The New York Yankees travel to Ohio to face the Cleveland Indians as the Tribe makes is first stop at home in the 2013 season. Check out the live stream of the Yankees vs. Indians. Game time is at 4:10 p.m. ET/3:10 p.m. CT.
The Indians are off to a 3-3 start in 2013. They faced the Toronto Blue Jays to start the season, followed up by a weekend series against the Tampa Bay Rays. They shelled five home runs against the Rays on Sunday, crushing David Price in Tampa Bay avoiding a sweep. It will be the first time the Indians see their new look Indians team in action.
Cleveland is receiving solid contributions from their free agent acquisitions. Mark Reynolds helped them win a ball game against the Toronto Blue Jays with an extra inning home run that helped the Indians top they Jays. Michael Bourn is hitting over .300 at the start of the season, while Nick Swisher has had trouble hitting, but giving the Indians solid defense at first base.
Swisher will be facing his former teammates as the team that helped him win a World Series back in 2008 come to Cleveland. So far for the Yankees, however, the World Series is far from a reality that can take place this seson. The Yankees began the 2013 season avoiding sweeps in both of their series. The Red Sox almost swept them in Yankee Stadium and Justin Verlander was unable to put the Yanks away in the final game of their series in Detroit.
All in all, the Yankees' injuries and inability to efficiently fill in these gaps, has them struggling in 2013 with a bleak chance at making the playoffs. Speaking of playoffs, these teams had memorable playoff meetings spanning from the late 90's all the way to the late 2000's. The more stunning meeting being the bug-filled matchup where Joba Chamberlain couldn't focus through the storm of midges.
The Indians are expected to compete in 2013, but they are at least expected to challenge teams throughout the year.
On the mound for the Yankees, following a scary season opener, Hiroki Kuroda takes the hill against a, what seemed to be, rejuvinated Ubaldo Jimenez.
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