The Yankees will have the brooms out today as they try to sweep away the Toronto Blue Jays. CC Sabathia and R.A. Dickey will go head-to-head in a matchup of former Cy Young Award winners. Yesterday, the Yankees set an American League record to start the season by going 18-0 when scoring first. Newly acquired Reid Brignac will get the start at shortstop today for the Yankees. New York has won nine straight home games against the Blue Jays. After today’s game, the Yankees head to Baltimore to take on the Orioles. Here are the lineups:
Toronto Blue Jays (17-26)
Melky Cabrera DH
Jose Bautista RF
Edwin Encarnacion 1B
Mark DeRosa 2B
Brett Lawrie 3B
Maicer Izturis SS
Colby Rasmus CF
Emilio Bonifacio LF
Henry Blanco C
RHP R.A. Dickey (3-5, 4.83 ERA)
New York Yankees (27-16)
Curtis Granderson CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Travis Hafner DH
Lyle Overbay 1B
Jayson Nix 3B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Reid Brignac SS
Austin Romine C
LHP CC Sabathia (4-3, 3.19 ERA)
Game Time: 1:05 pm EST – Yankee Stadium – Bronx NY
TV: YES Network
Radio: WCBS 880, WADO 1280
Weather: 59°F, cloudy with occasional rain showers. 50% chance of rain
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