Words cannot describe how excited I am to be writing this
game previews. As many of you already know I was born in the Bronx, New York
but due to circumstances beyond my control my mother moved me down to Atlanta,
Georgia in 1999. I was crushed obviously because I would be leaving my favorite
MLB team and half my heart in the Bronx but thanks to Interleague Play being
implemented I at least get to see my team once every three years. That three
year drought comes to an end tonight when the New York Yankees make the trip to
Turner Field to face off with the Atlanta Braves. The Yankees will send
Masahiro Tanaka to the mound tonight looking to put this train back on the
tracks while the Braves will counter with Williams Perez. The game will be
played at 7:05 pm ET and can be seen on the YES Network and MLB TV.
- Tanaka heads into Atlanta tonight looking to improve on his 4-2 career Interleague record and 1.66 ERA in six starts. Tanaka has never faced the Braves in his career and will look to rebound off a tough loss to the Cleveland Indians last time out after allowing four runs, three of them earned, over six innings.
- Perez is in the middle of his rookie season with the Braves and has battled with the inconsistency that many rookies face in their careers. Perez will be making his 9th start of his career tonight and will look to not fall behind most batters or get himself into unnecessary jams like he has the past month of baseball.
I tried to purchase tickets for all three games this series
but having two kids, two jobs and the wife it just wasn’t meant to be this time
around. Instead I will watch tonight’s game from the comfort of my own home
before making the trek to Atlanta tomorrow evening to watch Luis Severino’s
latest start. New York heads into this series with the offense scuffling and
the team in second place so a series victory or sweep this weekend would be
huge, especially for me when I go back into work on Monday morning. The Yankees
have the three pitchers they want going in this series so there’s always that
to mix in with a little bit of hoping and praying. Go Yankees!
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)