Brett Gardner

Brett Gardner out of Yankees' Friday lineup against Rays

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner is not starting in Friday's contest against the Tampa Bay Rays.

What It Means:

Gardner will head to the bench after Clint Frazier was chosen as Friday's starting outfielder against New York's division rivals.

According to Baseball Savant on 16 batted balls this season, Gardner has produced a .198 expected average and a 25% hard hit rate.