Regular Season Game 25Yankees vs. Orioles
Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS | XM: 176
Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS | XM: 176
Here are the lineups:
YANKEES (16-8)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Johnson DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Nick Swisher RF
Brett Gardner CF
Randy Winn LF
Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (3-1, 3.12 ERA)
ORIOLES (7-18)
Adam Jones CF
Nick Markakis RF
Ty Wigginton 2B
Miguel Tejada 3B
Matt Wieters C
Garrett Atkins 1B
Nolan Reimold DH
Lou Montanez LF
Cesar Izturis SS
Pitching: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (0-3, 4.70 ERA)
- CC Sabathia is 10-1 with a 2.62 ERA in 15 starts against the Orioles in his career. In one start this year, he allowed 3 runs on 11 hits, walked 2 and struck out 5 in a win. Going 3-1 with a 3.12 ERA was CC's best April since 2005. Here are some of CC's stats so far this year: K/9: 7.27, BB/9: 3.12, HR/9: 0.52, GB rate: 53.8%, FIP: 3.35, xFIP: 3.66.
- In 13 games (12 starts) Jeremy Guthrie is 3-7, with a 5.21 ERA against the Yankees. Last week the Yanks knocked him around for 7 runs (6 earned) on six hits in a Yankees win. He's 1-3 with an ERA of 5.96 in his career in the Bronx.
- Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira will receive their Gold Gloves prior to tonight's game. It's the fourth for Jeter and third for Tex.
- The Yankees will skip Javier Vazquez's next start against Boston. Instead, he'll start on Monday against Johnny Damon, Austin Jackson and the Detroit Tigers at Comerica.
- After a terrible April, Mark Teixeira has started out the month of May by going 6-for-9.
- Robinson Cano was named AL Player of the Month today. Here's the press release. He also went 8-for-13 last week in Baltimore, and has always owned Orioles pitching. In his career he's hitting .340/.367/.581 with 17 HR and 55 RBI in 83 games against the O's. Robbie also leads baseball with a .387 batting average.
- The Yankees have won 2 of the 3 games against the O's this year.
- Alex Rodriguez went 0-for-12 in last week's series against the O's in Baltimore.
- Click on the team name for the Yankees or Orioles 2010 batting stats.
- Like always, the chat room in the forums is open. You can also leave your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below... And if you can spare a few minutes don't forget to come sign up for the Sliding Into Home Forums.
YANKEES (16-8)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Johnson DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Nick Swisher RF
Brett Gardner CF
Randy Winn LF
Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (3-1, 3.12 ERA)
ORIOLES (7-18)
Adam Jones CF
Nick Markakis RF
Ty Wigginton 2B
Miguel Tejada 3B
Matt Wieters C
Garrett Atkins 1B
Nolan Reimold DH
Lou Montanez LF
Cesar Izturis SS
Pitching: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (0-3, 4.70 ERA)
Yankees vs. Guthrie
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| D. Jeter | 38 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .316 | .300 | .368 | .668 |
| R. Cano | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .250 | .273 | .500 | .773 |
| A. Rodriguez | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | .217 | .387 | .435 | .822 |
| N. Swisher | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | .476 | .520 | 1.048 | 1.568 |
| J. Posada | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .267 | .389 | .467 | .856 |
| M. Teixeira | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .071 | .350 | .143 | .493 |
| B. Gardner | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| M. Thames | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| N. Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 |
| F. Cervelli | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 155 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 36 | .284 | .361 | .484 | .845 |
Orioles vs. Sabathia
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| M. Tejada | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .343 | .395 | .600 | .995 |
| T. Wigginton | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .308 | .379 | .500 | .879 |
| N. Markakis | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .217 | .429 | .646 |
| C. Izturis | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .211 | .211 | .421 |
| J. Lugo | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .222 | .300 | .444 | .744 |
| A. Jones | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .429 | .500 | .929 |
| N. Reimold | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .455 | .462 | .545 | 1.007 |
| L. Montanez | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| M. Wieters | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 |
| G. Atkins | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .625 | .700 | .625 | 1.325 |
| L. Scott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| Totals | 172 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 24 | .279 | .335 | .424 | .759 |
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN
News & Notes
- CC Sabathia is 10-1 with a 2.62 ERA in 15 starts against the Orioles in his career. In one start this year, he allowed 3 runs on 11 hits, walked 2 and struck out 5 in a win. Going 3-1 with a 3.12 ERA was CC's best April since 2005. Here are some of CC's stats so far this year: K/9: 7.27, BB/9: 3.12, HR/9: 0.52, GB rate: 53.8%, FIP: 3.35, xFIP: 3.66.
- In 13 games (12 starts) Jeremy Guthrie is 3-7, with a 5.21 ERA against the Yankees. Last week the Yanks knocked him around for 7 runs (6 earned) on six hits in a Yankees win. He's 1-3 with an ERA of 5.96 in his career in the Bronx.
- Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira will receive their Gold Gloves prior to tonight's game. It's the fourth for Jeter and third for Tex.
- The Yankees will skip Javier Vazquez's next start against Boston. Instead, he'll start on Monday against Johnny Damon, Austin Jackson and the Detroit Tigers at Comerica.
- After a terrible April, Mark Teixeira has started out the month of May by going 6-for-9.
- Robinson Cano was named AL Player of the Month today. Here's the press release. He also went 8-for-13 last week in Baltimore, and has always owned Orioles pitching. In his career he's hitting .340/.367/.581 with 17 HR and 55 RBI in 83 games against the O's. Robbie also leads baseball with a .387 batting average.
- The Yankees have won 2 of the 3 games against the O's this year.
- Alex Rodriguez went 0-for-12 in last week's series against the O's in Baltimore.
- Click on the team name for the Yankees or Orioles 2010 batting stats.
- Like always, the chat room in the forums is open. You can also leave your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below... And if you can spare a few minutes don't forget to come sign up for the Sliding Into Home Forums.
