Game Thread: New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers 9/8

How would you like to be in Arlington, Texas right now wearing one of those hot Yankees uniforms about to take on the Texas Rangers in the midst of a playoff chase? Who am I kidding, I’d kill for that opportunity and I know an absolute ton of you would as well. That is what the New York Yankees are just about ready to do as the team has made the trip down to Globe Life Park in Arlington and are just about set to face off with the Texas Rangers. The Yankees will send Masahiro Tanaka to the mound in the contest to face off with Martin Perez for the Rangers. Both teams have their eyes set on the postseason as either a division winner or a Wild Card, although the division seems to be out of reach for Texas, so these games are ultra-important here down the stretch for both clubs.

The game will be played at 8:05 pm ET inside Globe Life Park in Arlington and can be seen on the YES Network, MLB 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.

Follow us on Twitter by following @GreedyStripes and enjoy the game. Need a win, keep the pressure on the Red Sox and keep teams like the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim off your heels, and get a win. Go Yankees!!

Prediction: Yankees win 6-3

Predictions are a new thing I think I will try out for fun for the remainder of the season. If you all like it we may bring it back for the 2018 season. 

Game Preview: New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers 9/8

The New York Yankees are fresh off an off day and fresh off a plane that brought the team to Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. Another day and not only another big series but another series between two potential American League Wild Card winning hopefuls this season. In the opener of this three-game weekend between the two clubs the Yankees will send Masahiro Tanaka to the mound to face off with the Rangers starter Martin Perez. Another fun weekend of baseball so let’s get to it.

Tanaka has been sharp since coming off the disabled list with inflammation of his right throwing shoulder. In his last three starts the Japanese-born right-hander has posted an impressive 3-0 record with a 2.14 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 21 innings pitched. Tanaka has been just what the doctor ordered for the playoff hopeful Yankees down the stretch.

Perez has not been great at home this season posting a 5.42 ERA in 16 home starts. In the immortal words of Yankees manager Joe Girardi, that’s not what you want if you’re the Texas Rangers right now. Perez did pitch well in his last start though holding the Angels to three earned runs in six innings though and will look to build on that tonight against Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez and the rest of the explosive Yankees offense.

The game will be played at 8:05 pm ET inside Globe Life Park in Arlington and can be seen on the YES Network, MLB 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, take a step closer to the postseason, and get a win. Go Yankees!

Game Thread: New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers 4/27

The New York Yankees have two tasks today and the good news for New York is that one tasks pretty much coincides with the other. The first task being achieving a victory against the Texas Rangers tonight inside Globe Life Park in Arlington and the second being not looking ahead to a large series with the Boston Red Sox that is looming this weekend. This has trap game written all over it, especially with the off day tomorrow, so hopefully the Yankees keep their foot on the gas and get another win to put in the win column. Donned with the task of getting the victory is the Yankees 5^th starter CC Sabathia while the Rangers send Martin Perez to the mound to oppose him. The game will be played at 8:05 pm ET and can be seen on the YES Network, ESPN and MLB TV.

The Yankees have an off day tomorrow before heading to Boston to face off with the Red Sox inside of Fenway Park. The Yankees won’t see home for almost another week which gives you plenty of time to click the Yankees Tickets link at the top of the blog and to get your Yankees tickets in hands when the team returns home to Yankee Stadium. Until then though you can just live tweet the game with us on Twitter by giving @GreedyStripes, it’s almost like being there.

One more game in the heat in Texas and we head back to the north east where Mother Nature is not done playing her usual tricks. One day it’s warm, another day’s it’s freezing. Nothing cures this more than a win though so let’s get one. Go Yankees!

Game Preview: New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers 4/27

The New York Yankees have traditionally done well not only in the ballpark in Arlington but in the state of Texas as well. New York has one more game in the great state of Texas this week before an off day for travel tomorrow and a trip to Fenway Park and a date with the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees cannot afford to get ahead of themselves though as they face a tough task tonight inside Globe Life Park. The Rangers send one of their better pitchers to the mound in Martin Perez while the Yankees counter with their fifth starter CC Sabathia.

Sabathia has had the shortest leash of his career from manager Joe Girardi and when he exited his last start with less than 80 pitches you could tell he was visibly shocked and upset. Sabathia hasn’t gotten out of the fifth inning in either of his last two starts and will look to at least get a quality start tonight against the Rangers.

Perez has made four starts this season and has yet to come away with a victory decision to show for it, a trend that hopefully continues tonight. Perez has made one career start against the Yankees and it came last year when he allowed eight runs in one-plus inning of work in Arlington.

The game will be played at 8:05 pm ET inside Globe Life Park in Arlington and can be seen on the YES Network, ESPN and MLB TV. Every win is an important win for the Yankees at this point in the season and these wins are all the more enjoyable while you’re riding on a plane with an off day in your near future. The Yankees are off tomorrow so let the good times roll tonight.

Go Yankees!

Game Thread: New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers 7/28

The New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers face off for the second time in a four game set this week in the great state of Texas. New York has their big guns going in this series and will look for another win and another series victory tonight in Arlington. Tonight the Yankees will use a spot starter and a six-man rotation temporarily to give Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda and the rest of the staff a day off by inserting Adam Warren and Chris Capuano as the starter. Opposing Capuano and Warren will be Martin Perez for the Rangers. The game will be played at 8:05 pm ET and can be seen on Fox Sports 1 and MLB TV.

New York is coming home next week to Yankee Stadium to play host to David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox so be sure to have your tickets in hand when the team comes to town. By clicking the Yankees Tickets link at the top of the blog we can help you root for the home team against their most hated rivals for cheap. Until then head over to Twitter and give @GreedyStripes a follow to root for the Yankees while they are on the road in Texas and Chicago for the rest of the week.

Warren and Capuano are both ready and so are the Yankees and their bullpen, hopefully. Go Yankees!

Game Preview: New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers 7/28

The New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers will play four games to kick this week off inside the Ball Park in Arlington with the second coming tonight. The Yankees are red hot right now while the Rangers are more or less looking towards the 2016 season at this point which is great news for New York. Tonight the Yankees will push back Masahiro Tanaka and Michael Pineda a day while inserting Adam Warren and Chris Capuano into the rotation for a spot start. Opposing them will be Martin Perez who is fresh off the disabled list for the Rangers. The game will be played at 8:05 pm ET and can be seen on Fox Sports 1 and MLB TV.

• Chris Capuano and Adam Warren will essentially piggy back this game in what is going to amount to a bullpen start. Capuano can go somewhere around five innings if needed while Warren could probably go two innings. 

• Perez will be making just his third start tonight since coming off the disabled list and will be making his first start in front of his home crowd. Last time out Perez faced the Colorado Rockies and allowed four runs in six innings of work. Perez gave up six hits and four walks while only managing two strikeouts in the loss for Texas.

New York is riding high off a big weekend in Minnesota and a hot start to the second half of the season and will look to keep that going tonight in Texas. New York simply cannot be caught in the American League East Division if they keep winning every single series they play so that is seemingly the plan going forward for the Bombers. That continues tonight in Texas, another game, another series and another victory. Go Yankees!