CLEVELAND — Here are the lineups for the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians going into Sunday’s game at Progressive Field.
Center fielder Aaron Hicks (back tightness) was out of the lineup but could have played Sunday, manager Aaron Boone said.
1. Brett Gardner, CF
2. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
3. Aaron Judge, RF
4. Rougned Odor, 2B
5. Gleyber Torres, SS
6. Gio Urshela, 3B
7. Mike Ford, 1B
8. Gary Sanchez, C
9. Mike Tauchman, LF
Jameson Taillon, RHP
GET THE BROOMS OUT: The Yankees are looking to record their first series sweep of the season today…with a win, would mark their first regular season sweep of Cleveland since 5/4-6/18 at Yankee Stadium (3G) and would be their first four-game sweep of Cleveland since 7/17-20/03 (also in the Bronx)…with a win today, would be their first sweep at Cleveland since 4/8-9/13 (2G) and their first four-game sweep at Progressive Field since 6/21-23/96.
BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters have hit 7HR in their last three games after hitting just 6HR over their previous 7G.
PUT A LITTLE ROOGIE IN IT: INF Rougned Odor hit a go-ahead solo home run in the fifth inning on Saturday at Cleveland…of his seven hits as a Yankee, four of them have either tied the game or given the Yankees the lead: go-ahead RBI single on 4/11 at Tampa Bay, go-ahead two-run single on Thursday at Cleveland, a game-tying two-run HR on Friday at Cleveland and a go-ahead solo HR on Saturday at Cleveland.
Is the only Yankee with multiple game-winning RBI this season (3).
Has homered in back-to-back games for the first time since 9/19-20/20 (also two straight games).
Is 4-for-12 (.333) with 2R, 2HR, 5RBI and 1BB in his last 3G.
Has 3HR in his last six games.
ALL RISE: OF Aaron Judge has reached base multiple times in 10-of-18 games this season, tied with DJ LeMahieu for the most such games by a Yankee this season…has reached base in 11-of-21 plate appearances (3H, 8BB, .524 OBP) over his last five games (since 4/20).
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