Munenori Kawasaki is back from Buffalo after hitting .276 with nine runs batted in. The 33 year-old lefthanded hitter was batting .378 in his past 10 contests with the Bisons. He was 3-for-12 in three games with the Jays earlier this season.
A first-place throwdown in the American League East begins tonight. Two teams enter the Bronx Zoo, one will emerge victorious. Maybe Munenori Kawasaki will be the difference. The Toronto Star says Kawasaki has been called up from Buffalo due to the possibility that first baseman Adam Lind or reliever Brett Cecil will head to the disabled list.
Munenori Kawasaki is back from Buffalo after hitting .276 with nine runs batted in. The 33 year-old lefthanded hitter was batting .378 in his past 10 contests with the Bisons. He was 3-for-12 in three games with the Jays earlier this season.
The Yankees are 4.5 games back of top spot in the AL East with a record of 35-33 and they have played three fewer games than the 41-30 Jays. The Pinstripers return home after a 5-4 road trip that saw them lose two of three in Kansas City and Oakland but sandwiched that with a three-game sweep of Seattle.
Series Schedule & Probable Starters
Tonight at 7:05 p.m. - Marcus Stroman (3-1, 5.18) vs. Masahiro Tanaka (10-1, 2.02).
Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. - Mark Buehrle (10-3, 2.28) vs. Chase Whitley (2-0, 2.41).
Thursday at 7:05 p.m. - Drew Hutchison (5-3, 3.62) vs. David Phelps (2-4, 4.32).
Tonight's Lineup - 
Stroman
(3-1, 5.18 ERA)
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