Game 112: Yankees vs. Blue Jays - Live Chat @ 6:30

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Regular Season Game 112

Yankees vs. Blue Jays

Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (69-42)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jorge Posada DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Jerry Hairston Jr. LF
Melky Cabrera CF
Jose Molina C

Pitching: RHP Sergio Mitre (1-0, 7.50 ERA)

BLUE JAYS (53-57)
Marco Scutaro SS
Aaron Hill 2B
Adam Lind DH
Lyle Overbay 1B
Vernon Wells CF
Jose Bautista RF
Edwin Encarnacion 3B
Rod Barajas C
Joe Inglett LF

Pitching: LHP Marc Rzepczynski (1-3, 3.74 ERA)

Yanks vs. Rzepczynski

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
A. Rodriguez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
D. Jeter	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
J. Damon	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667
M. Teixeira	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
N. Swisher	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.667	.667	1.667	2.333
R. Cano	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000
J. Molina	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
M. Cabrera	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
J. Hairston Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500
Totals	23	5	1	0	1	3	1	7	.217	.250	.391	.641

Blue Jays vs. Mitre

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
E. Encarnacion	7	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.286	.375	.286	.661
A. Hill	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333
V. Wells	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400
L. Overbay	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.600	.500	1.100
M. Scutaro	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
A. Lind	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.667	.667	1.667	2.333
R. Barajas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
A. Rios	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
J. Bautista	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	1.000	1.000	4.000	5.000
J. Inglett	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Totals	34	11	0	0	2	5	5	8	.324	.410	.500	.910

News & Notes

- The Yankees are 24-13 against left-handed pitching this season, which is second best in baseball behind the Angels (24-10). Derek Jeter is hitting .423 against lefties.

- The Yanks have won seven in a row, 31 of their last 40, and are 6.5 games ahead of Boston in the AL East. And at 69-42 they now have the best record in all of baseball.

- Since losing two out of three to the Nationals from June 16-18, the Yankees are 18-3 at home. Overall they're 39-17 in the Bronx which is tied for best home record in the game with the San Francisco Giants.

- Mariano Rivera has converted 32-of-33 save opportunities this season. He's converted 28 straight saves which is the longest such streak in the Majors.

- The Yankees have never lost a lead of 6 games or more.