Tune in at 7:05 PM ET as the Braves take on the Yankees. Matthias Koster will be liveblogging for your enjoyment.
Hello everyone. The 1st place Yankees take on the visiting 2nd place Braves, set to start at 7:05 et
ATL
Bourn
Prado
McCann
Uggla
Diaz
Jones
Heyward
Simmons
Ross
NYY
Jeter
Granderson
Teixeira
Arod
Cano
Jones
Martin
Nix
Stewart
We're gearing up for 1st pitch. NYY is 9-1 in their past 10, ATL is 4-6
ATL starter Mike Minor is having a tough time this season, allowing 14 HR in 70.1 IP this season
Bourn will lead off vs Sabathia. Outside of the longball (10 HR in 92 IP), CC's season is almost identical statistically to 2011
1st pitch is a FB down the middle for a called strike 1. Bourn showed bunt but pulled it back
2nd pitch of AB gets over everyone's head and lands into the left-center gap. The ball goes to the fence and Bourn is safe with a triple
That's a double for almost everyone else in the MLB. Bourn, one of the fastest players in the MLB, legged out the triple without a close play at the bag
Prado up, Bourn on 3rd, none out. Not the start that CC was hoping for
Slow broken bat groundball to SS. Jeter takes the out at 1st, which allows Bourn to score. ATL up 1-0
One down, bases empty, Brian McCann up. He's in the DH spot tonight, as David Ross will be behind the plate
McCann watches a slider for a called strike three. Two down, Uggla coming up
1st pitch groundout to Arod ends the inning. A triple, 2 groundouts and a K. ATL up 1-0, Yanks coming up vs lefty Minor in 2 mins
Minor finishing his warmup tosses. Jeter will lead off
Won will win Poll is now closed. NYY wins the vote 5-1
Groundout to rookie Simmons at SS. Jeter is out at 1st
One down, Granderson coming up
Granderson has a .895 OPS vs lefties this seaosn. Up until last year he was considered a liability vs southpaws
He didn't look good this time, striking out on 4 pitches, the final being an outside slider for a swing and miss
Odd stat from NYY broadcast. ATL is 0-9 on Monday's this season
Teix takes an outside, comeback slider on the outside corner for strike three. 1-2-3 inning for Minor, including 2 K. Onto the 2nd, Matt Diaz will lead off
I'll update any stats, news, etc that you need for these teams during the game. Just let me know :)
Matt Diaz leading off. He's a platoon specialist
1st pitch groundout to Jeter. That's two 1st pitch outs in a row from ATL
One down, bases empty, Chipper Jones coming up to a nice round of applause
Another 1st pitch out, this a flyout to CF, caught by Granderson
Two down, Jason Heyward coming up
@yanksfan To be honest, I'd like to think that the courts have better things to do then go after Clemens/Bonds, those types
1-2 to Heyward. CC at only 13 pitches
And Heyward strikes out on a slider. That ends the inning, 1-2-3. CC ends the frame at only 14 pitches
@yanksfan I think tainted. He wasn't a media darling either
4/5/6 due for NYY. Arod leads off.
Arod's 6 SB this season already eclipse 2010 & 2011 totals (4 each season)
Arod walks. This brings up Cano
