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The Yankees are coming off a nice three-game sweep of their division foe Toronto Blue Jays, while the Marlins are coming off a series victory over playoff contending Washington Nationals.   The last time these two met in early April, they split a two-game series, both games lopsided affairs. This left the Yankees at 8-8, good for third place in their division. Since that point, they have been the second best team in baseball, only the Red Sox have a better record.   The Yankees will be facing off against a pair of rookies, with no prior starts against them.

Monday August 13, 2018 First Pitch 7:05 pm EDT.   TV: ESPN Radio: WFAN 660/101.9 FM   Photo Credit: Getty Images

Fresh off a series sweep in Chicago earlier this  week, the Yankees returned home to kick off a crucial 11 game homestand.  The  Rangers came into this game averaging seven runs per game since the  All-Star  Break, the best in all of baseball.  J.A. Happ made his first start since coming back from the now infamous Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease. It would be Happ’s night as he had the upper hand in this matchup. The Yankees got six strong from Happ and five long balls from the offense en route to a 7-3 victory.     Photo Credit: Al Bello/Getty Images

The day after a game in which the Yankees almost blew a 6-0 lead, CC looked like he was going to implode early with the bases loaded.   But after 19 pitches, he struck out the impressive Ronald Acuna Jr. to leave the bases loaded.   Photo Credit: Julie Jacobson | AP

Someone who goes out there every five days, and gives you a chance to win the game. Someone who doesn’t give you any reason to worry on how to manage your bullpen.   Someone, when the team is coming off a bad stretch, or a poor performance the night before, is willing to take the ball, and put his team on their shoulders.   Photo Credit: Getty Images

According to SWB RailRiders beat writer Conor Foley, Ronald Torreyes has been placed on the temporarily inactive list retroactive to June 26th.     Photo Credit: Getty Images

Coming off their sweep of the red hot Seattle Mariners, The Yankees bats were left at sea as the Yanks fell to the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1.   Credit: Mike Carlson/Getty Images

Eight is great, but the first place New York Yankees will look for their ninth straight series win, as they head into Texas to take on the struggling last place Texas Rangers. Photo Credit: Charlie Riedel | AP

Right now, Didi is the AL MVP.  Not only does it have a good ring to it, there is a strong possibility Sir Didi will make it happen if his April numbers are any indication of the type of season he will have.  Coming into this year all the talk was about the Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Gary Sanchez. Didi had flown under the  radar all offseason, but after his torrid start to the season, has been anything but  unnoticed.   Photo Credit: Kathy Willens/AP Photo Didi Gregorius was just named AL player of the month for the month of April. How good was   he? He led the AL in  RBIs ( 30),  SLG ( .735), OPS (1.156), XBH (19), and was tied for first with   10 HR.   Two of his HRs (both three-run homers) and eight of those RBIs (career high) came on Opening Day, when he had an absolute slugfest of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Didi  was also at least top seven in the following major categories during the mon...

With their first matchup since the infamous 2017 Wildcard game, the New York Yankees (11-9) will take on the Minnesota Twins (8-8) for a four-game series starting Monday night. The Yankees are coming off their best series of the season, winning three out of the four games against second place Toronto.   Minnesota has lost four out of their last five on a current nine game road stint*, including getting swept by the Tampa Bay Rays. *Two of the games were “home” games, but played in San Juan, PR. Photo Credit: NYT

The big toe, as defined by the Healthline Medical Team,  “is one of five digits located on the front of the foot.”  Furthermore, the big toe’s function is to provide additional leverage when doing    everyday functions such as running or walking. The removal of this toe would cause the body to    have to retrain itself, so other muscles could perform these functions. Ronald “Toe”  Torreyes ,    has been the big toe for the New York Yankees.   Photo Credit: USA TODAY Sports

Ch Ch Ch Ch A A A-RON, is the sound Tigers fans are going to be hearing in their sleep tonight on Friday the 13th.  Comerica Park turned into a house of horrors for them as the Yankees’ bats came back to life resulting in a 8-6 victory.  Jordan Montgomery, coming off an unmemorable start against Baltimore, bounced back nicely in this victory. Photo Credit: AP

Coming off miserable series against the rival Red Sox, one in which saw the Yankees get out scored 27-14 and included a benches clearing brawl, they are off to Detroit to face the Tigers, hoping to right the ship. The Yankees currently sit at 6-7, 4.5 games behind the first place Red Sox at 10-2. The Tigers enter this series in fourth in the AL Central at 4-8, 3.5 games behind the first place Minnesota Twins. This will be the Yankees' first trip to Comerica Park since the infamous brawl last season.