Memorial Day is one of the bench-marks of the baseball season, as fans can see what their team is like and where they’re going. The Yankees enter today atop the AL East, tied with Boston. The Mets, on the other hand, are 11 games below .500 and searching for meaning in the 2013 season. Both teams will go head-to-head for the next four days in this year’s version of the Subway Series. It begins at Citi Field tonight, with Phil Hughes matching up against Jon Niese.
*The Yankees and Mets have played each other 90 times during the regular season since interleague-play began in 1997. The Yankees own a 54-36 record.
New York Yankees (30-19)
Brett Gardner CF
Jayson Nix SS
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
David Adams 3B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Lyle Overbay 1B
Chris Stewart C
Phil Hughes P
Starter: RHP Phil Hughes (2-3, 5.51 ERA)
New York Mets – Managed by Terry Collins (18-29)
Ruben Tejada SS
Daniel Murphy 2B
David Wright 3B
Lucas Duda LF
John Buck C
Rick Ankiel CF
Ike Davis 1B
Mike Baxter RF
Jon Niese P
Starter: LHP Jon Niese (3-5, 4.80 ERA)
Game Time: 7:10 pm EST – Citi Field – Flushing, NY
TV: YES Network, MLB Network
Radio: WCBS 880, WADO 1280
Weather: Clear, 69°F
