Saturday afternoon baseball in the middle of May, it really
is getting harder and harder to beat this the older I get. I mean I could think
of a few things I may rather be doing but this is near the top of the list,
especially considering that the Yankees will send their ace Masahiro Tanaka to
the mound to square off with the Rays in the contest. Happy Tanaka Day
everybody. Opposing Tanaka on the mound this afternoon for the home team will
be Matt Andriese.
Tanaka is well rested coming into this afternoon’s start
with the Tampa Bay Rays. If you’re looking for a silver lining from his last
start against the Houston Astros where he couldn’t even get out of the second
inning then I guess that’s as good as you’re going to get. He was terrible and
he hasn’t been exceptionally sharp or effective all season long to be honest, a
trend that hopefully changes today in Tampa.
Andriese picked up the win in his last start against the
Boston Red Sox after allowing just two runs and four hits in five innings worth
of work. The last time Andriese pitched against the Yankees he pitched well
also lasting six innings allowing one run on just five hits in a no-decision.
The game will be played at 4:05 pm ET inside Tropicana Field
and can be seen on the YES Network and MLB TV. You can also follow along in
your cars and on the radio with WFAN and their broadcast featuring John
Sterling and Suzyn Waldman. Enjoy the game and enjoy your weekend. As always,
go Yankees!
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)