Yankee fans will hold their collective breath today, as Masahiro Tanaka returns to the mound in a major league game. The righty phenom has been sidelined since July with a partially torn UCL in his elbow. After rest and rehab, the Yankees hope they’ve dodged a major bullet. They’ll square off against Drew Hutchison, who completely dominated NY back on August 30.
Game time: 1:05 pm ET – Yankee Stadium – Bronx, NY
TV: YES Network
Radio: WFAN 660/101.9 fm. WADO 1280
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Toronto Blue Jays (78-76)
Jose Reyes SS
Jose Bautista RF
Edwin Encarnacion DH
Dioner Navarro C
Dan Johnson 1B
Munenori Kawasaki 3B
Dalton Pompey LF
Ryan Goins 2B
Anthony Gose CF
RHP Drew Hutchison (10-12, 4.51 ERA)
New York Yankees (79-75)
Brett Gardner CF
Derek Jeter DH
Brian McCann C
Chris Young LF
Chase Headley 3B
Francisco Cervelli 1B
Stephen Drew 2B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Brendan Ryan SS
RHP Masahiro Tanaka (12-4, 2.51 ERA)