The Yankees welcome the Oakland A’s into town tonight to begin a three-game weekend set. So far, New York has gone 6-1 on their current 10 game homestand, and look to CC Sabathia this evening to continue the winning trend. Going for Oakland will be righty A.J. Griffin. The Yankees also welcome in some new faces to the clubhouse; infielder Chris Nelson was acquired from the Rockies on Wednesday, and righty-reliever Preston Claiborne was called up from Triple-A to take the injured Joba Chamberlain’s place on the roster. Here are the lineups for tonight:
Oakland Athletics – managed by Bob Melvin (16-13)
Adam Rosales SS
Seth Smith LF
Jed Lowrie 2B
Yoenis Cespedes CF
Josh Donaldson 3B
Derek Norris C
Josh Reddick RF
Nate Freiman 1B
Luke Montz DH
RHP A.J. Griffin (2-2, 4.65 ERA)
New York Yankees (17-10)
Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Travis Hafner DH
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Eduardo Nunez SS
Lyle Overbay 1B
Jayson Nix 3B
Chris Stewart C
LHP CC Sabathia (4-2, 3.35 ERA)
Game Time: 7:05 pm EST – Yankee Stadium – Bronx, NY
TV: YES Network
Radio: WCBS 880, WADO 1280
First pitch weather: Clear, 59ºF
