The New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays face off for
Game Two of the 2015 season after Toronto took the game on Opening Day Monday
afternoon. The Yankees will look to bounce back today and get their first
victory of the season off the right arm of their starter Michael Pineda. Pineda
will have to out duel the knuckle baller R.A. Dickey who makes the start for the
Blue Jays inside Yankee Stadium today. Both teams had off days yesterday so
expect the bullpens to be fresh and readily available if need be tonight in the
Bronx.
Pineda heads into the 2015 season finally looking to be
healthy after struggling with injuries for his first three seasons in the
Bronx. In 2014 Pineda showed glimpses of brilliance going 5-5 with a 1.89 ERA in 13 starts while
holding opposing batters to just a .200 average. Pineda’s control was also on
full display last season and for much of this spring as the Yankees right
hander simply does not walk many batters, a good recipe for a victory tonight
for New York.
Meanwhile Dickey heads into the 2015 season coming off a 14-13
seasons in 2014 where he posted a 3.71 ERA in 215.2 IP. The weather may be the
deciding factor in this game as temperatures are expected to be a bit chilly
tonight in the Bronx and as we all know from our days of watching the Boston
Red Sox and Tim Wakefield face off with New York, the knuckle ball does not
like the cold.
The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET and can be seen on the
YES Network and MLB TV. As always, Go Yankees!!
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)