Marlins at Yankees
Derek Jeter thought it might be awkward attending games at Yankee Stadium this week with his new team, the Miami Marlins, and he was probably right. The Yankees crushed the Marlins 12-1 in the series opener and will go for the two-game interleague sweep when they host the finale on Tuesday.
Jeter's biggest move since taking over as CEO of Miami was trading reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton to New York, and Stanton watched his new team bludgeon his old for 15 hits in the easy victory. Stanton was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the win but went 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts to continue a slow start while fellow slugger Aaron Judge belted his fourth home run and extended his hitting streak to 12 straight games. Miami is last in the majors in team slugging percentage and Monday marked the ninth time in the last 12 games that it was held to three or fewer runs. The Marlins will try to snap a three-game slide and even the series behind lefty Jarlin Garcia while the Yankees counter with Masahiro Tanaka.
TV: 6:35 p.m. ET, FS Florida (Miami), YES (New York)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Marlins LH Jarlin Garcia (0-0, 1.13 ERA) vs. Yankees RH Masahiro Tanaka (2-1, 5.19)
If there is a bright spot for Miami during its slow start, it's Garcia, who took a no-hitter through six innings against the New York Mets on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Dominican spent all of his 2017 rookie campaign in the bullpen and was pulled after 77 pitches against the Mets, leaving without factoring in the decision. Garcia is not getting much support from the offense and has yet to find the win column while allowing a total of five hits in 16 innings.
Tanaka is having less trouble finding run support and earned a win at Boston on Wednesday despite getting roughed up for six runs on seven hits and a pair of walks in five innings. The Japan native served up a pair of home runs in that outing and recorded a season-low three strikeouts. Tanaka lost his lone previous start against Miami and is 7-5 with a 3.13 ERA in 13 career interleague outings.
WALK-OFFS
1. Judge's home on Monday was the 60th of his career and came in his 197th game, making him the fastest in major league history to reach 60 (Mark McGwire, 202).
2. Miami 2B Starlin Castro, who was involved in the Stanton deal, went 0-for-3 with a strikeout against his former team.
3. New York signed IF-OF Jace Peterson to a major league contract on Monday after designating him for assignment last week.