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Regular Season Game 131

Yankees @ Orioles

Camden Yards - Baltimore, MD
Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (82-48)
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Hideki Matsui DH
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Jerry Hairston Jr. 3B
Melky Cabrera CF

Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (11-6, 4.18 ERA)

ORIOLES (54-77)
Brian Roberts 2B
Cesar Izturis SS
Adam Jones CF
Nick Markakis RF
Nolan Reimold LF
Melvin Mora 3B
Luke Scott DH
Matt Wieters C
Ty Wigginton 1B

Pitching: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (9-12, 5.26 ERA)

Yankees vs. Guthrie

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
D. Jeter	29	8	0	0	0	1	0	4	.276	.267	.276	.543
J. Damon	25	7	1	1	1	3	3	3	.280	.345	.520	.865
R. Cano	25	4	1	0	1	3	1	7	.160	.192	.320	.512
H. Matsui	23	5	1	0	1	1	1	3	.217	.250	.391	.641
A. Rodriguez	19	4	1	0	1	4	3	3	.211	.400	.421	.821
M. Cabrera	18	8	3	1	1	3	0	2	.444	.444	.889	1.333
E. Hinske	16	3	0	0	2	2	1	2	.188	.235	.563	.798
N. Swisher	14	6	3	0	1	4	3	3	.429	.500	.857	1.357
J. Posada	10	3	0	0	1	2	1	6	.300	.417	.600	1.017
X. Nady	7	3	1	0	1	2	1	1	.429	.556	1.000	1.556
K. Cash	7	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	.143	.250	.286	.536
M. Teixeira	6	1	1	0	0	1	3	2	.167	.500	.333	.833
J. Molina	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
B. Gardner	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
J. Hairston Jr.	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
F. Cervelli	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Totals	209	56	13	2	10	27	18	39	.268	.339	.493	.832

Orioles vs. Pettitte

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
B. Roberts	54	14	3	0	1	3	3	5	.259	.298	.370	.669
M. Mora	35	11	2	0	1	7	10	3	.314	.457	.457	.914
N. Markakis	27	9	2	0	2	4	0	5	.333	.333	.630	.963
T. Wigginton	18	2	2	0	0	1	1	5	.111	.150	.222	.372
A. Jones	12	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.417	.417	.583	1.000
C. Izturis	8	4	1	0	0	2	0	2	.500	.500	.625	1.125
L. Scott	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000
C. Moeller	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500
N. Reimold	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
M. Wieters	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167
Totals	166	48	11	1	4	18	17	25	.289	.351	.440	.791

News & Notes

- The Yanks are 31-11 since the All-Star break, 20-7 in August, they've won 44 of their last 60, and at 82-48 they have the best record in all of baseball. They currently lead Boston by 6 games in the AL East.

-In 38 games against the Orioles, Andy Pettitte is 25-6 with a 3.65 ERA. In 22 games at Camden Yards he's 15-4, with a 4.41 ERA. Andy has faced the Orioles once this year, back on 7/20, and in 7.1 innings he allowed a run on six hits, walked two and struck out eight.

In eight starts since the All-Star break, he's 3-1 with a 2.79 ERA.

- In 10 games (9 starts) against the Yankees, Jeremy Guthrie is 3-4 with a 4.66 ERA. In three start this season against them he's 1-2, with a 5.21 ERA.

- At 37-28 the Yankees have the second best road record in the AL, behind only the Angels, who are 38-26.

- Mariano Rivera has converted 36-of-37 save opportunities this season. He's converted 32 straight saves which is the longest such streak in the Majors, and the longest of Mo's hall of fame career.

- Derek Jeter 11 hits shy of Lou Gehrig's all-time Yankee mark. In August Jeter is hitting .381/.403/.576, with 6 HR, and 17 RBI. MVP MVP MVP!

- The Yanks and White Sox have split the first six games against each other this season.

- The Yanks have won 9 of the 12 games against the Orioles this season.

- Brad Penny signed with San Francisco today.

- According to Peter Abraham, "Brett Gardner took 30 swings off a tee and took some soft toss yesterday. He will take BP on the field tomorrow and hopes to join up with Triple-A Scranton by Thursday. 'I feel really good, it’s getting better every day,' he said."