The Yankees head into today’s action with a 61-32 record. They trail Boston by two games in the loss column in the AL East race. The red hot Red Sox already won today on a walk-off tenth-inning grand slam, so New York needs a victory against the first-place Indians in Cleveland tonight just to keep pace. The Bombers turn to their stopper, CC Sabathia (6-4, 3.34 ERA). The veteran lefty will be opposed by Mike Clevinger (7-4, 3.34 ERA).
Pitching matchup
Sabathia got torched for five runs on seven hits in his last outing on Monday in Baltimore.