Yankees game 39 lineup: 5/17/15

Chris Capuano makes his season debut this afternoon as the Yankees try to win the series against the Kansas City Royals. Capuano suffered a quad strain during spring training which sidelined him for almost two months. To make room on the roster, reliever Bryan Mitchell was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Edinson Volquez starts for KC.

Game time: 2:10 pm ET - Kauffman Stadium - Kansas City, MO
TV: YES Network, MLB Network
Radio: WFAN 660/101.9 fm. WADO 1280

New York Yankees (22-16)

Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Carlos Beltran RF
Chase Headley 3B
Stephen Drew 2B
Didi Gregorius SS

LHP Chris Capuano (3-4, 4.35 ERA in '14)