Saturday, May 29, 2010

Game 49: Yankees vs. Indians

Regular Season Game 49
Yankees vs. Indians
Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time - 1:05 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS | XM: 175


Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (29-19)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Marcus Thames DH
Francisco Cervelli C
Kevin Russo LF
Brett Gardner CF

Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (4-3, 3.86 ERA)

INDIANS (17-29)
Trevor Crowe CF
Shin-Soo Choo RF
Austin Kearns LF
Jhonny Peralta 3B
Shelley Duncan DH
Mark Grudzielanek 2B
Matt LaPorta 1B
Lou Marson C
Jason Donald SS

Pitching: LHP David Huff (2-6, 5.25 ERA)

Yankees vs. Huff

Only Chad Moeller has faced Huff, and he's 1-for-3 with a K against him.

Indians vs. Sabathia

ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS
M. Grudzielanek309000435.300.364.300.664
M. Redmond2613200642.500.563.5771.139
A. Kearns152100002.133.133.200.333
R. Branyan60000015.000.143.000.143
J. Peralta51100012.200.333.400.733
S. Choo51000010.200.333.200.533
S. Duncan30000002.000.000.000.000
T. Crowe20000000.000.000.000.000
Totals9226400101018.283.356.326.682
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN
News & Notes

- CC Sabathia has made two start against his former team, both coming last year, and is 1-0, with a 2.84 ERA. Here are some of CC's 2010 stats: K/9: 7.61, BB/9: 2.89, HR/9: 1.38, GB rate: 49.2%, FIP: 4.64, xFIP: 4.07, BABIP: .262.

- Robinson Cano has an 11-game hitting streak. Over those 11 games he's hitting .426/.438/.617 with a homer, 11 RBI, a 6 doubles.

- Derek Jeter has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games, and is hitting .324/.370/.426 with a homer, 6 RBI, and 4 doubles over that stretch.

- The Yankees want to ease Curtis Granderson into things so he gets the day off today.

- Jorge Posada hit off a tee today.

- The Yankees are 1-0 against the Indians this season. Last year they went 5-3 against the Tribe.

- Click on the team name for the Yankees or Indians 2010 batting stats.

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