Zell's Pinstripe Blog

Yankees (8-9) vs. Astros (8-7)

Pitching Matchup:

RHP Alfredo Aceves (1-0, 0.90) vs RHP Brett Myers (2-0, 6.00)

Lineup

Gardner CF
Johnson DH
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Cano 2B
Thames LF
Weber RF
Pena SS
Rivera C

Game News & Notes (Courtesy of the LoHud Blog, Bombers Beat, & Yankees.com):

• Alfredo Aceves gets the start for the Yankees this afternoon. He’ll be followed by Dustin Moseley, Boone Logan and Mark Melancon.
• Three pitchers were also brought up from minor league camp to be available: John Van Benschoten, Jonathan Ortiz and Craig Heyer.
• Scheduled to play off the bench: C Francisco Cervelli, 1B David Winfree, 2B Eduardo Nunez, SS Kevin Russo, 3B Jorge Vazquez, LF Colin Curtis, CF Greg Golson, RF Reid Gorecki, DH Jamie Hoffmann
• Another turn at shortstop for Kevin Russo. I believe his past three games have all been at short.
• Interesting that Jon Weber got the start in a game when Jamie Hoffmann is on the trip.
• Ramiro Pena was a late addition to the trip. Mark Melancon was also added in place of Damaso Marte.

The game will take place at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida. The game is scheduled to start at 1:05PM ET. The game will be televised only on MLB.TV. Enjoy the game. Go Yankees!