The six-game winning streak came to an end with a thud last night. A blown four-run lead and a six-run loss. I was hoping the Yankees would win out leading into RAB’s shut down Monday, but alas. Winning streaks end. It happens. The important thing is making sure it doesn’t turn into a losing streak.
“Always frustrated when we don’t put our best foot forward and had a chance to almost put that game away,” Aaron Boone told George King following last night’s loss.
The Yankees and Giants have lots of history (six World Series matchups) and the Yankees are making the rare trip to San Francisco this weekend. This is their first road series against the Giants since 2007 and only their second ever during interleague play. Pretty fun. Here are tonight’s lineups:
New York Yankees
1. 2B DJ LeMahieu
2. 1B Luke Voit
3. SS Gleyber Torres
4. 3B Gio Urshela
5. RF Cameron Maybin
6. C Austin Romine
7. CF Mike Tauchman
8. LF Thairo Estrada
9. LHP James Paxton
San Francisco Giants
1. CF Kevin Pillar
2. 1B Tyler Austin
3. LF Brandon Belt
4. C Buster Posey
5. 3B Evan Longoria
6. 2B Yangervis Solarte
7. SS Brandon Crawford
8. LHP Madison Bumgarner
9. RF Steven Duggar
Yes, that is Thairo Estrada in left field. He has played zero (0) career games in the outfield. Thairo went through a left field crash course with first base coach/outfield instructor Reggie Willits this afternoon. Well, anyway, it is a cloudy and cool evening in the Bay Area. First pitch is scheduled for 10:15pm ET and you can watch on the YES Network. Enjoy the game.
Injury Updates: Miguel Andujar (shoulder) played five innings in an Extended Spring Training game today and went 2-for-3 with a walk and a home run. He wasn’t tested much defensively. “The bat’s fine, everything looked good. You wouldn’t know he was hurt. They should be encouraged,” said an evaluator to Erik Boland. Andujar will DH in an ExST game Saturday, rest Sunday, play another ExST game Monday, then join High-A Tampa for an official minor league rehab assignment Tuesday. If all goes well, he could rejoin the Yankees next weekend.