Friday, October 16, 2009

ALCS Game 1: Yankees vs. Angels - Live Game Chat

*********LIVE GAME CHAT AT BOTTOM OF POST*********

ALCS Game 1
Yankees vs. Angels
Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 7:57 p.m.
TV: FOX | Radio: WCBS 880



Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (0-0)
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Hideki Matsui DH
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Melky Cabrera CF

Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (1-0, 1.37 ERA)

ANGELS (0-0)
Chone Figgins 3B
Bobby Abreu RF
Torii Hunter CF
Vladimir Guerrero DH
Juan Rivera LF
Kendry Morales 1B
Howie Kendrick 2B
Jeff Mathis C
Erick Aybar SS

Pitching: RHP John Lackey (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

Yankees vs. Lackey

ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS
A. Rodriguez 51 9 1 1 4 6 9 23 .176 .295 .471 .766
M. Teixeira 49 19 2 0 2 11 6 5 .388 .464 .551 1.015
J. Damon 48 16 2 0 0 4 3 4 .333 .373 .375 .748
D. Jeter 44 15 6 0 1 5 4 11 .341 .442 .545 .988
N. Swisher 43 5 1 0 1 4 6 17 .116 .255 .209 .464
J. Posada 29 12 2 0 1 3 3 7 .414 .469 .586 1.055
H. Matsui 28 8 2 0 1 7 3 3 .286 .344 .464 .808
R. Cano 26 6 3 0 0 1 1 3 .231 .259 .346 .605
M. Cabrera 25 9 2 0 0 1 1 5 .360 .385 .440 .825
J. Hairston Jr. 9 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 .333 .333 .778 1.111
B. Gardner 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500
J. Molina 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500
Totals35710322111433681.289.365.448.813

Angels vs. Sabathia

ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS
T. Hunter 68 20 8 0 3 17 6 16 .294 .351 .544 .895
G. Matthews Jr. 26 5 1 0 0 1 4 10 .192 .300 .231 .531
C. Figgins 16 5 0 1 1 1 3 2 .313 .421 .625 1.046
V. Guerrero 15 3 1 0 1 2 1 3 .200 .250 .467 .717
R. Quinlan 14 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .214 .313 .214 .527
H. Kendrick 12 8 1 0 0 2 1 1 .667 .692 .750 1.442
J. Rivera 11 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .273 .250 .273 .523
M. Izturis 10 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 .500 .583 .500 1.083
B. Abreu 9 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .333 .400 .444 .844
K. Morales 9 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
M. Napoli 9 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 .333 .500 .778 1.278
J. Mathis 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .333 .200 .533
R. Willits 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals209621416332340.297.368.459.827

News & Notes

- At 103-59 the Yankees had the best record in all of baseball. And at 57-24 they had the best home record in the majors.

- The Yankees and Angels split the season series winning five games each. The Yankees were 3-1 against the Angels this year at Yankee Stadium.

- In 14 career starts against the Angels, CC Sabathia is 5-7, with a 4.72 ERA. In two starts against them this year he was hit hard, going 0-2, with a 6.08 ERA. In six starts in the postseason CC is 3-3, with a 6.54 ERA.

- In 12 postseason games (10 starts) Lackey is 3-3, with a 3.02 ERA.

- John Lackey has made 16 career starts against the Yankees, and 5-7, with a 4.66 ERA. He won his only start against them this year, going 7 innings and allowing just 2 ER on 6 hits, walked 3, and struck out 6. In the Bronx he's 3-3, with a 3.76 ERA in 8 career starts.

- David Cone will throw out tonight's ceremonial first pitch.

- I won't be around tonight for the chat, but Joe and Durden will be running it in my place. If anyone sends in a comment under my name IT'S NOT ME.

****LIVE GAME CHAT STARTS @ 7:45 PM****

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