The New York Yankees Start a Super Series Against the Texas Rangers

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The New York Yankees Start a Super Series Against the Texas Rangers

The New York Yankees are struggling right now and it does not come as a good time as they start a series against the Texas Rangers.

New York (17-12) is looking to get its offense going after scoring five total runs during three consecutive losses at Detroit. Rodriguez and Derek Jeter both didn’t start Thursday’s 6-3 defeat.

Jeter sat out after leaving the previous game with a right hip problem, but the team hopes to have him back Friday. Jeter’s next game at shortstop will be his 2,032nd with the Yankees, matching Cal Ripken’s mark for games at shortstop with one team.

While the Yankees wanted to also give Rodriguez the day off, he entered as a pinch-runner in the fourth when Eric Chavez fractured a bone in his left foot. Rodriguez is hitting .176 the last 14 games and hasn’t homered since April 23.

A visit to Arlington might help the slumping slugger. The former Ranger is batting .330 with 97 home runs in 301 games at Rangers Ballpark, although he was 3 for 14 with three strikeouts in three playoff games there last year.

New York won two of three at home against Texas (17-15) from April 15-17 after losing to the Rangers in the AL championship series last October. Texas has its own offensive issues.

The team returns home following a 2-5 road trip that was capped by a 3-1 loss at Seattle on Thursday. Overall, the Rangers have lost eight of 11 and scored three or fewer runs in five of the last eight games.

Michael Young, who has a seven-game hitting streak, will try to get things turned around against the Yankees. He was 6 for 12 with three doubles and four RBIs in the series last month, and is hitting .347 in the last 17 meetings, including playoffs.

Young is 2 for 3 with a double against Ivan Nova (2-2, 5.14 ERA), who is looking to make a third straight strong start Friday.

Matt Harrison (3-3, 4.59) was very impressive in that game for the Rangers, allowing one earned run over eight innings.

Harrison is trying to avoid a fourth straight loss, however. He’s lasted a combined 4 2-3 innings in his last two starts and was tagged for four runs and six hits in 1 2-3 innings of a 7-2 loss at Oakland on Sunday. The Yankees bats wake up and get a big win in game one.

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