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The Yankees (60-54, third in AL East) aim to avoid being swept for a second consecutive series as they take on the Texas Rangers (60-55, third in AL West) on Wednesday afternoon.
It was another night, another blown save for Yankees reliever Devin Williams, who has now surrendered as many earned runs this season than he did his last three years combined with the Milwaukee Brewers.
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After Jasson Dominguez failed to bring in a fly ball on the warning track, Williams proceeded to walk the next two batters before allowing the go-ahead, two-run single by Rangers first baseman Rowdy Tellez in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Those runs were the only ones scored Tuesday night in Arlington, as the Yankees’ bats went silent with only a hit each from third baseman Ryan McMahon and shortstop Anthony Volpe, the eighth and ninth respective batters in the lineup.
Aaron Judge went 0-3 with two strikeouts in his first game back since he missed 10 games with a flexor strain in his right elbow.
The Yankees have lost five or more games in a row for the third time this season and are now 6.5 games back of the Blue Jays in the AL East and trail the Red Sox by 3.5 games, who are on a seven-game winning streak and have won nine of their last 10 games.
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More importantly, if the Yankees fall short and get swept, they will officially be on the outside looking in on a playoff spot. The Rangers, who are only a 1/2 game behind the Bronx Bombers entering Wednesday, would leap frog them for the third and final spot in the American League wild card with a win.
Here are the starting lineups for the Yankees and Rangers series finale on Wednesday afternoon from Globe Life Field:
NY Yankees lineup vs Rangers on Wednesday
Rangers lineup vs Yankees on Wednesday
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: NY Yankees announce lineup vs. Texas Rangers on Wednesday
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