Game 5: Yanks @ Royals

Regular Season Game 5

Yankees @ Royals
Kauffman Stadium - Kansas City, Missouri
Game Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV/Radio: YES, WCBS 880

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (2-2)
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira Nick Swisher 1B
Hideki Matsui DH
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Xavier Nady RF
Cody Ransom 3B
Brett Gardner CF

Pitching: CC Sabathia LHP (0-1, 12.46)

ROYALS (2-2)
Coco Crisp CF
Alberto Callaspo 2B
David DeJesus LF
Billy Butler DH
Alex Gordon 3B
Mike Aviles SS
Mike Jacobs 1B
Miguel Olivio C
Willie Bloomquist RF

Pitching: Horacio Ramirez LHP (1-4, 4.34 in '08)

News & Notes

- The guys over at The Voice of Yankees Universe have recently added a message board to their site. They have over 150 registered users, all very passionate about our Yankees. Go check it out.

- Happy Birthday to Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira, he turns 29 today. Since starting the season 0-for-8 the birthday boy is 4-for-8, with two double, a homer, two RBI, two walks, and three runs scored.

UPDATE: Mark Teixeira will get the night off for his birthday due to a sore left wrist. Nick Swisher will get the start in his place.

- CC Sabathia is 14-10 with a 3.40 ERA in 31 starts against the Royals. Last season he faced them three times, going 1-2 with a 3.54 ERA

Speaking of CC, check out his new $14.9 million, 12,000 sq. foot mansion in Alpine that he just bought (hat-tip to River Ave. Blues):

More info on the house can be found here.

- Horacio Ramirez is 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA in five games - three starts - against the Yankees. Last year Ramirez was 0-0 with a 27.00 ERA in two relief appearances against the Yankees. In one inning he's allowed three runs on five hits.

Check out these two great pieces of info from Peter Abraham:

CATCH AS CATCH CAN: Jorge Posada has caught at least one game for 15 straight years. The last man to accomplish that with the same was Johnny Bench with the Reds from 1967-83. Thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau for that one.

THE DISH ON SWISH: When Nick Swisher drove in four runs against Baltimore on Thursday, he was the first Yankee to drive in four or more runs in his first start with the team since Roger Maris drove in four runs on April 19, 1960. Thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau for this one, too.

That's some pretty nice company to be in, ain't it?

Yanks vs. Ramirez

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
A. Rodriguez	11	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	.182	.182	.455	.636
D. Jeter	10	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
J. Posada	9	5	1	0	1	1	1	0	.556	.600	1.000	1.600
X. Nady	9	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.222	.364	.222	.586
J. Damon	7	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.429	.500	.429	.929
M. Teixeira	7	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	.429	.500	.571	1.071
N. Swisher	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.143	.250	.143	.393
R. Cano	6	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	.667	.667	.667	1.333
M. Cabrera	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333
H. Matsui	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400
B. Gardner	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
J. Molina	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
J. Miranda	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Totals	80	25	2	0	2	7	7	7	.313	.368	.413	.780

Royals vs. Sabathia

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
D. DeJesus	52	15	7	0	1	6	0	11	.288	.288	.481	.769
John Buck	39	8	3	0	1	4	5	10	.205	.295	.359	.654
M. Teahen	34	9	2	1	0	0	0	16	.265	.265	.382	.647
J. Guillen	20	4	1	0	0	0	0	9	.200	.238	.250	.488
W. Bloomquist	20	6	2	0	0	1	1	4	.300	.318	.400	.718
T. Pena	19	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.211	.250	.211	.461
M. Olivo	18	2	1	0	0	0	0	9	.111	.111	.167	.278
B. Butler	18	7	2	0	0	2	2	1	.389	.450	.500	.950
A. Gordon	16	2	0	0	0	1	1	4	.125	.176	.125	.301
C. Crisp	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.333	.667
T. Metcalf	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.333	.500	.833
Totals	244	60	18	1	2	15	9	71	.246	.276	.352	.629

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