The last two teams will have their season get underway on Tuesday night as the New York Yankees an Houston Astros ace one another.
A remade Yankees lineup will back up ace C.C. Sabathia who was 14-13, with a 4.78 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 175 Ks a year ago. The Astros will counter with free agent signing Scott Feldman who is coming off a 12-12 season that saw him post a 3.86 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and record 132 Ks between the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles.
Coverage of Tuesday’s game will air nationall on MLB Network with YES an CSN Houson also providing local coverage.
Below are the lineups for the New York Yankees an Houston Astros. Derek Jeter will bat second for the Yankees in his final Opening Day.
| Yankees | 2013 stats | Last 5 years vs. starter | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | HR | RBI | SB | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | ||
| 1. | Ellsbury, J, CF | .298 | 9 | 53 | 52 | 10 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Jeter, D, SS | .190 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 14 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. | Beltran, C, RF | .296 | 24 | 84 | 2 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | McCann, B, C | .256 | 20 | 57 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 5. | Teixeira, M, 1B | .151 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 1 |
| 6. | Soriano, A, DH | .255 | 34 | 101 | 18 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. | Gardner, B, LF | .273 | 8 | 52 | 24 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 |
| 8. | Roberts, B, 2B | .249 | 8 | 39 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| 9. | Johnson, K, 3B | .235 | 16 | 52 | 7 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
- SP- CC Sabathia
- 2013 season
- vs. Astros last 5 years
- 0-0, -.– ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 0 Ks
| Astros | 2013 stats | Last 5 years vs. starter | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | HR | RBI | SB | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | ||
| 1. | Fowler, D, CF | .263 | 12 | 42 | 19 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Grossman, R, LF | .268 | 4 | 21 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 3. | Altuve, J, 2B | .283 | 5 | 52 | 35 | – | – | – | – |
| 4. | Castro, J, C | .276 | 18 | 56 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 5. | Guzman, J, 1B | .226 | 9 | 35 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. | Carter, C, DH | .223 | 29 | 82 | 2 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. | Dominguez, M, 3B | .241 | 21 | 77 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 8. | Hoes, L, RF | .282 | 1 | 10 | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| 9. | Villar, J, SS | .243 | 1 | 8 | 18 | – | – | – | – |
- SP- Scott Feldman
- 2013 season
- vs. Yankees last 5 years
- 2-3, 4.01 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 28 Ks
