Opening Night - Yankees @ Red Sox

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Yankees @ Red Sox

Fenway Park - Boston, MA
Game Time: 8:05 p.m.
TV: YES, ESPN | Radio: WCBS

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (0-0)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Johnson DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Curtis Granderson CF
Nick Swisher RF
Brett Gardner LF

Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (19-8, 3.37 ERA in 2009)

RED SOX (0-0)
Jacoby Ellsbury LF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Victor Martinez C
Kevin Youkilis 1B
David Ortiz DH
J.D. Drew RF
Adrian Beltre 3B
Mike Cameron CF
Marco Scutaro, SS

Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (17-6, 3.86 ERA in 2009)

Yankees vs. Beckett

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
D. Jeter	51	16	1	0	2	4	2	3	.314	.340	.451	.791
R. Cano	44	15	5	0	3	10	4	4	.341	.396	.659	1.055
A. Rodriguez	43	12	3	0	2	10	5	10	.279	.354	.488	.843
J. Posada	31	10	1	0	0	3	2	10	.323	.364	.355	.718
N. Swisher	21	5	0	0	1	2	4	6	.238	.360	.381	.741
M. Teixeira	20	3	0	0	0	1	5	8	.150	.320	.150	.470
C. Granderson	14	2	0	1	0	0	0	8	.143	.143	.286	.429
B. Gardner	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000
N. Johnson	9	3	0	1	0	2	4	2	.333	.538	.556	1.094
R. Winn	8	2	0	0	1	2	0	2	.250	.250	.625	.875
R. Pena	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Totals	257	70	10	2	9	34	26	58	.272	.339	.432	.771

Red Sox vs. Sabathia

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
D. Ortiz	26	7	1	0	2	4	2	5	.269	.321	.538	.860
M. Lowell	19	5	1	0	0	1	0	7	.263	.263	.316	.579
M. Scutaro	17	6	0	0	0	3	4	1	.353	.476	.353	.829
K. Youkilis	17	5	1	0	0	0	1	4	.294	.368	.353	.721
J. Varitek	16	2	1	0	1	4	1	3	.125	.222	.375	.597
D. Pedroia	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.067	.125	.067	.192
M. Cameron	13	6	3	2	0	0	0	2	.462	.500	1.000	1.500
A. Beltre	13	1	1	0	0	0	1	5	.077	.143	.154	.297
V. Martinez	11	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	.182	.308	.182	.490
J.D. Drew	10	2	1	0	0	1	0	5	.200	.200	.300	.500
J. Ellsbury	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.100	.100	.100	.200
B. Hall	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	.167	.167	.333	.500
Totals	204	45	12	2	3	18	14	53	.221	.279	.343	.622

News & Notes

• Francisco Cervelli could play tonight if needed, according to manager Joe Girardi.

• Here's a quote from Joe Girardi regarding the 8th inning via Chad Jennings: “It’s going to depend on where they are in their lineup tonight.”

• Alfredo Aceves is available to pitch tonight.

• Jorge Posada hit .409/.536/.614 with 2 HR and 9 RBI against Boston last year.

• Mark Teixeira smacked 6 homers and drove in 13 RBIs while hitting .351/.461/.662 against the Sox. .343/.489/.514 in Boston.

• Alex Rodriguez hit .300/.407/.620 with 4 HR and 13 RBI in '09 against Boston. In Fenway, he hit .333/.440/.619, with a homer and 8 RBI.

• In 4 starts against the Red Sox in 2009, CC Sabathia went 3-1, with a 2.22 ERA. He was just 1-1, with a 4.61 ERA at Fenway. He's 5-5, with a 3.29 ERA in 11 career starts against Boston. 2-2, with a 3.19 ERA in his career at Fenway.

• In 5 starts against the Yankees last season, Josh Beckett went 2-1, with a 5.34 ERA. He's 9-5 with a 5.33 ERA in 17 career starts.
  

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