The Yankees (102-57, 7.0 GA in AL East) wrap up the regular season with a three-game series against the Rangers (76-83, 28.0 GB in AL West), beginning in Arlington Friday at 8:05 p.m.

Yankees notes

DJ LeMahieu collected the Yankees' only hit of the game in Wednesday's loss to the Rays, but extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a single... Giancarlo Stanton struggled Wednesday, taking an 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in the loss... J.A. Happ made his first appearance in relief, backing up opener Jonathan Loaisiga. He pitched five innings, allowing one run on five hits. Edwin Encarnacion is not in the starting lineup, but will be available off the bench if necessary.

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Yankees	Rangers
DJ LeMahieu, 2B	Shin-Soo Choo, DH
Giancarlo Stanton, LF	Elvis Andrus, SS
Gleyber Torres, SS	Willie Calhoun, LF
Luke Voit, 1B	Danny Santana, 1B
Gary Sanchez, C	Nick Solak, 3B
Brett Gardner, CF	Rougned Odor, 2B
Gio Urshela, 3B	Scott Heineman, RF
Cameron Maybin, RF	Delino DeShields, CF
Mike Ford, DH	Jose Trevino, C

Who is starting for the Yankees?

LHP James Paxton (15-6, 3.73 ERA), who is making a bid for his 11th straight victory. Since Aug. 2, the 30-year-old has lowered his ERA from 4.72 to 3.73 and has held hitters to a .167 batting average over that span. He faced the Rangers earlier this month, limiting Texas to just one hit over seven scoreless innings on Sept. 2.

Who is starting for the Rangers?

LHP Joe Palumbo (0-2, 9.22 ERA), who is making is fourth career big league start. He made his Major League debut on June 8, allowing four runs over four innings against the A's. He's made five appearances for the Rangers since then, though this will be his first start since Aug. 20. Palumbo hasn't pitched more than four innings in any of his six prior appearances, either as a starter or out of the bullpen. The 24-year-old is a Long Island native, hailing from Holbook, N.Y.

Upcoming schedule

The Yankees and Rangers return to action Saturday at 8:05 p.m., when Luis Severino takes the hill for the Bombers in his final appearance before the playoffs against a Rangers pitcher yet to be announced.

Yankees notes

Who is starting for the Yankees?

Who is starting for the Rangers?

Upcoming schedule

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