Saturday, October 31, 2009

World Series Game 3: Yankees @ Phillies -- Live Game Chat @ 7:45 PM

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World Series Game 3
Yankees @ Phillies
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
Game Time: 7:57 p.m.
TV: FOX | Radio: WCBS 880


Here are the lineups:

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

Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (2-0, 2.37 ERA)

PHILLIES (1-1)
Jimmy Rollins SS
Shane Victorino CF
Chase Utley 2B
Ryan Howard 1B
Jayson Werth RF
Raul Ibanez LF
Pedro Feliz 3B
Carlos Ruiz C
Cole Hamels P

Pitching: LHP Cole Hamels (1-1, 6.75 ERA)

Yankees vs. Hamels

ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS
M. Teixeira 17 5 0 0 2 5 0 3 .294 .294 .647 .941
J. Hairston Jr. 10 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 .200 .200 .600 .800
D. Jeter 7 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .571 .571 .571 1.143
M. Cabrera 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
J. Damon 5 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .600 .714 .800 1.514
A. Rodriguez 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .333 .000 .333
J. Posada 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
H. Matsui 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
R. Cano 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
B. Gardner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals60173038311.283.328.483.811

Phillies vs. Pettitte

ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS
R. Ibanez 21 6 1 0 1 3 0 5 .286 .318 .476 .794
J. Rollins 18 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 .222 .222 .389 .611
J. Werth 13 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 .077 .077 .308 .385
M. Stairs 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
R. Howard 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .111 .111 .222
P. Feliz 7 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 .286 .500 .286 .786
C. Utley 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 .250 .143 .393
S. Victorino 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
B. Francisco 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400 .500 .400 .900
C. Ruiz 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
P. Bako 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals99221049520.222.267.354.620

News & Notes

- At 103-59 the Yankees had the best record in all of baseball. The Yankees finish the '09 season 46-35 on the road, the second best record in the American League.

- At 93-69 the Phillies had the second best record in the National League behind the Dodgers. The Phillies were not too great at home this season, posting a 46-35 record, good for 6th in the National League. But in their last 12 postseason games at home they're 11-1.

- Andy Pettitte has started seven games against the Phillies in his career, and is 2-2 with a 3.67 ERA. Four of those starts came in Philly, where he's 1-2, with a 2.52 ERA. In a no decision against them earlier this year he allowed 4 earned runs on 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5 in 7 innings.

In 38 career postseason starts, Pettitte is 16-9 with a 3.83 ERA. The 16 wins are an all-time record. This year he's 2-0, with a 2.37 ERA in three postseason starts. In 19 innings pitched Pettitte has allowed 5 earned runs on 17 hits, walked 3 and struck out 15.

Remember, pitchers hit in the NL so Andy will be getting some at-bats. Pettitte is a lifetime .134/.161/.183 hitter. This year he went 1-for-5 at the plate.

- In two starts against the Yankees Cole Hamels is 0-1, with a 2.77 ERA. In one start against them this year he pitched 6 innings, allowing 2 earned runs on 8 hits, did not walk a batter, and struck out 5. He did not get a decision.

After being lights-out last October, Hamels has struggled a bit this time around. In three starts he's 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA. In 14.2 innings he's allowed 11 earned runs on 22 hits, walked 2 and struck out 12. In his career in the playoffs he's 5-2 with a 3.36 ERA in nine starts.

- The Phillies took two of the three meetings with the Yankees in the Bronx during the regular season. Including the playoffs the Yankees are 2-3 against Philly.

- Joe Girardi announced before tonight's game that CC Sabathia will start game 4 tomorrow. He also said that both Andy Pettitte and A.J. Burnett could go on short rest too.

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