The Yankees are trying to avoid losing only their second series of the year, and they have their ace on the mound.
There's a lot of talk about how much the injury bug has sapped the strength from the Yankee roster: Park, Aceves, Johnson, Posada, now Swisher is down, too.
But these are the adversities that good teams overcome. The '09 Yankees went a month without their best slugger, lost and eventually released a two time 19 game winner, and watched their fifth starter struggle and fail.
Verlander's been as good as ever, striking out a batter per inning, and holding down baserunners.
A win today earns a series split. That's what the Yanks have to get.
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