Game 59: Yankees @ Orioles - Gardner Update: X-Rays Negative

Regular Season Game 59

Yankees @ Orioles
Camden Yards - Baltimore, MD
Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS | XM: 176

YANKEES (36-22)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada DH
Curtis Granderson CF
Francisco Cervelli C
Kevin Russo LF

Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (5-3, 4.14 ERA)

ORIOLES (16-42)
Julio Lugo 2B
Miguel Tejada 3B
Nick Markakis RF
Ty Wigginton 1B
Luke Scott LF
Adam Jones CF
Matt Wieters C
Garrett Atkins DH
Cesar Izturis SS

Pitching: RHP Chris Tillman (0-1, 7.71 ERA)

Yankees vs. Tillman

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
C. Granderson	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.750	1.000
A. Rodriguez	3	2	0	0	1	3	0	1	.667	.667	1.667	2.333
D. Jeter	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.667	.667	.667	1.333
J. Posada	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000
M. Thames	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
R. Cano	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333
M. Teixeira	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167
N. Swisher	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333
B. Gardner	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Totals	25	10	0	1	1	4	2	8	.400	.444	.600	1.044

Orioles vs. Sabathia

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
M. Tejada	41	13	3	0	2	5	3	5	.317	.364	.537	.900
T. Wigginton	33	9	2	0	1	2	3	3	.273	.333	.424	.758
N. Markakis	27	6	2	0	1	4	1	3	.222	.233	.407	.641
C. Izturis	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333
J. Lugo	21	4	1	0	1	2	2	2	.190	.261	.381	.642
A. Jones	19	5	0	1	1	3	2	4	.263	.333	.526	.860
G. Atkins	13	7	0	0	0	2	3	1	.538	.625	.538	1.163
M. Wieters	12	2	0	0	1	1	1	5	.167	.231	.417	.647
L. Montanez	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.083	.000	.083
C. Patterson	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	.250	.333	.375	.708
L. Scott	7	1	0	0	1	3	2	3	.143	.333	.571	.905
C. Tatum	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Totals	219	53	9	1	8	22	18	34	.242	.300	.402	.702

Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN

News & Notes

- Mark Feinsand reports that x-rays on Brett Gardner's left thumb came back negative and he's listed as day-to-day.

- CC Sabathia has made 17 career starts against the O's, and is 12-1, with a 2.60 ERA. Of those 17 starts, 8 came in Baltimore, where CC is 6-1, with a 2.91 ERA. In three starts against the O's this season he's 3-0, with a 2.78 ERA. Here are some of CC's 2010 stats: FIP: 4.54, xFIP: 3.97, BABIP: .259, K/9: 7.01, BB/9: 2.76, HR/9: 1.38, GB rate: 51.1%, WAR: 0.7.

- Orioles starter Chris Tillman has only faced the Yankees one time, and that came last year in a win. In five innings he allowed 4 runs on 9 hits, walked 2 and struck out 8.

- The Yankees are 9-1 against the Orioles this season, and have won their last 9 in a row.

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

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