{
  "id": 3811697,
  "title": "Yankees announce Thursday night lineup vs. Astros",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/yankees-announce-thursday-night-lineup-vs-astros",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T20:24:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/yankees-announce-thursday-night-lineup-202408780.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gerrit Cole, the Yankees' ace, has a 4-1 record over his last five starts, posting a 1.47 ERA since July 28. He is set to face the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium in Thursday night's series finale. Hayden Wesneski, a former Yankees draft pick and current Astros pitcher, has a 3-1 record and a 4.23 ERA this season. Wesneski was traded by the Yankees to the Cubs during the 2022 MLB trade deadline and later sent to Houston in a trade that included Kyle Tucker. The Yankees' lineup for Thursday night's game includes Trent Grisham at center field, Luis Garcia Jr. at first base, Cody Bellinger as designated hitter, George Lombard Jr. at left field, Spencer Jones at shortstop, Jazz Chisholm Jr. at right field, and Jose Caballero at catcher. Austin Wells plays second base. Spencer Jones has been in good form lately, hitting safely in 10 of his last 13 games with an .872 OPS. Ben Rice, who reached base four times and hit his 35th homer of the year in the Yankees' recent 9-3 win against Houston, has a strong .361 batting average against Astros pitching, with three doubles and two homers in 10 career games against the team.",
  "summary": "It's the finale of a three-game set at Yankee Stadium, with the Astros and Yankees having split the first two.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Mets announce Thursday lineup vs Brewers. Is Bo Bichette playing?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/mets-announce-thursday-lineup-vs-brewers-is-bo-bichette-playing",
        "published": "2026-08-27T19:41:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}