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The Texas Rangers are in town, which means that the easy part of the schedule is over. They have an American League leading record of 49-27. This should be a good benchmark series for the Yankees. If they want to climb over the .500 threshold and get back into contention, they have to beat good teams. The Rangers happen to be a very good team.
Ivan Nova takes the mound for the Yankees. To say he has been struggling of late would be understatement. He squares off against right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez, making his 2016 season debut. Alex Rodriguez sits for the second game in a row. Carlos Beltran will DH with Aaron Hicks in right.
First pitch is at 7:05 PM and be caught on YES.
Update (7:01 PM): The Yankees are in a brief rain delay. According to Jack Curry, first pitch is now scheduled for 7:25 PM.