New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays announce Saturday afternoon lineups

The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays play the middle game of their three-game series on Saturday afternoon.

First pitch is 1:05 p.m. at Yankee Stadium. The game will be broadcast on the YES Network in New York and on the MLB Network nationally.

Friday's game:Yankees' late rally falls short against Rays

Shane Baz (2-0, 1.69) will start for Tampa Bay, while Jordan Montgomery (6-6, 3.49) will go for New York.

With DJ LeMahieu (sports hernia) sidelined, the Yankees recalled Andrew Velazquez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before Saturday's game and he is starting at shortstop.

Tampa Bay has clinched the American League East, while New York is battling for one of two wild-card spots. Here is a look at the AL wild-card standings:

1. Yankees (91-69) +1 game
2. Red Sox (90-70)
3. Mariners (89-71) 1 game back
4. Blue Jays (89-71) 1 game back

Here are the lineups announced by the teams on Saturday morning:

John Connolly is a breaking news editor for NorthJersey.com. For unlimited access to all the major news happening in North Jersey, subscribe here. To get breaking news directly to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter.

Email: connolly@northjersey.com 

Twitter: @JohnConnolly_22