Tune in at 7:05 PM ET as the Yankees take on the Mets. Michael Dugan will be liveblogging for your enjoyment.
Welcome to MLB action, Yankees @ Mets
The Yankee are 41-28 and 1st place in the AL East
Mets are 39-32 and 2nd place in NL East
Todays match up is Ivan Nova (9-2) vs Chris Young (1-1)
NYY lineup- Jeter, Granderson, Rodriguez, Cano, Texeira, Swisher, Ibanez, Martin, Nova
NYM lineup- Nieuwenhius,, Valdespin, Wright, Duda, Murphy, Hairston, Quintanilla, Thole, Young
Young has a below fastball, only into the mid-80's due to shoulder injuries
Jeter lines a SGL to center, runner on 1st
Young pitching high in the zone gets Granderson to pop it up, 1 away
Young is aided by his 6-10 frame, by the time he releases the pitch it probably adds a few MPH to the pitch
Rodriguez is at the plate, .269, 12 & 33
1-2 the count to Rodriguez
On a breaking ball Jeter swipes second easily
Young is slow to the plate with the long body and slow pitches, he can be run on
Rodriguez grounds out to 1st, Jeter advances to 3rd, 2 away
Cano at the plate, .299, 15 & 35
Cano swings and misses at the 85mph FB at the letters
Young's speed and location looks like BP, there must be a late tail on that pitch that is making the Yankee hitters just miss
Cano takes a FB to the LF warning track. Jeter is stranded on 3rd. Bottom of the 1st coming, no score
I think the 2nd time through the line up will be telling for the Yankees, I dont see how they cannot start driving those pitches
Nieuwinhius, Valdespin, Wright due up for NYM
Ground out to 1B unassisted, 1 away. Valdespin to the plate
Valdespin first pitch swinging, easy ground out 4-3
Wright to the plate, .361 8 & 40
Nova with a avg FB, in the low 90's with an excellent slider
Nova drops the slide piece and Wright swings over the top, strike 3, out 3
Nova gets through the inning in an efficient 8 pitches. 1 inning complete, no score
Due up, Texeira, Swisher, Ibanez
infield is shifted way over for the pull
