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Lineup vs. Orioles:

Curtis Granderson CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Travis Hafner DH
Lyle Overbay 1B
David Adams 3B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Reid Brignac SS
Austin Romine C

Hiroki Kuroda RHP

Notes and Facts:

– Austin Romine is starting for the fourth straight time this season. He is the first rookie to do that since Jorge Posada, who started 11 games in a row during his rookie year.

– Joe Girardi decided to go with Brett Gardner to get at least the beginning of the game off.

Lineup vs. Orioles:

Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Travis Hafner DH
Lyle Overbay 1B
Curtis Granderson RF
David Adams 3B
Jayson Nix SS
Austin Romine C

Phil Hughes RHP

Notes:

– A reminder that tonight’s Yankees game is not on YES. The game is on My9 and MLB Network.

– The Yankees will wear Memorial Day caps on Monday to honor the military. The caps will be camouflage with the interlocking NY while the Yanks are in Queens, New York to take on the Mets.

Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Travis Hafner DH
Lyle Overbay 1B
Curtis Granderson LF
David Adams 3B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Reid Brignac SS
Austin Romine C

LHP CC Sabathia

Some Notes:

Felt good to get my first AB’s since March. 1-2 with a double and a walk, I’ll take it. #Yankees in first place, I’ll take that too!

— Mark Teixeira (@teixeiramark25) May 20, 2013

– Coming into tonight’s game, the Yankees are 18-0 when they score first in a game and are 24-0 when they lead after seven innings. Something tells me they’re doing something right.

– The Yankees will skip Vidal Nuno‘s start, and will put him in the bullpen for the Orioles series. CC Sabathia is on the mound tonight, Phil Hughes (who had an atrocious start last time) takes the hill tomorrow while Hiroki Kuroda will pitch on Wednesday.

Lineup vs. Blue Jays:

Curtis Granderson CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Travis Hafner DH
Lyle Overbay 1B
Jayson Nix 3B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Reid Brignac SS
Austin Romine C

CC Sabathia LHP

Lineup:

Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Travis Hafner DH
Lyle Overbay 1B
Curtis Granderson RF
Jayson Nix SS
David Adams 3B
Austin Romine C

David Phelps RHP

Brett Gardner CF
Jayson Nix 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Ben Francisco DH
Lyle Overbay 1B
David Adams 3B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Austin Romine C

Hiroki Kuroda P

Notes:

– Yesterday Chris Stewart went in for an MRI…and was listed on the BP hitting list today. Something tells me Stewart’s fine.

– Travis Hafner‘s not in the lineup again, but this time it’s because of the left hander on the mound. If he’s 100% tomorrow, he could possibly play.

– 15 years ago today, David Wells threw a perfect game. 17 years ago today, Mariano Rivera recorded his first career save. How time flies by so quickly.

Looks like the Yankees have a new third baseman…check out the lineup

Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells DH
Curtis Granderson LF
Lyle Overbay 1B
David Adams 3B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Chris Stewart C
Alberto Gonzalez SS

Phil Hughes RHP

Notes:

– Travis Hafner‘s MRI revealed he has tendinitis. He’s icing his shoulder today and hopes to be in the lineup tomorrow night.

– Chris Nelson‘s name is no longer on the roster–and David Adams’s name replaced his. My hunch is telling me Nelson is the roster move.

Guess who’s back…?

Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells DH
Curtis Granderson LF
Lyle Overbay 1B
Jayson Nix SS
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Chris Nelson 3B
Austin Romine C

CC Sabathia LHP

Notes:

– As you can tell by the lineup, the Grandy Man has been activated and Vidal Nuno has been sent to Triple-AAA. This move caused outcry to Yankees fans as they wondered…why is Ben Francisco still here?

Well, the first game sucked. Here’s to hoping to a better Game 2! Here’s the lineup:

Brett Gardner CF
Jayson Nix 3B
Robinson Cano DH
Vernon Wells LF
Lyle Overbay 1B
Ben Francisco RF
Corban Joseph 2B
Alberto Gonzalez SS
Austin Romine C

Vidal Nuno LHP

Let’s play two today! Here’s the lineup for Game 1!

Brett Gardner CF
Ichiro Suzuki LF
Robinson Cano 2B
Travis Hafner DH
Brennan Boesch RF
Chris Nelson 3B
Corban Joseph 1B
Chris Stewart C
Alberto Gonzalez SS

David Phelps RHP

Notes:

– Joe Girardi made it clear that Robinson Cano would only play the first game of the doubleheader, Vernon Wells would play the second game of the double header and most likely Austin Romine would catch the second game.

– If the Yankees need to make a roster move in between the doubleheader, Brett Marshall is waiting around in Cleveland.

Lineup vs. Royals:

Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Travis Hafner DH
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Jayson Nix SS
Lyle Overbay 1B
Chris Nelson 3B
Chris Stewart C

Hiroki Kuroda P

Notes:

– The Yankees have announced that Eduardo Nunez will go on the 15-Day-DL. Alberto Gonzalez (who the Yankees traded for on Friday morning at 1:00 a.m.) is going to come up from Scranton. To make room for Gonzalez, Mark Teixeira will go to the 60-Day-DL. Teixeira is still expected back with the Yankees in June.

– And if you heard about the Joba Chamberlain / Mariano Rivera controversy, here’s my take on the drama (with tweets from yankees fans)

Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Travis Hafner DH
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Jayson Nix SS
Lyle Overbay 1B
Chris Nelson 3B
Chris Stewart C

LHP Andy Pettitte

Ah, Kansas City. I never thought I would be so glad to see the DH spot in the lineup. Speaking of which, here’s your lineup! 

Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Travis Hafner DH
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Jayson Nix SS
Lyle Overbay 1B
Chris Nelson 3B
Chris Stewart C

RHP Phil Hughes

Notes:

– Eduardo Nunez isn’t in the lineup again–BUT he did take BP and said he feels fine. He hopes he can play tomorrow.

– David Robertson and Mariano Rivera are unavailable for tonight’s game. I would imagine Preston Claiborne is unavailable as well.

– Last night the Yankees made a trade with the Chicago Cubs. They received SS Alberto Gonzalez in exchange for cash. Does the name Alberto Gonzalez sound familiar? He was a part of the Randy Johnson deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks years ago. He’ll start in Triple-A since he’s not on the 40-man roster.

– Curtis Granderson played right field last night for Scranton. Brian Cashman revealed that he wanted to try Granderson in RF and LF because Joe Girardi came to him, raving about Brett Gardner’s defense in CF.

– Speaking of Joe Girardi, Girardi is trying to notch his 500th win as the manager of the New York Yankees.

– Robinson Cano had his 1,500th career hit yesterday vs. the Colorado Rockies and before receiving the real ball, Steve Donahue gave him a dummy ball. What was on the dummy ball? “1500: Hopper through the infield.”

Here we go, it’s the series finale and the rubber game! Let’s win this…and never come back to Colorado again. Here’s the lineup.

Brett Gardner CF
Jayson Nix SS
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Ben Francisco RF
Chris Nelson 3B
Lyle Overbay 1B
Chris Stewart C
CC Sabathia P

No, what you’re seeing isn’t a typo. David Phelps is actually hitting 8th…before the catcher. Here’s the lineup.

Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Lyle Overbay 1B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Jayson Nix SS
Chris Nelson 3B
David Phelps P
Austin Romine C

It’s the first game of Interleague with the Yankees and Rockies! Here is the starting lineup!

Ichiro Suzuki CF
Jayson Nix SS
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Ben Francisco RF
Lyle Overbay 1B
Chris Nelson 3B
Chris Stewart C
Hiroki Kuroda P

Notes:

– David Robertson will test his knee before the game. He anticipates that he’ll be able to pitch today.

– Brett Gardner will sit at least the beginning of the game out. Taking Gardner out of the lineup gives Joe Girardi some pinch-hitting options with Gardner, Travis Hafner and Brennan Boesch. In a dire situation, which one would you want?