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Merry Chrismas Eve, baseball fans! While the Detroit Tigers don’t begin their season until the true Opening Day on Monday, there are three games today to whet our whistle.
New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Tropicana Field
Pitching Matchup: RHP Masahiro Tanaka (14-4, 3.07 ERA in 2016) vs. RHP Chris Archer (9-19, 4.02 ERA)
Yankees vs. Rays Lineups
| Yankees | Rays |
|---|---|
| Yankees | Rays |
| Brett Gardner - LF | Corey Dickerson - DH |
| Gary Sanchez - C | Kevin Kiermaier - CF |
| Greg Bird - 1B | Evan Longoria - 3B |
| Matt Holliday - DH | Brad Miller - 2B |
| Jacoby Ellsbury - CF | Steven Souza - RF |
| Starlin Castro - 2B | Logan Morrison - 1B |
| Chase Headley - 3B | Tim Beckham - SS |
| Aaron Judge - RF | Mallex Smith - LF |
| Ronald Torreyes - SS | Derek Norris - C |
San Francisco Giants vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Time/Place: 4:10 p.m., Chase Field
Pitching Matchup: LHP Madison Bumgarner (15-9, 2.74 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Greinke (13-7, 4.37 ERA)
Giants vs. D-Backs Lineups
| Giants | Diamondbacks |
|---|---|
| Giants | Diamondbacks |
| Denard Span - CF | A.J. Pollock - CF |
| Brandon Belt - 1B | Chris Owings - SS |
| Hunter Pence - RF | Paul Goldschmidt - 1B |
| Buster Posey - C | Jake Lamb - 3B |
| Brandon Crawford - SS | Yasmany Tomas - LF |
| Eduardo Nunez - 3B | Brandon Drury - 2B |
| Jarrett Parker - LF | David Peralta - RF |
| Joe Panik - 2B | Jeff Mathis - C |
| Madison Bumgarner - P | Zack Greinke - P |
Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Time/Place: 8:35 p.m., Busch Stadium
Pitching Matchup: LHP Jon Lester (19-5, 2.44 ERA) vs. RHP Carlos Martinez (16-9, 3.04 ERA)
Cubs vs. Cardinals Lineups
| Cubs | Diamondbacks |
|---|---|
| Cubs | Diamondbacks |
| Kyle Schwarber - LF | Dexter Fowler - CF |
| Kris Bryant - 3B | Aledmys Diaz - SS |
| Anthony Rizzo - 1B | Matt Carpenter - 1B |
| Ben Zobrist - RF | Jhonny Peralta - 3B |
| Addison Russell - SS | Yadier Molina - C |
| Jason Heyward - CF | Stephen Piscotty - RF |
| Willson Contreras - C | Jedd Gyorko - 2B |
| Jon Lester - P | Randal Grichuk - LF |
| Javier Baez - 2B | Carlos Martinez - P |