Fresh off a series win against the Mariners, CC Sabathia takes the ball and hopes to extend his recent run of success. Over the past 16.1 innings, Sabathia has given up five runs while striking out 19. Last game saw an increase in his velocity, especially as the game went on – a good sign for CC and the Yanks. Vernon Wells, who is 10-for-80 over his last 22 games, will get a much needed day off – Â Ichiro will move to left with Lyle Overbay out in right. Opposing New York will be former Yankee Bartolo Colon. Check out our game preview here.
New York Yankees (37-26)
Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Travis Hafner DH
Kevin Youkilis 3B
Lyle Overbay RF
Ichiro Suzuki LF
Jayson Nix SS
Chris Stewart C
LHP CC Sabathia (6-4, 3.74 ERA)
Oakland Athletics (38-27)
Coco Crisp CF
Jed Lowrie 2B
Yoenis Cespedes LF
Josh Donaldson 3B
Nate Freiman 1B
Chris Young DH
Josh Reddick RF
Derek Norris C
Adam Rosales SS
RHP Bartolo Colon (7-2, 3.14 ERA)
Game Time: 10:05 pm EST – O.co Coliseum – Oakland, Calif.
TV: YES
Radio: WCBS 880, WADO 1280
Weather: Partly cloudy, 66°FÂ
