The New York Yankees lost two out
of three in their season opening series at home against the Toronto Blue
Jays. They didn't hit much and played
sloppy defense and only got mediocre starting pitching. That isn't going to equal too many wins but it
was just the first three games of the season and there was some pretty bad
weather the last couple of nights. The
Boston Red Sox come to town now after they beat the Philadelphia Phillies in
Philadelphia two out of three. The Red
Sox have a high powered offense but not much pitching. Here are the matchups and what to look
for.
Friday-Nathan Eovaldi vs. Wade
Miley
Saturday- Adam Warren vs. Joe Kelly
Sunday-Masahior Tanaka vs. Clay
Bucholz
The game tonight will feature
Eovaldi Yankees debut. He looked great
in spring training and has really taken to the information he has gotten from
pitching coach Larry Rothschild and catcher Brian McCann. We will see if that continues as the bright
lights come on and he gets thrown right into the rivalry. Wade Miley is a lefty who is average at
best. The Yankees bats will hope to come
alive against him. Arod has been moved
up in the order to the number three spot after batting second last night. He hit his first homerun and has looked good
at the plate. Will he really get it
going and help carry the offense.
Saturday Adam Warren will make his
first start after having a very solid spring.
He came back out of the bullpen to earn the fifth spot and we will see
if he can stay there or just hold it down until Ivan Nova and Chris Capuano
come back from injury. This is a big
chance though for Warren to show he can be a good starting pitcher and stick in
the rotation. The marquee matchup of the
weekend is Sunday night on ESPN when Clay Bucholz who may be the best starter
Boston has goes up against Tanaka. We
will see if Tanaka can bounce back or will the questions continue with another
rough outing.
The Yankees offense hasn't gotten
going at all but they are facing some mediocre pitching at best and the weather
should be better this weekend. Will the
bats wakeup or still look old and tired??
Can the Yankees pitching slow down the Boston offensive attack which
looked really good in Philadelphia. We
will find out beginning tonight at the Stadium.
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