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World Series Game 1
Yankees vs. Phillies
Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 7:57 p.m.
TV: FOX | Radio: WCBS 880, ESPN1050
YANKEES (0-0)
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jorge Posada C
Hideki Matsui DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Melky Cabrera CF
Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (3-0, 1.19 ERA)
PHILLIES (0-0)
Jimmy Rollins SS
Shane Victorino CF
Chase Utley 2B
Ryan Howard 1B
Jayson Werth RF
Raul Ibanez DH
Ben Francisco LF
Pedro Feliz 3B
Carlos Ruiz C
Pitching: LHP Cliff Lee (2-0, 0.74 ERA)
Yankees vs. Lee
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| D. Jeter | 27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .407 | .467 | .519 | .985 |
| M. Teixeira | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .391 | .462 | .696 | 1.157 |
| J. Damon | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .091 | .130 | .091 | .221 |
| J. Posada | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .273 | .667 | .939 |
| N. Swisher | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .333 | .458 | .444 | .903 |
| R. Cano | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .222 | .263 | .222 | .485 |
| H. Matsui | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .294 | .368 | .412 | .780 |
| A. Rodriguez | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | .333 | .450 | .733 | 1.183 |
| J. Molina | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .273 | .273 | .636 | .909 |
| M. Cabrera | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .333 | .545 | .879 |
| J. Hairston Jr. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .667 | .833 |
| B. Gardner | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| Totals | 194 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 18 | 29 | .294 | .355 | .490 | .845 |
Phillies vs. Sabathia
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| R. Ibanez | 40 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 10 | .275 | .326 | .525 | .851 |
| J. Rollins | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .727 | 1.091 |
| S. Victorino | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 |
| R. Howard | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .429 | .429 | .571 | 1.000 |
| J. Werth | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| P. Feliz | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| B. Francisco | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 |
| C. Utley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| E. Bruntlett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| C. Ruiz | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| M. Stairs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| Totals | 92 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 20 | .261 | .296 | .435 | .731 |
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.
- At 93-69 the Phillies had the second best record in the National League behind the Dodgers. They also went 48-33 on the road, tying them with the Angels for the best road record in baseball.
- The Phillies took two of the three meetings with the Yankees this season in Bronx.
- The Phillies took two of the three meetings with the Yankees this season in Bronx.
- In three starts against the Phillies in his career CC Sabathia is 1-1, with a 4.35 ERA. He faced them back on 5/24 this year and in 8 innings he allowed 3 earned runs on 9 hits, did not walk a batter and struck out 4 in a no decision. He got pounded by the Phils last year in the NLDS as a member of the Brewers, allowing 5 earned runs on 6 hits in just 3.2 innings.
- Cliff Lee has faced the Yankees nine times in his career and is 4-4, with a 5.02 ERA in those meetings. His numbers are similar in the Bronx, where he's 3-2, with a 4.94 ERA in five starts. He faced the Yankees twice this season, both times as a member of the Indians, and went 1-1, with a 3.00 ERA. In 12 innings pitched he allowed 4 earned on 16 hits, walked 5 and struck out 9.
- Congrats to WCBS 880's Suzyn Waldman will becomes the first woman radio announcer to call a World Series game tonight.
- First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden will throw out tonight's ceremonial first pitch.
- George Steinbrenner will be in the house for tonight's World Series opener.
- I may go to a friends house or bar to watch the game, so I'm not sure about a live chat tonight. It's really up to Joe, Mike and Durden. So if you guys want to create one please feel free.
Live chat update: Durden will be running the chat starting at nine. Sorry for the late start but he won't be home until then. Enjoy the game and the chat. GO YANKEES!!!!!
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