Blue Jays vs Yankees: Starting Lineup - Game Preview

Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Eric Lauer is on the bump versus New York Yankees 25-year old rookie righty Cam Schlittler this afternoon.

First Pitch 6:35 PM ET on Sportsnet, Yes Network, and the Gotham Sports App.

Lauer's performance so far this spring hasn't helped his case for being in the starting rotation.

In his first start, he gave up three runs to the Tampa Bay Rays in 1.2 innings of work.

In his last outing he fared slightly better in his start against the Atlanta Braves, giving up one run and three hits in 2.1 innings.

He may only get built up to 3-4 innings by end of camp and pitch shorter outings to begin the season.

Though it's not the starting role he coveted, Lauer could fill in as a long reliever on days when Yesavage starts.

With Yesavage only expected to pitch up to four innings to start the season, Lauer could come in after him. That could help take pressure off the bullpen.

Rookie right-hander Cam Schlittler gets the ball for the Yankees tonight.

In his last outing he made his spring training debut against the Boston Red Sox, where he showed off a 99.4 fastball against his first batter of the day, who struck out on three pitches.

Schlittler's heater averaged 98.7 mph in the outing, which featured 39 pitches in total from Schlittler.

As he's been battling some back soreness this spring, the Yankees have taken things easy with Schlittler to start camp, although he's expected to be on schedule for the first week of the season and make an initial start on something like a 65-80 pitch count.

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