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Pitching Matchup:
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SP - Drew Hutchison (2014: 184.2 IP, 60 BB, 8.97 K/9, 2.92 BB/9, .241 BAA, .293 BABIP, 3.85 FIP) [R]
Spring Training Numbers: (18.0 IP, 5 BB, 12 Ks, .210 BAA, 1.00 WHIP, 1.50 ERA)
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SP - Masahiro Tanaka (2014: 136.1 IP, 31 BB, 9.31 K/9, 1.39 BB/9, .238 BAA, .299 BABIP, 3.04 FIP) [R]
Spring Training Numbers: (14.2 IP, 1 BB, 13 Ks, .228 BAA, 0.95 WHIP, 3.07 ERA)
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Lineups:
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Jays Batting:
Team Batting:
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Team Pitching:
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Yankees Batting:
Team Batting:
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Team Pitching:
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Notes:
Jays:
Hutchison gets the nod over veteran ace Mark Buehrle, who isn't expected to pitch in the Opening Series, because he's 1-14 with a 6.21 ERA against the Bombers in his stellar career. At 24, Drew Hutchison is Toronto's youngest opening-day starter since Todd Stottlemyre in 1990. Hutchison went 6 2/3 innings against the Yankees last July, helping Toronto end its 17-game losing streak in the Bronx.
The Blue Jays have six rookies on their opening-day roster: center fielder Dalton Pompey, second baseman Devon Travis, starting pitchers Daniel Norris and Aaron Sanchez, and relief pitchers Miguel Castro and Roberto Osuna.
Liam Hendricks officially became the 25th man on the roster and 8th arm in the pen, sending Goins down to AAA.
Last year, New York didn't make the playoffs for the second straight year for the first time since 1993, which was also the last time Toronto appeared in the postseason.
Yankees:
Tanaka was a logical choice once he demonstrated in Spring Training that he could pitch effectively with the partially torn ulnar collateral ligament that interrupted his first season after signing a seven-year, $155 million contract to leave Japan. He made his big league debut against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre last April. On Tanaka's third pitch, Melky Cabrera homered, but the Yankees went on to win the game.
New York set team records for players (58) and pitchers (33) last year, and four-fifths of the starting rotation spent time on the disabled list. The Yankees scored 633 runs, 13th among the 15 AL teams, and their .307 on-base percentage was ahead of only Seattle.
Alex Rodriguez hasn't played a full season since 2007 because of the suspension, two hip operations and a variety of lesser injuries. He lost his third base job to Chase Headley and figures to be primarily a designated hitter and backup to Headley and first baseman Mark Teixeira. After serving the one-year ban, he's back on the active roster as his 40th birthday approaches in July, owed $61 million for the final three seasons of his contract. ''I feel like I'm 18 years old with Lou Piniella in Seattle again,'' he said. A-Rod hit .267 in spring training (12 for 45) with one double, three homers and four RBIs.
Standings:
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Venue:
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