The Yankees snapped their little four-game losing streak last night, so today they have a chance to both win this series against the Royals and start a brand new winning streak. Tomorrow’s an off-day and off-days always feel a little bit better following a win, don’t they?
Chris Capuano is making his season debut this afternoon after starting the year on the DL thanks to that quad injury he suffered covering first base in Spring Training. Capuano seems like the kind of pitcher who could have success against the contact-happy Royals because he’s a nibbler who’s accustomed to getting hitters to chase off the plate. Could be a good mix against Kansas City. I hope it is, anyway. Here is the Royals’ lineup and here is the Yankees’ lineup:
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- LF Brett Gardner
- DH Alex Rodriguez
- 1B Mark Teixeira
- C Brian McCann
- RF Carlos Beltran
- 3B Chase Headley
- 2B Stephen Drew
- SS Didi Gregorius
LHP Chris Capuano
The weather is much nicer in KC than it has been the last two nights. It’s nice and sunny today with only a few clouds and a little bit of humidity. This afternoon’s series finale will begin a little after 2pm ET and you can watch on YES locally and, depending where you live, MLB Network nationally. Enjoy.
Roster Move: As expected, Bryan Mitchell was sent down to Triple-A Scranton to make room on the roster for Capuano, the Yankees announced.
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