The Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees are starting an AL East series for four games and the first game is live on the MLB schedule on Thursday and the matchup from New York at Yankee Stadium starts at 7:05 pm ET and has the AL East teams meeting with Chris Tillman and Nathan Eovaldi on the mound for the pitching duel.
The Orioles come into the game after getting defeated by the Mets and now they will come into the Bronx looking to get things going in the right direction. Jacob DeGrom held the team down and now the Yankees have the chance to try and keep the Orioles back. The Yankees are leading the division by two games and the Orioles are three and a half back for now.
The Yankees lost to the Blue Jays on Wednesday and CC Sabathia took another loss despite pitching fairly well. the team has lost two of three after sweeping out the Red Sox and they want to get back on track as the schedule moves into the middle of May. The Yankees have played above expectations and the bullpen has been fantastic and the team is hitting better than many expected as well.
Alex Rodriguez has been hitting the ball and contributing to the Yankees this year and now he has the chance to move up on the home run list coming up. Chris Tillman has pitched well against the Yankees in the past and he went 1-1 in four starts against the team last season. Tillman has lost two in a row and he will be looking to bounce back as teams open a four game series.
The Yankees have Masahiro Tanaka coming back from an injury and he just started throwing again and could return soon. Brett Gardner is dealing with an injury and he could return for the game on Thursday, while the Orioles are expecting to get JJ Hardy back. Hardy has been out all season and he could make his debut at Yankee Stadium.
Adam Jones played well the last time the two teams matched up and the Yankees come in after losing twice to the Blue Jays in their last series. The A-Rod drama has not taken over the clubhouse and Rodriguez has done a solid job of keeping things low key even with his high profile.
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