The Yankees will begin their first interleague series on the road tonight, as they face off against the Colorado Rockies in game one of a three-game set. Hiroki Kuroda, who pitched for the Dodgers in the NL West for several seasons, is very familiar with Colorado; however, he hasn’t had much success at Coors Field in his career – Kuroda is 1-2 in four starts with a 6.85 ERA and a .305 BAA. Jorge De La Rosa gets the start for the Rockies. Here are the lineups:
New York Yankees (18-12)
Ichiro Suzuki CF
Jayson Nix SS
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Ben Francisco RF
Lyle Overbay 1B
Chris Nelson 3B
Chris Stewart C
Hiroki Kuroda P
Starting for NYY: RHP Kuroda (4-1, 2.25 ERA)
Colorado Rockies – managed by Walt Weiss (18-13)
Dexter Fowler CF
Josh Rutledge 2B
Carlos Gonzalez LF
Michael Cuddyer RF
Todd Helton 1B
Nolan Arenado 3B
Yorvit Torrealba C
Jonathan Herrera SS
Jorge De La Rosa P
Starting for COL: De La Rosa (2-3, 4.18 ERA)
Game Time: 8:40 pm EST – Coors Field – Denver, CO
TV: YES Network
Radio: WCBS 880, WADO 1280
Weather: 61°F, mostly cloudyÂ
