The Yankees will close out the month of February with a pair of games today. The Bombers will face off against the Toronto Blue Jays at home in Tampa, while another unit will head to Kissimmee, Fla. to play the Astros. David Phelps, who is competing with Ivan Nova for the fifth spot in the rotation, will be pitching in Tampa. Right-hander Brett Marshall will get the nod aganst the ‘Stros on the road. Here are the lineups and expected pitchers for each game.
Yankees v. Blue Jays, 1:05 pm. TV: YES Network
Brett Gardner CF
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Travis Hafner DH
Juan Rivera LF
Chris Stewart C
Dan Johnson 3B
Jose Pirela 2B
Gil Velazquez SS
RHP David Phelps vs. RHP Brandon Morrow
** David Aardsma, Clay Rapada, Branden Pinder, Juan Cedeno and Chase Whitley will follow Phelps.
Yankees at Astros, 1:05 pm. TV: None
Eduardo Nunez SS
Jayson Nix 2B
Zoilo Almonte RF
Matt Diaz LF
Melky Mesa CF
Francisco Cervelli C
Corban Joseph 3B
Luke Murton 1B
J.R. Murphy DH
RHP Brett Marshall vs. RHP Lucas Harrell
**Dellin Betances, Mike O’Brien, Shane Greene, Ryan Pope and Kelvin Perez will follow Marshall.
** Game notes courtesy of Bryan Hoch
