Game 91: Yankees vs. Rays

Regular Season Game 91

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

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (57-33)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Marcus Thames DH
Curtis Granderson CF
Brett Gardner LF

Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (11-2, 2.70 ERA)

RAYS (55-35)
B.J. Upton CF
Carl Crawford LF
Evan Longoria 3B
Carlos Pena 1B
Ben Zobrist RF
Jason Bartlett SS
Gabe Kapler DH
Kelly Shoppach C
Sean Rodriguez 2B

Pitching: LHP David Price (12-4, 2.42 ERA)

Yankees vs. Price

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
D. Jeter	14	2	1	0	1	1	1	4	.143	.200	.429	.629
A. Rodriguez	13	4	1	1	1	3	2	3	.308	.400	.769	1.169
M. Teixeira	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258
R. Cano	11	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	.182	.250	.182	.432
J. Posada	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.000	.167	.000	.167
C. Granderson	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.125	.125	.125	.250
M. Thames	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286
N. Swisher	7	2	0	0	1	1	4	2	.286	.545	.714	1.260
B. Gardner	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
F. Cervelli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
R. Pena	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Totals	86	13	2	1	3	6	10	19	.151	.247	.302	.550

Rays vs. Pettitte

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
C. Crawford	42	14	1	0	0	4	2	4	.333	.364	.357	.721
C. Pena	38	12	0	2	5	8	4	11	.316	.422	.816	1.238
G. Kapler	27	9	1	0	1	3	1	3	.333	.357	.481	.839
B.J. Upton	26	7	2	0	1	4	5	5	.269	.375	.462	.837
J. Bartlett	20	8	2	1	1	5	3	1	.400	.478	.750	1.228
E. Longoria	18	2	1	0	1	2	3	10	.111	.238	.333	.571
B. Zobrist	14	6	0	0	2	4	3	0	.429	.500	.857	1.357
W. Aybar	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.077	.143	.077	.220
K. Shoppach	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667
R. Brignac	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
S. Rodriguez	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500
Totals	209	62	8	3	11	30	22	38	.297	.369	.522	.890

Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN

News & Notes

- Andy Pettitte has faced the Rays 30 times (29 as a starter) and is 16-6, with a 4.01 ERA. On May 20th, he got beat up in his only start against them this year. In 5 innings he allowed 7 runs (6 earned) on 9 hits including 3 homers, walked 2, and struck out 3. Pettitte and the Yankees lost 8-6 that day.... Here are some of Andy's 2010 stats: FIP: 3.82, xFIP: 4.01, BABIP: .265, K/9: 6.91, BB/9: 2.78, HR/9: 0.87, GB rate: 80.6%, WAR: 2.0

- David Price is 2-0, with a 2.56 ERA in 5 games (4 starts) against the Yankees. He beat them the only time he faced them this year. In 7.2 innings he allowed 3 runs on 7 hits, walked 3 and struck out 7. .... And some of Price's numbers: FIP: 3.59, xFIP: 3.95, BABIP: .276, K/9: 7.80, BB/9: 3.36, HR/9: 0.70, GB rate: 47.2%, WAR: 2.3

- Derek Jeter month-by-month hitting:

• April - .330/.354/.521
• May - .280/.343/.359
• June - .243/.339/.379
• July - .180/.268/.200..... Yikes!
  

- Mark Teixeira's July Stats: 13 games, .388/.475/.816, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 6 2B

- Nick Swisher's July Stats:
13 games, .358/.433/.623, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 5 2B

- Alex Rodriguez is only hitting .216 this month, but has driven in a team-leading 17 RBI.

- The Boss was laid to rest yesterday in Trinity, Florida in a private ceremony.

- Tampa has won 4 of the 7 games between the two teams this season.

AL EAST STANDINGS:

YANKEES	--
RAYS	2 GB
RED SOX	5.5 GB

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