The New York Yankees needed a day off yesterday to lick
their wounds after being pounded by the Red Sox in two of their three games
over the weekend and the team got just that before heading to Detroit to take
on the Detroit Tigers in a three-game series. In the opener tonight the Yankees
will activate Masahiro Tanaka off the disabled list to take the ball against
Matthew Boyd for the Tigers. The Tigers are a rebuilding team and the Yankees
need to beat the teams they are supposed to beat on paper if they want to make
the postseason in 2017… so do it. Sounds easy enough, right?
Tanaka comes off the disabled list tonight after taking a
rest due to some shoulder inflammation. In Tanaka’s last start the right-hander
lasted just four innings against the Toronto Blue Jays before being removed
from the contest. Tanaka allowed three runs in the start, two of them earned,
before being replaced by the strong Yankees bullpen.
Boyd struggled against the Minnesota Twins in his last start
in which he lasted just 5.2 innings on Sunday. Boyd allowed two early home runs
in the contest which doomed him from the start and will be facing another
strong home run hitting team tonight in the Yankees.
The game will be played at 7:10 pm ET inside Comerica Park,
home of the Tigers, and can be seen on the YES Network and MLB TV. You can also
follow along in your cars and on the radio by tuning into the WFAN broadcast
with John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman. Need a win, get a win. Go Yankees!!
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)