Royals (41-54) at Yankees (60-34)
Pitching Matchup
RHP A.J. Burnett (7-8, 4.99) vs RHP Brian Bannister (7-8, 5.65)
Lineup
Gardner LF
Jeter SS
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Cano 2B
Posada C
Granderson CF
Cervelli C
Curtis RF
News and Notes (Courtesy of MLB.com):
- After enduring a homerless, 124 at-bat stretch, Derek Jeter scorched his second career inside-the-park home run Thursday night. The homer came off Royals pitcher Bruce Chen in the third inning. Ironically, the last time Jeter hit an inside-the-park homer it was also against Kansas City, when he accomplished the feat in Aug. 2, 1996, off pitcher Jeff Montgomery. It’s the club’s second inside-the-park homer of the season, the first since July 4 when outfielder Brett Gardner clubbed his blast.
- The Yankees unveiled a mural of George M. Steinbrenner III inside Yankee Stadium Thursday night as a tribute to their deceased longtime owner.
- Alex Rodriguez slammed his 599th career home run in the seventh inning of Thursday night’s game.
The game will take place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. It’s slated to start at 7:05PM ET. The game is being televised on the YES Network. The game can also be heard on the radio on WCBS 880. Enjoy the game. Go Yankees!
M. B. Rozell
Kevin Rozell
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