Munenori Kawasaki is back from Buffalo after hitting .276 with nine runs batted in. The 33 year-old lefthanded hitter was batting .378 in his past 10 contests with the Bisons. He was 3-for-12 in three games with the Jays earlier this season.
The Yankees are 4.5 games back of top spot in the AL East with a record of 35-33 and they have played three fewer games than the 41-30 Jays. The Pinstripers return home after a 5-4 road trip that saw them lose two of three in Kansas City and Oakland but sandwiched that with a three-game sweep of Seattle.
Series Schedule & Probable Starters
Tonight at 7:05 p.m. - Marcus Stroman (3-1, 5.18) vs. Masahiro Tanaka (10-1, 2.02).
Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. - Mark Buehrle (10-3, 2.28) vs. Chase Whitley (2-0, 2.41).
Thursday at 7:05 p.m. - Drew Hutchison (5-3, 3.62) vs. David Phelps (2-4, 4.32).
Tonight's Lineup - Stroman (3-1, 5.18 ERA)
- Reyes, SS
- Cabrera, LF
- Bautista, RF
- Encarnacion, 1B
- Lawrie, 3B
- Navarro, C
- Francisco, DH
- Kawasaki, 2B
- Gose, CF