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It’s the last week of the regular season and the Yankees are four games out of a Wild Card spot. The Yankees send Hiroki Kuroda to the mound. In Kuroda’s last start at Toronto, the Japanese right-hander went six innings allowing three runs. He made the most of what he had despite it not being his best. The climb towards the postseason is a very steep climb but in the game of baseball, anything is possible. That’s why you play the game. Here are tonight’s starting lineups.
Tampa Bay Rays (87-69)
Matt Joyce DH
Wil Myers RF
David DeJesus LF
Evan Longoria 3B
Ben Zobrist 2B
James Loney 1B
Jose Lobaton C
Sam Fuld CF
Yunel Escobar SS
Matt Moore LHP (15-4, 3.34 ERA)
New York Yankees (82-74)
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Alfonso Soriano LF
Mark Reynolds 1B
Eduardo Nunez 3B
Vernon Wells RF
Brendan Ryan SS
Chris Stewart C
Hiroki Kuroda RHP (11-13, 3.17 ERA)
7:05 PM ET – Yankee Stadium – Bronx, NY
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TV: MY9