – starting with the Baltimore Orioles tonight. New York finds themselves five games out of the second wild card spot and eight games behind in the division. CC Sabathia takes the ball and will try to set the tone. He faces off against Miguel Gonzalez. You can check out a full preview of tonight’s game here.
Baltimore Orioles (71-61)
Nate McLouth LF
Manny Machado 3B
Adam Jones CF
Chris Davis 1B
J.J. Hardy SS
Nick Markakis RF
Danny Valencia DH
Alexi Casilla 2B
Taylor Teagarden C
RHP Miguel Gonzalez (8-6, 3.77 ERA)
New York Yankees (70-63)
Brett Gardner CF
Derek Jeter SS
Robinson Cano 2B
Alfonso Soriano LF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Curtis Granderson DH
Mark Reynolds 1B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Austin Romine C
LHP CC Sabathia (11-11, 4.81 ERA)
Game Time: 7:05 pm ET – Yankee Stadium – Bronx, NY
TV: YES, MLB Network
Radio: WCBS 880, WADO 1280
Weather: Partly cloudy, 81°FÂ
