The Yanks hope to get a big lift today as Michael Pineda makes an early return from a forearm strain he suffered less than a month ago. Girardi said he's slated to throw about 85 pitches. There's no telling how effective he'll be his first start back on a pitch restriction but we could really use a good outing this afternoon. After falling behind a full game in the standings last night the focus has shifted from getting guys ready to pitch in the playoffs to keeping up with the Blue Jays. That means win every day because Toronto just won't fucking stop.
Tex and Ellsbury are out of the lineup today. Tex because his leg is probably broken and Ellsbury because he dove on the ground last night and of course he's hurt now. He tweaked his hip I guess so he probably won't be available at all today. Things are not looking all that great in the Bronx right now. A win today would actually give them a winning homestand at 6-4 but I'm not sure they'll be able to pull it off unless Pineda throws a shutout because these guys simply don't score runs anymore. McHugh had his way with the Yanks last time and if I were a betting man I'd say he won't have too much trouble with them today.
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