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Yankees @ Phillies
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
Game Time: 7:57 p.m.
TV: FOX | Radio: WCBS 880
Here are the lineups:
YANKEES (3-1)
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Nick Swisher RF
Robinson Cano 2B
Brett Gardner CF
Jose Molina C
A.J. Burnett P
Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (1-0, 3.55 ERA)
PHILLIES (1-3)
Jimmy Rollins SS
Shane Victorino CF
Chase Utley 2B
Ryan Howard 1B
Jayson Werth RF
Raul Ibanez LF
Pedro Feliz 3B
Carlos Ruiz C
Cliff Lee P
Pitching: LHP Cliff Lee (3-0, 0.54 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 |
E. Hinske | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Gardner | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
Totals | 200 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 18 | 32 | .285 | .345 | .475 | .820 |
Phillies vs. Burnett
AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
J. Rollins | 43 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | .256 | .340 | .395 | .735 |
C. Utley | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .286 | .348 | .524 | .872 |
R. Ibanez | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .267 | .294 | .333 | .627 |
P. Feliz | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .200 | .333 |
P. Bako | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 | .333 | .286 | .619 |
R. Howard | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .167 | .167 | .667 | .833 |
M. Stairs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .273 | .333 | .818 | 1.152 |
J. Werth | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .143 | .333 | .571 | .905 |
S. Victorino | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .500 | .667 |
G. Dobbs | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .714 | .833 | 1.548 |
C. Ruiz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
B. Francisco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
Totals | 156 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 41 | .263 | .324 | .481 | .804 |
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.
- A.J. Burnett has faced the Phillies 17 times (16 as a starter), and is 5-8, with a 4.75 ERA. He faced them one time this season, losing on May 22nd at the stadium. In 6 innings he allowed 5 earned runs on 8 hits, walked 2, and struck out 7. He also allowed three home runs. However, he did shut down the Phillies in game 2 of the series back in the Bronx.
In 11 starts in Philly Burnett is 3-6, with a 4.75 ERA. The last time he pitched there was back on 5/7/08. That day in 6.1 innings he allowed 2 earned runs on 4 hits, walked 3, struck out 8, and picked up a win. It was his first win in Philly since 4/29/05.
- The Phillies took two of the three meetings with the Yankees in the Bronx during the regular season. Including the playoffs the Yankees are 4-3 against Philly.
- In nine career starts against the Yankees Cliff Lee is 4-4, with a 5.02 ERA. He faced the Yankees twice during the regular 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. He was nearly unhittable in game 1 of the series as he threw a complete game and allowed just one unearned run.
- The Phillies took two of the three meetings with the Yankees in the Bronx during the regular season. Including the playoffs the Yankees are 4-3 against Philly.
- The Yankees are one win away from becoming the first team to win a World Series with a three-man rotation since the 1991 Minnesota Twins (Jack Morris, Kevin Tapani, and Scott Erickson).
- Joe Girardi said prior to the game that the Yankees were in talks with Major League Baseball to make a move to replace Melky Cabrera on the roster.
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