The Yankees will look to start rebounding from their terrible April on Tuesday night when they begin a two-game interview series against the Atlanta Braves.
The Yankees have lost five in a row and own a 5-10 record that is the worst in the American League.
First pitch at Yankee Stadium is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. YES Network will televise the game.
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone promised to consider lineup changes after his team was swept at home last weekend by the Tampa Bay Rays, and he did do some tinkering. Slumping outfielders Clint Frazier and Aaron Hicks have been benched, as is second baseman Rougned Odor.
The pitching matchup is Jameson Taillon (0-1, 7.56) for the Yankees and Charlie Morton (1-1, 4.76) for the Braves.
Like the Yankees, the three-time defending NL East-champion Braves are off to a slow start with a 7-9 record, but they’ve won three of their last four games.
For at least the series opener, the Braves will be without young superstar outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr., who is listed day-to-day with an abdominal strain that occurred during Sunday’s game against the Chicago Cubs.
Here is the Yankees’ lineup:
1. DJ LeMahieu, 2B
2. Aaron Judge, RF
3. Brett Gardner, CF
4. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
5. Gleyber Torres, SS
6. Mike Ford, 1B
7. Gary Sanchez, C
8. Gio Urshela, 3B
9. Mike Tauchman, LF
Jameson Taillon, RHP
Here is the Braves’ lineup:
1. Ehire Adrianza RF
2. Freddy Freeman 1B
3. Marcell Ozuna LF
4. Travis d’Arnaud C
5. Ozzie Albies 2B
6. Pablo Sandoval DH
7. Dansby Swanson SS
8. Austin Riley 3B
9. Guillermo Heredia CF
Charlie Morton, RHP
Here are Yankees games notes from the team’s media relations department:
STANTON ISLAND: DH/OF Giancarlo Stanton hit a solo HR on Sunday vs. Tampa Bay and has a team-leading 12RBI this season…over his last six home games, is hitting .292/.320/.708 (7-for-24) with 3R, 1 double, 3 HR and 8 RBI.
LeMACHINE: Prior to Tuesday’s game, INF DJ LeMahieu will receive his 2020 Silver Slugger and Silver Bat awards…hit a career-high .364/.421/.590 (71-for-195) with 41R, 10 doubles, 2 triples, 10HR, 27RBI and 18BB in 50 games in 2020…won the NL batting title in 2016 (.348 BA with Colorado), becoming the second player in Major League history to win a batting title in both leagues (also Ed Delahanty)—credit: Elias Sports Bureau.
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