Opening Day is less than three weeks away now, which means it’s time for teams to begin playing some night games. The Yankees are playing their first night game of the spring tonight, and it’s a road game. They made the two-hour ride down to Fort Myers to play the Red Sox.
Because it’s a night game on the road, the Yankees didn’t exactly bring their A-Team to Fort Myers tonight. Ivan Nova will start even though I’m pretty sure he has no chance to beat CC Sabathia out for a rotation spot. Also, Dustin Ackley is in the lineup, which is good because he was having quad trouble over the weekend. Here is the Red Sox’s lineup and here is the Yankees’ lineup:
- LF Aaron Hicks
- DH Alex Rodriguez
- 1B Mark Teixeira
- 3B Rob Refsnyder
- 2B Dustin Ackley
- C Austin Romine
- SS Pete Kozma
- RF Chris Denorfia
- CF Slade Heathcott
RHP Ivan Nova
Available Pitchers & Position Players: None of the reporters in Tampa posted a photo of the lineup card on Twitter, so I have no idea who is coming out of the bullpen or off the bench tonight. Sorry. I like surprises anyway.
The internet tells me it will be a clear and cool night in Fort Myers. Nice night for a ballgame. Tonight’s game will begin at 6pm ET and you can watch live on MLB Network and MLB.tv. There is no YES broadcast but the game will be available on MLB Network in the New York area. And, as always, there’s no local blackouts on MLB.tv. Enjoy the game.
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