The New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians continue
their four-game set to close out the unofficial first half with the third game
of the set. That game takes place this afternoon in Cleveland with the Yankees
sending CC Sabathia to the mound looking to turn around a rough patch.
Meanwhile the Indians will counter with a tough matchup in Danny Salazar.
Sabathia at one point this season was sporting a 2.20 ERA
which was three starts ago. In the three starts since then Sabathia has posted
an 8.31 ERA. He’s struggled and needs to turn it around, bottom line. Against
his former team the lefty is a career 4-2 with a 3.12 ERA so the Cleveland
Indians may be a sight for sore, cranky eyes.
Salazar was the American League’s Pitcher of the Month for
the Month of June but July has not been as kind to the Indians righty. In his
last start against the Detroit Tigers Salazar lasted just 5.2 innings while
allowing three runs on eight hits in a no decision.
The game will be played at 4:10 pm ET inside Progressive
Field and can be seen on Fox Sports One and MLB TV. Just two more games before the All-Star break,
you can hear the players quietly counting down the days if you watch the games
with headphones. As long as it doesn’t show with the on the field product
though who cares, right? Go Yankees!
