NEW YORK – A shoddy defensive game, with four errors Wednesday night, cost the Yankees a series win against the first place Blue Jays earlier this week.
Coming off that forgettable game, and an off day on Thursday, the Yankees host the formidable Philadelphia Phillies for a three-game set beginning Friday night at Yankee Stadium.
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Entering play, the Phillies (58-44) are a half-game behind the Mets atop the NL East, while the Yanks (56-46) are 4.5 games behind the AL East-leading Blue Jays.
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Yankees vs Phillies pitching matchups
It will be right-hander Will Warren (6-5, 4.91) starting for the Yankees on Friday night against right-hander Taijuan Walker (3-5, 3.75), who has had some trouble against current Yankees batters.
For his career, Jazz Chisholm Jr. is a .467 hitter in 15 at-bats against Walker, while Paul Goldschmidt is at .385 (13 AB) and Aaron Judge is at .308 with four homers in 13 at-bats.
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