Yankees - Blue Jays@ Yankee Stadium
(3 games)
The Yanks and Jays meet for a second time this season, starting tonight with the highly anticipated first MLB start of Joba Chamberlain. The Yanks took two out of three the first time these two team met up during opening week in April at The Stadium.
Both teams had been playing well prior to their last two games; the Jays had won 7 out of 8 until they lost two in a row to the Angels, and the Yankees had won 8 out of 10 before losing their last two to the Twins in Minnesota.
The Jays are currently in 3rd place in the AL East with a 31-28 record, 5 games out of first. The Yanks are 2 games behind the Jays with a 28-29 record, in 4th place, and 7 games behind first place Tampa.
Game 1 - Tonight @ 7:05 p.m.
TV: YES, Radio: WCBS 880
Joba Chamberlain RHP (1-2, 2.28) vs. Roy Halladay LHP (6-5, 2.93)
Game 2 - Tomorrow @ 7:05 p.m.
TV: YES, Radio: WCBS 880
Mike Mussina RHP (8-4, 4.26) vs. Jesse Litsch RHP (7-1, 3.18)
Game 3 - Thursday @ 1:05 p.m.
TV: YES, Radio: WCBS 880
Chien-Ming Wang RHP (6-2, 4.14) vs. Dustin McGowan RHP (4-4, 3.95)
Yankees - Melky Cabrera: I know it may be a bit of a surprise to see Melky listed here, but with the week he just had and his numbers against the Jays, I think he deserves it. Over the last seven games Melky has been quietly on a tear, hitting .450 (9-for-20), with 2 2B, 4 RBI, and a .979 OPS.
In his career against Toronto Melky has hit .304 with 1 HR, 11 RBI and an OPS of .753, in 32 games. And in three games against the Jays this season he's hit .375 with a HR, 1 RBI, and a 1.194 OPS.
Melky vs. Litsch: .400 (2-for-5)
Melky vs. McGowan: .111 (1-for-9), 3 BB
Blue Jays - Scott Rolen: Since returning from injury Rolen has been hitting the ball very well. In 35 games this season he's hitting .310 with 2 HR, 13 RBI and an .868 OPS. Rolen has done well against the Yanks in his career, in 18 games he's hit .299 with 2 HR, 11 RBI and a .793 OPS, and at the Stadium he's hit .313 with 1 HR, 2 RBI and an .858 OPS, in 9 games.
Rolen vs. Chamberlain: NR
Rolen vs. Moose: .263 (5-for-19), 2 2B, 1 3B, .807 OPS
Rolen vs. Wang: NR
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, with his final being today. He should be activated on Thursday.
- 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.
Jays:
- Vernon Wells has an injured wrist and is on the 15-day DL. He has begun swinging the bat and could return sooner than expected.
- Brian Wolfe is on the 15-day DL with a triceps strain. He recently begun a rehab assignment at Triple-A.
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