Game 138 Yankees vs. Rays

Regular Season Game 138
Yankees vs. Rays

Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 1:05 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (87-50)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Eric Hinske DH
Melky Cabrera LF
Brett Gardner CF - Welcome back!

Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (16-7, 3.48 ERA)

RAYS (72-64)
Jason Bartlett SS
Carl Crawford LF
Ben Zobrist 2B
Carlos Pena 1B
Pat Burrell DH
Evan Longoria 3B
Gabe Kapler RF
Dioner Navarro C
Fernando Perez CF

Pitching: RHP Matt Garza (7-9, 4.01 ERA)

Yankees vs. Garza

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
D. Jeter	21	7	0	1	0	1	1	1	.333	.364	.429	.792
R. Cano	19	6	1	0	1	4	0	2	.316	.316	.526	.842
J. Damon	16	2	1	1	0	1	1	2	.125	.176	.313	.489
A. Rodriguez	12	4	0	0	1	2	2	1	.333	.400	.583	.983
J. Posada	10	3	0	0	0	2	1	2	.300	.333	.300	.633
M. Teixeira	10	1	0	0	0	2	3	2	.100	.357	.100	.457
M. Cabrera	10	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200	.273	.200	.473
H. Matsui	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	.111	.200	.222	.422
X. Nady	8	2	0	0	1	2	0	2	.250	.250	.625	.875
N. Swisher	7	4	1	0	2	2	3	2	.571	.700	1.571	2.271
J. Molina	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
B. Gardner	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	.200	.333	.200	.533
E. Hinske	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100
R. Pena	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333
Totals	139	35	4	2	5	18	16	24	.252	.329	.417	.746

Rays vs. Sabathia

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
C. Crawford	32	9	2	1	0	2	0	6	.281	.281	.406	.688
J. Bartlett	32	10	2	0	1	3	1	6	.313	.343	.469	.812
C. Pena	28	4	1	0	2	2	3	13	.143	.226	.393	.619
G. Kapler	16	5	1	0	1	1	4	2	.313	.450	.563	1.013
B.J. Upton	12	4	1	0	2	3	2	2	.333	.429	.917	1.345
D. Navarro	10	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	.100	.083	.100	.183
A. Iwamura	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.100	.100	.100	.200
B. Zobrist	8	4	1	1	1	2	1	0	.500	.556	1.250	1.806
P. Burrell	7	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	.143	.333	.286	.619
G. Zaun	6	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	.167	.444	.167	.611
W. Aybar	4	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250
E. Longoria	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667
R. Brignac	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Totals	171	42	9	2	9	20	15	42	.246	.309	.480	.788

News & Notes

- The Yanks are 36-13 since the All-Star break. They've also won 49 of their last 67, and at 86-50 they have the best record in all of baseball. They currently lead Boston by 7.5 games in the AL East. They also lead the Angels by 5 games for the best record in baseball. Their magic number is 19.

- At 45-20 the Yankees have the best home record in baseball.

- In 13 starts in his career against Tampa, CC Sabathia is 7-2 with a 2.94 ERA. This year he's 0-1, with a 5.93 ERA against them. In his last seven starts CC is 6-0, with a 2.45 ERA. His ERA is just 1.83 over his last six starts.

- In 8 games (7 starts) against the Yankees, Matt Garza is 1-3, with a 3.80 ERA. In three starts against the Yanks this season he's 0-1, with a 2.84 ERA.

- Brett Gardner is back from his rehab stint with the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.

- Shelley Duncan was also called up from Scranton today.

- Mo has converted 38-of-39 save opportunities this season, and now leads the majors in saves. He's converted 34 straight saves which is the longest such streak in the Majors, and the longest of Mo's hall of fame career.

- In 5 games since returning from the DL, Damaso Marte has allowed just one walk and struck out 5 in 4.1 scoreless innings

- Derek Jeter 3 hits shy of Lou Gehrig's all-time Yankee mark.

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