Game 52: Yankees vs. Rangers (Updates on Nady, Molina, Ransom and Marte)

Regular Season Game 52

Yankees vs. Rangers
New Yankee Stadium - The Bronx, NY
Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV/Radio: YES, WCBS 880

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (30-21)
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Hideki Matsui DH
Melky Cabrera RF
Brett Gardner CF

Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (3-2, 4.78 ERA)

RANGERS (30-20)
Ian Kinsler 2B
Michael Young 3B
Hank Blalock DH
Nelson Cruz RF
David Murphy LF
Marlon Byrd CF
Chris Davis 1B
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C
Elvis Andrus SS

Pitching: RHP Vicente Padilla (3-2, 4.71 ERA)

Yanks vs. Padilla

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
N. Swisher	15	1	0	0	1	3	2	5	.067	.263	.267	.530
J. Damon	11	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	.273	.273	.273	.545
A. Rodriguez	9	2	0	0	1	7	1	3	.222	.300	.556	.856
D. Jeter	8	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	.250	.333	.250	.583
R. Cano	8	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.375	.375	.750	1.125
M. Teixeira	7	2	0	0	2	4	2	2	.286	.455	1.143	1.597
C. Ransom	5	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	.400	.400	1.000	1.400
J. Molina	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500	.750
X. Nady	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667
M. Cabrera	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167
J. Posada	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.000	.667	.000	.667
H. Matsui	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000
Totals	74	19	2	0	6	19	10	19	.257	.364	.527	.891

Rangers vs. Burnett

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
A. Jones	35	10	2	0	3	8	12	4	.286	.469	.600	1.069
M. Young	21	5	1	0	1	1	0	4	.238	.238	.429	.667
M. Byrd	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.083	.083	.083	.167
I. Kinsler	11	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	.182	.308	.182	.490
H. Blalock	10	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	.100	.250	.100	.350
J. Hamilton	9	4	2	0	1	3	0	1	.444	.500	1.000	1.500
D. Murphy	9	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	.222	.417	.222	.639
O. Vizquel	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000	.286	.000	.286
C. Davis	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200
J.Saltalamacchia	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
E. Andrus	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
N. Cruz	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.667	.000	.667
Totals	121	26	5	0	5	13	22	24	.215	.351	.380	.732

New & Notes

UPDATED 6:57 p.m.: Here's an update on Xavier Nady, Cody Ransom and Jose Molina from NJ.com:

Outfielder Xavier Nady, who suffered a setback while rehabbing in Tampa Monday, "felt much better" Tuesday, Girardi said. He only had pain in his injured right elbow during two throws, Girardi said, and will take Wednesday off before throwing again Thursday.

Other Tampa updates: Catcher Jose Molina, who was pulled from an extended spring training game Monday with pain in his injured left quad, had an MRI Tuesday. The results were sent up to team doctors, who will make a decision tonight if he'll stay in Florida or continue rehabbing back in New York. Reliever Damaso Marte will throw a bullpen session Friday, and third baseman Cody Ransom will go to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Thursday.

- There is a vote going on over at NBCNewYork.com about which new NY baseball stadium is the best, Yankee Stadium or Citi Field. Right now Citi Field is winning 52% to 48% for NYS. The voting ends next Wednesday so go vote!

- In his career against the Rangers, A.J. Burnett is 2-2, with a 4.02 ERA. His last start came against Texas, and it was a very good performance. In six innings he allowed no runs on three hits, walked four and struck out seven.

- Vincente Padilla has made three starts against the Yankees in his career and is 1-1, with a 5.51 ERA. In his only start at the old stadium, he went 1-0, with a 2.70 ERA, allowing two runs on three hits, walked three and struck out six in 6.2 innings pitched. In 2008 he made one start against them and took a no decision. In six innings he allowed four runs on eight hits, walked two, and struck out five.

- Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira both have hitting streaks going. Jeter has a 15-game streak and Teixeira has hit safely in 14 straight.

- The Yankees have not committed an error in a major league record 18 straight games.

- The Rangers placed Josh Hamilton on the DL with a sports hernia.

- The Save Gate Two project hit the mainstream media again today when Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports wrote this article about it. Here's some of the article:

The group wants to preserve Gate 2 of the old stadium as an entry to the planned Heritage Park, which will include a baseball field and two softball fields once the demolition ends. Gate 2 was one of the least-adulterated parts of the stadium in its mid-’70s renovation, and its aesthetics remain: It’s an imposing structure with stunning arches, the perfect gateway for fans to pay tribute to the past while looking across the street to witness the present.

The plan’s beauty comes not just in its attempt to honor the stadium’s history but in how it dovetails with the city’s current strategy. Gate 2 would not cut into the park’s green space. It would cost money to update, certainly, though not an unreasonable amount. And it would bring so much more than the hollow plaques that commemorate edifices that time forgets.
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The Gate 2 group has spoken with city workers in hopes they’ll consider salvaging something, and the feedback has been positive. Only … well, this is the nation’s biggest city, one that deals with more pressing matters than the preservation of a piece of a baseball stadium, no matter how important and culturally significant it may be, and on the list of priorities, it isn’t high.
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They are a great franchise in part because they recognize their history. They honor their stars in Monument Park and created a practical replica of their old building with the new one and treat their best living players like royalty. If any team should understand why Gate 2 needs to stand, it’s the Yankees.

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