Regular Seaon Game 36: Yankees vs. Twins

Regular Season Game 36

Yankees vs. Twins
Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 1:05 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS | XM: 175

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (23-12)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada DH
Marcus Thames LF
Francisco Cervelli C
Brett Gardner CF

Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (4-0, 2.08 ERA)

TWINS (22-13)
Denard Span CF
Orlando Hudson 2B
Joe Mauer DH
Justin Morneau 1B
Michael Cuddyer RF
Delmon Young LF
Brendan Harris
Nick Punto 3B
Drew Butera C

Pitching: LHP Francisco Liriano (4-2, 2.36 ERA)

Yankees vs. Liriano

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
M. Teixeira	9	1	0	0	1	1	1	7	.111	.200	.444	.644
M. Thames	9	4	0	0	3	3	0	2	.444	.444	1.444	1.889
N. Swisher	9	3	1	0	0	0	1	3	.333	.400	.444	.844
R. Cano	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.167	.286	.333	.619
D. Jeter	5	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	.400	.500	1.000	1.500
A. Rodriguez	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.000	.500	.000	.500
J. Posada	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.500	.333	.833
B. Gardner	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333
Totals	47	14	2	0	5	8	7	15	.298	.400	.660	1.060

Twins vs. Pettitte

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
J. Thome	28	6	2	0	0	2	2	10	.214	.290	.286	.576
B. Harris	17	8	2	0	0	0	0	4	.471	.471	.588	1.059
M. Cuddyer	14	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	.357	.357	.643	1.000
D. Young	14	9	2	0	0	3	0	0	.643	.643	.786	1.429
O. Hudson	13	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	.308	.357	.385	.742
J. Mauer	10	4	0	0	1	2	1	0	.400	.455	.700	1.155
J. Morneau	10	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000
N. Punto	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
A. Casilla	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
D. Span	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
J. Kubel	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000	.250
Totals	123	44	10	0	2	11	5	18	.358	.388	.488	.875

Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN

News & Notes

- Andrew Eugene Pettitte has faced the Twins 19 times, and in those games he's 9-5m with a 3.70 ERA. He won his only regular season start against them last year, allowing 4 runs on 12 hits in 6.2 innings. Here are some more of Andy's stats: K/9: 6.23, BB/9: 3.00, HR/9: 0.23, GB rate: 48.2%, FIP: 2.08, xFIP: 3.12, BABIP: .285.

- In three games (two starts) against the Yankees, Francisco Liriano is 0-1, with a 2.77 ERA. Both starts starts came last year when he went 0-1, with a 3.18 ERA. His one and only appearence in the Bronx was also last year, when he went 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6 in a no decision.

- The Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Alfonso Marquez.

- Chan Ho Park could return to the Yankees pen on Sunday.

- Click on the team name for the Yankees or Twins 2010 batting stats.

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