Game 126: Yankees @ Blue Jays - Nova to Stay in the Rotation (for now)

Regular Season Game 126

Yankees @ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre - Toronto, ON, CA
Game Time: 7:07 p.m.
TV: MY9 | Radio: WCBS | XM: 178

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (77-48)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Marcus Thames DH
Jorge Posada C
Austin Kearns LF
Curtis Granderson CF
Eduardo Nunez 3B

Pitching: RHP Dustin Moseley 2010: 3-2, 4.76 | Career vs. TOR: 0-2, 4.11)

BLUE JAYS (65-59)
Travis Snider LF
Yunel Escobar SS
Jose Bautista RF
Vernon Wells CF
Adam Lind DH
Aaron Hill 2B
Lyle Overbay 1B
John Buck C
Edwin Encarnacion 3B

Pitching: LHP Marc Rzepczynski (2010: 1-1, 4.76 | Career vs. NYY: 0-1, 7.71)

News & Notes

- According to Chad Jennings, Ivan Nova will be replacing Javier Vazquez in the rotation and will start on Sunday. Vazquez, for now, will be in the pen and he is available tonight. Girardi also told Jennings that the move is for this one turn through the rotation, and that he hasn’t made a decision about the rotation going forward.

- Alfredo Aceves will throw two innings in relief for the Trenton Thunder tonight.

- Cliff Lee is starting to get angry at the idea that he's already decided to come to the Yankees next season.

- Johnny Damon is staying in Detroit.

- The Yankees have lost six of ten to the Blue Jays this year.

- AL EAST STANDINGS:

YANKEES	--
RAYS	--
RED SOX	5.5 GB

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