Yankees game 128 lineup: 8/23/13

The Yankees begin what is perhaps the biggest series up to this point in the season tonight, as they face off against the Tampa Bay Rays from St. Petersburg. Hiroki Kuroda takes the ball against Chris Archer, who has beaten the Yankees twice already in 2013. Coming into tonight's game, New York has a five game winning streak - having won 11 of their last 14 games. They're 3.5 games behind the second wild card spot, and six games behind first place Boston in the AL East. You can check out a full preview of tonight's game here. New York Yankees (68-59) Brett Gardner CF Curtis Granderson DH Robinson Cano 2B Alfonso Soriano LF Alex Rodriguez 3B Ichiro Suzuki RF Mark Reynolds 1B Eduardo Nunez SS Chris Stewart C RHP Hiroki Kuroda (11-8, 2.41 ERA) Tampa Bay Rays (72-53) Desmond Jennings CF Ben Zobrist 2B Evan Longoria 3B Matt Joyce RF James Loney 1B Kelly Johnson DH David DeJesus LF Jose Lobaton C Yunel Escobar SS RHP Chris Archer (6-5, 2.95 ERA) Game Time: 7:05 pm ET - Tropicana Field - St. Petersburg, Fla. TV: MY9 Radio: WCBS 880, WADO 1280