Friday, September 4, 2015

Game Preview: New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays 9/4


The New York Yankees are well rested and ready to chase down the Toronto Blue Jays during this final month of September and into October. The Yankees are fresh off a series win in Boston where they missed a sweep by about five feet, that’s how far Didi Gregorius missed a game winning grand slam by, while the Rays are fresh off their manhandling of the Baltimore Orioles. Tonight the Yankees will send Luis Severino to the mound on an extra day of rest to face off against the Rays starter Jake Odorizzi. The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET and can be seen on the YES Network and MLB TV.

  • Severino heads into the Bronx tonight looking for his third straight victory after shutting down the Atlanta Braves for six innings in his last start. Severino allowed just four hits to Atlanta and has now completed at least six innings in four of his five starts thus far in his Major League career while allowing three runs or less in all five, a trend that will likely continue tonight.


  • Odorizzi has looked sharp since coming off the disabled list for Tampa despite just a 2-2 record and a 4.15 ERA. Odorizzi is making his 11th start since coming off the disabled list and is likely to go at least five innings like he has done in nine of those ten previous starts.



Another series, another series victory. That has to be the mindset for the Yankees going into every single remaining series this season. New York cannot control what the Toronto Blue Jays do, what the team’s facing Toronto will do or what the team chasing them in the Wild Card will do they just have to take care of their own business and everything will work out. If New York continues to win they will make the playoffs, bottom line. That mission continues tonight in the Bronx inside Yankee Stadium against these pesky Rays. Go Yankees!

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