Regular Season Game 101Yankees (55-45) vs. Twins (55-45)
Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 1:05 p.m.
TV: YES - MLB.TV | Radio: WCBS 880
Here are the lineups:
YANKEES
Johnny Damon DH
Derek Jeter SS
Bobby Abreu RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Richie Sexson 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Melky Cabrera CF
Jose Molina C
Justin Christian LF
Glen Perkins LHP (7-2, 3.84 ERA)
Notes: Mike Mussina is 21-6, 3.18 against the Twins in his career. ... The Yankees have won five in a row, and 9 in a row at home. They're at a season-high 10 games over .500, and are now only 3.5 games behind first place Tampa, who lost last night to Oakland.
***Jorge Posada Update from Peter Abraham:
Twins vs. Mussina:
YANKEES
Johnny Damon DH
Derek Jeter SS
Bobby Abreu RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Richie Sexson 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Melky Cabrera CF
Jose Molina C
Justin Christian LF
Mike Mussina RHP (12-6, 3.49 ERA)
TWINSGlen Perkins LHP (7-2, 3.84 ERA)
Notes: Mike Mussina is 21-6, 3.18 against the Twins in his career. ... The Yankees have won five in a row, and 9 in a row at home. They're at a season-high 10 games over .500, and are now only 3.5 games behind first place Tampa, who lost last night to Oakland.
***Jorge Posada Update from Peter Abraham:
Jorge Posada stepped up with the information. The MRI showed that his labrum is worse and that he has capsule damage. He will need surgery and a six-month rehab. However … he will try rehabbing for the next two weeks and consider trying to return as a DH and first baseman.Yanks vs. Perkins:
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| A. Rodriguez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| D. Jeter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| R. Cano | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| M. Cabrera | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| J. Giambi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| B. Abreu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| H. Matsui | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| J. Molina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .588 | .611 | .765 | 1.376 |
Twins vs. Mussina:
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| M. Lamb | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .316 | .526 | .842 |
| M. Cuddyer | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .188 | .188 | .250 | .438 |
| J. Morneau | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .357 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| D. Young | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .214 | .267 | .214 | .481 |
| J. Kubel | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .500 | .700 |
| M. Redmond | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 |
| C. Monroe | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| J. Mauer | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 |
| B. Harris | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .375 | .333 | .708 |
| A. Casilla | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| A. Everett | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| C. Gomez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| N. Punto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| Totals | 115 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 16 | .252 | .295 | .365 | .660 |
Sorry for the lack of a game summary last night, I really felt like garbage, and didn't have it in me. Sorry.
Stick around and discuss the game
as it happens in the comments section.
4 Comments:
I dont know, man. Jorge is making a big mistake here, theres not much hitting you can do with that shoulder. I understand he really wants to help this team, but he should just get it done.
yeah hes fu@ked. i had the same surgery 2 years ago. too bad mine was from softball. oh well. the muscle memory is the hardest part of the rehab. dont know how many throws went straight into the ground when i started playing again.
Moose was great again, they should have let him pitch in the 9th, he has an extra day of rest. If he keeps pitching like this he may be in the running to win the Cy Young Award at the end of the season.
You guys are right about Jorge, he should just have the surgery and set his sights on 2009. I read on another blog that Randy Levine has something to do with this, which would even make the decision worse.
As for the game, Moose was fantastic, the hit when they needed to, and they took advantage of a couple breaks. Great win.
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