NEW YORK -- Standing in front of the media and speaking about facing the Oakland Athletics for the first time, Sonny Gray admitted his voice was sore from the excitement his teammates generated in their eighth-inning comeback against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.
Now Gray hopes to give the New York Yankees something to get excited about Friday when he faces his former team in the opener of a three-game series against Oakland at Yankee Stadium.
Gray will be pitching after the Yankees had an eight-game winning streak halted with a 5-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.