Rising Yanks seek 5th straight W on MLB.TV

With a little more than a month left in the regular season, the American League Wild Card race is wide open.

The Yankees are making considerable noise among the seven teams vying for the two playoff spots. Fueled by breakout rookie Gary Sanchez’s power surge, New York is trending upward, having won four straight games to reach a season-high six games over .500.

The Yankees will try for the sweep today against the Orioles, one of the teams they’re pursuing in the Wild Card standings. It’s just one of several intriguing matchups available for streaming live on MLB.TV.

MLB.TV Premium has the same features as last year, and it is now available for a limited-time offer of just $9.99 for the rest of the year to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the first live video stream of a Major League Baseball game, between the Rangers and Yankees on Aug. 26, 2002.

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Here’s what to watch for throughout the day (all times in ET):

Sabathia, Yanks go for sweep: BAL@NYY, 1:05 p.m. In an effort to exploit a lefty-heavy Orioles lineup, Yankees manager Joe Girardi will send CC Sabathia to the mound, one day ahead of his previously scheduled start. Sabathia is holding left-handed hitters to a .214 average this season compared with a .262 mark vs. righties. The veteran hurler is coming off his best outing in more than two months, allowing just one run and three hits over seven innings in a win over the Mariners on Tuesday. The Yankees are hopeful Sabathia is rounding into form just in time for a playoff push.

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