Series Preview: Yankees vs. Royals

Yankees vs. Royals
New Yankee Stadium
(three games)

There's really not much to preview anymore. The Yanks have everything locked up so they'll be resting a lot of guys this week. As for the pitchers, these starts will all be final tuneups heading into the playoffs. So this will just be the pitching matchups and injury report. The really interesting series will be going on in Detroit between the Tigers and Twins.

Pitching Matchups

Game 1: Tonight @ 7:05 p.m. | TV/Radio: YES, WCBS
RHP Chad Gaudin (1-0, 3.71) vs. RHP Luke Hochevar (7-11, 5.98)

Game 2: Tomorrow @ 7:05 p.m. | TV/Radio: YES, WCBS
RHP A.J. Burnett (12-9, 4.19) vs. RHP Anthony Lerew (0-1, 3.86)

Game 3: Wednesday @ 7:05 p.m. | TV/ Radio: YES, WCBS
RHP Joba Chamberlain (9-6, 4.72) vs. RHP Robinson Tejeda (4-2, 3.41)

Injury Report

YANKEES:
- David Robertson, RP: Is progressing in his recovery from a tight shoulder and should be back by the end of the month.
- Chien-Ming Wang, SP: 15-day DL is done for the year after arthriscopic surgery on his shoulder. He will likely be out for 12 months.
- Xavier Nady, RF: Done for year, season-ending Tommy John surgery. 10-12 months to recover.

ROYALS:
- Mike Aviles, SS/3B: 60-Day DL with a trained right forearm.
- Bruce Chen, SP/RP: 60-Day DL with a torn left oblique muscle.
- Coco Crisp, CF: 60-Day DL after having right shoulder surgery - out for season.
- Jose Guillen, RF/LF: 60-Day DL with a strained right hamstring.
- Doug Waechter, RP: 60-Day DL after having right shoulder surgery - out for season.