NY Yankees announce lineup for Thursday afternoon game vs Texas Rangers
The Yankees are looking to extend their winning streak to four games as they face the Rangers in an early Thursday matinee at Yankee Stadium scheduled for this afternoon at 12:35 p.m. barring inclement weather.
Despite trailing 3-1 in the seventh inning, the Bronx Bombers rallied back, with Jasson Dominguez hitting the first walk off home run in his career in the 4-3 win versus Texas on Wednesday night.
The Bronx Bombers are now a season-high 10 games over .500, have an MLB-best +94 run differential and own a five game lead over the Blue Jays in the American League East heading into Memorial Day weekend.
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As the Yankees aim to finish the sweep against the Rangers, here are the starting lineups for Thursday afternoon's series finale:
Yankees announce Thursday lineup vs. Rangers
Rangers announce Thursday lineup vs. Yankees
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