Game 127: Yankees at Braves

YANKEES (69-57)
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Carlos Beltran RF
Brian McCann C
Greg Bird 1B
Chase Headley 3B
Didi Gregorius SS
Stephen Drew 2B
Masarhiro Tanaka P

RHP Masahiro Tanaka (9-6, 3.61)
Tanaka vs. Braves

BRAVES (54-73)
Nick Markakis RF
Cameron Maybin CF
Freddie Freeman 1B
Nick Swisher LF
Adonis Garcia 3B
Jace Peterson 2B
Christian Bethancourt c
Andrelton Simmons SS
Williams Perez P

RHP Williams Perez (4-4, 4.76)
Perez has never faced the Yankees

TIME/TV: 7:35 p.m., YES Network

WEATHER: Temperatures in the high 70s with only a very, very slight chance of rain.

UMPIRES: HP Dana DeMuth, 1B Mike Estabrook, 2B Ed Hickox, 3B Paul Nauert

FOR THE FIRST TIME: Only two players in the Braves’ lineup have ever faced Yankees’ starter Tanaka. Swisher is 1-for-3 with a home run against him, and Markakis is 1-for-7 with a walk. None of the Yankees has ever faced Braves’ starter Perez.

ON THIS DATE: It was on August 28, 1977 that Ron Guidry recorded his third shutout of the season in a 1-0 Yankees win against Texas. Guidry allowed two hits and faced just one batter over the minimum. Graig Nettles tripled and scored on a Reggie Jackson single for the game’s only run.

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