The rebel Astros take on the evil empire today in Kissimmee. Barring injury, today's Yankee split squad lineup lacks a single starter on opening day. New York also has a split squad game in Tampa Bay today vs. Toronto. Lucas Harrell will face the "Bronx Bombers lite". Chris Carter will be making his first start in left field; the position Carter is projected to hold down at the start of the season. Today's game marks the start of the CSN Houston era for the Astros; this will be their first televised game on the network.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Houston, 12:05 PM CT

TV: CSN Houston (SD - 39, HD - 639 in Houston), MLB Network (Replay at 1 AM CT)

MLB.TV: Live

Radio: KBME 790 AM

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Pitching Match

RHP Lucas Harrell ( 11-11, 3.76 in 2012) vs. RHP Brett Marshall (1-0, 3 3.00 ERA in 2012)

Yankees Lineup

1. Nunez, SS
2. Nix, 2B
3. Wallace, RF
4. Diaz, LF
5. Mesa, CF
6. Cervelli, C
7. Joseph, 3B
8. Murton, 1B
9. Murphy, DH

Astros Lineup

1. Altuve, 2B
2. Maxwell, CF
3. Peña, 1B
4. Carter, LF
5. Castro, C
6. J.D. Martinez, RF
7. Ankiel, DH
8. M. Gonzalez, 3B
9. Villar, SS

Astros Pitchers

Harrell, Peacock, Seaton, Fick, Demel, Zeid, Oberholtzer

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To the 40% of you that can see the game on TV, enjoy.