Yankees - Twins@ The Metrodome
(4 games)
Last season the Yankees took five of the seven games between the two teams, and this is the first time these two teams will meet this season.
The Twins have been surprising some people so far this year, they enter this weekend series with a 28 and 25 record, and are just two games behind the first place White Sox -another surprise - in the AL Central. They've also won four straight, and five out of six.
As we all know the Yankees haven't been able to find their groove yet as a team. Last week they won five in a row only to lose the next two to Baltimore. They were able to salvage the final game of that series though, and with that victory have won six of their last eight. But they remain in last place in the AL East and under .500 with a 26-27 record.
Game 1 - Tonight @ 8:10 p.m.
TV: MY9, Radio: WCBS 880
Mike Mussina RHP (7-4, 4.39) vs. Glen Perkins LHP (2-1, 2.77)
Game 2 - Tomorrow @ 7:10 p.m.
TV: YES, Radio: WCBS 880
Chien-Ming Wang RHP (6-2, 3.82) vs. Boof Bonser RHP (2-6, 6.16)
Game 3 - Sunday @ 2:10 p.m.
TV: YES, Radio: WCBS 880
Darrell Rasner RHP (3-1, 1.80) vs. Nick Blackburn RHP (4-3, 3.39)
TV: YES, ESPN, Radio: WCBS 880
Andy Pettitte LHP (5-5, 4.11) vs. Livan Hernandez RHP (6-2, 4.60)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Yankees - Alex Rodriguez: A-Rod is currently hitting .276 with 7 HR, and 17 RBI, but will look to improve on that when he faces Twins' pitching this weekend. Not because Twins' pitching is bad, but because he has always killed the Twins (A-Rod has killed a lot of teams). In 105 games he's hitting .327 with 38 HR, 92 RBI and an OPS of 1.055. But his number in Minnesota are even better, in 48 games at the Metrodome A-Rod is hitting .371 with 19 HR, 45 RBI and a 1.180 OPS.
A-Rod vs. Bosner: .200 (1-for-5) 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1.133 OPS
A-Rod vs. Blackburn: NR
A-Rod vs. Hernandez: .615 (8-for-13), 2 HR, 8 RBI, 1.974 OPS
Twins - Justin Morneau: The first baseman is currently leading the Twins in HRs (9) and RBI (40), He's also hit .305 and has an OPS of .871. In his career he has also done well against the Yanks, in 23 games he's hit .296 with 4 HR, 17 RBI and an OPS of .876.
Morneau vs. Wang: .667 (4-for-6), 1.500 OPS
Morneau vs. Rasner: 0-for-2
Morneau vs. Pettitte: 0-for-2
INJURY REPORT
- Jorge Posada is still on the DL with a shoulder injury. He was sent down to Tampa and has began a throwing routine, and has played several extended spring training games. He could be back by the end of next week.
- Ian Kennedy is on the 15-day DL with with a strained right lat muscle and bursitis under the right shoulder blade.
- Phil Hughes is out until at least July with a stress fracture of the rib.
- Brian Bruney might miss the rest of the season with an injured foot.
- Jonathan Albaladejo is on the 15-day DL with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament and a strained posterior capsule in his elbow.
Twins:
- Pat Neshak is on the 60-day DL with an elbow injury.
- Scott Baker is on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 4, with a groin injury.
- Adam Everett is also on the 15-day DL.
- Nick Punto on is the 15-day DL with a hamstring injury. He could be activated on Saturday
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