5/18 Yankees vs. Red Sux Tailgate

Preview of tonight's game and conclusion of the 2-game series at Yankees Stadium:

Start time:  7:05 p.m. EST
TV:  MY9
Game #37 / Home Game #17

Weather:  Rain, becoming more intermittent around 8pm, before ending by mid evening. Cloudy. Windy early. Temperatures reaching the mid 50s. Winds NE at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 95%.

LHP CC Sabathia (4-2, 3.71 ERA) vs RHP Josh Beckett (1-1, 7.46 ERA)

Yankees Lineup
Jeter, SS
Gardner, CF
Teixeira, 1B
Rodriguez, 3B
Cano, 2B
Cervelli, C
Thames, RF
Miranda, DH
Winn, LF

Red Sox Lineup
Marco Scutaro, SS
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
J.D. Drew, RF
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Victor Martinez, C
David Ortiz, DH
Adrian Beltre, 3B
Bill Hall, LF
Darnell McDonald, CF

Keep your Eyes Peeled!
Jorge Posada has 249 career home runs and needs 1 HR to tie Craig Nettles for seventh place on the Yankees' all-time franchise home run list
Mark Teixeira has 249 career home runes and needs 1 HR to reach the 250 career home run plateau.

Today in Yankees History
May 18, 1946 - Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson was born.  Jackson played five seasons with the Yankees from 1977-81, batting .281 with 144 HR in 653 games and winning two World Series (1977-78).  His number, 44, was retired by the Yankees in 1993.  Happy birthday, Mr. October!