Regular Season Game 6: Yankees @ Rays

Regular Season Game 6
Yankees @ Rays
Tropicana Field - St. Petersburg, FL
Game Time: 1:40 p.m.
TV: YES, TBS | Radio: WCBS

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (3-2)
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: RHP A.J. Burnett (0-0, 5.40 ERA)

RAYS (3-2)
Jason Bartlett SS
Carl Crawford LF
Ben Zobrist RF
Evan Longoria 3B
Carlos Pena 1B
B.J. Upton CF
Pat Burrell DH
Dioner Navarro C
Sean Rodriguez 2B

Pitching: RHP James Shields (0-0, 4.50 ERA)

Yankees vs. Shields

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
D. Jeter	30	12	1	0	1	5	1	3	.400	.419	.533	.953
R. Cano	23	11	3	2	2	6	1	4	.478	.500	1.043	1.543
J. Posada	18	4	2	0	0	2	0	1	.222	.222	.333	.556
C. Granderson	18	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	.056	.105	.167	.272
M. Teixeira	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	.188	.235	.188	.423
A. Rodriguez	15	3	1	0	1	2	3	4	.200	.333	.467	.800
N. Swisher	9	2	0	0	2	6	1	3	.222	.300	.889	1.189
N. Johnson	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.333	.400	.733
M. Thames	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.400	.400	.400	.800
B. Gardner	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Totals	140	40	7	3	6	23	7	26	.286	.322	.507	.829

Rays vs. Burnett

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
P. Burrell	44	9	2	0	2	9	12	9	.205	.368	.386	.755
C. Crawford	44	15	2	0	1	3	3	6	.341	.375	.455	.830
B.J. Upton	29	6	0	0	0	1	5	15	.207	.324	.207	.530
C. Pena	27	3	0	0	1	3	5	12	.111	.294	.222	.516
D. Navarro	25	5	1	0	1	3	0	6	.200	.259	.360	.619
E. Longoria	25	8	2	0	1	3	0	9	.320	.320	.520	.840
J. Bartlett	21	5	1	0	1	2	0	5	.238	.273	.429	.701
B. Zobrist	14	3	2	0	1	2	1	2	.214	.267	.571	.838
W. Aybar	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000
G. Kapler	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
R. Brignac	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
S. Rodriguez	4	2	1	0	1	3	0	2	.500	.500	1.500	2.000
K. Shoppach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
Totals	251	57	11	0	9	29	26	71	.227	.312	.378	.691

(Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN)

News & Notes

- In 21 career starts against the Rays, A.J. Burnett is 11-4, with a 2.77 ERA. He's 5-2, with a 2.05 ERA in 10 starts at The Trop. Last season he went 4-0, with a 1.97 ERA in 5 starts against them, and was 3-0, with a 1.35 ERA in Tampa.

- James Shields in 1-7, with a 6.00 ERA in 9 career starts against the Yanks. Last year he went 0-1, with an 8.44 ERA in one start against them.

- Today's umpires: HP Laz Diaz, 1B Vic Carapazza, 2B James Hoye, 3B Wally Bell

- I just noticed that Baseball-Reference now has umpire splits so I'll be adding those to the game notes from now on.With Laz Diaz behind the plate, A.J. is 0-1, with a 3.06 ERA in three games. Shields is 0-0, with a 3.46 ERA in two starts with Diaz behind the plate.

- Happy Birth day Tex! The Yankees first baseman turns 30 today.

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