Regular Season Game 104
Yankees @ Rays
Tropicana Field - Tampa, FL
Game Time - 1:40 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS | XM: 179
Here are the lineups:
Tropicana Field - Tampa, FL
Game Time - 1:40 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS | XM: 179
Here are the lineups:
YANKEES (66-37)
Derek Jeter SS
Lance Berkman 1B
Mark Teixeira DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Jorge Posada C
Curtis Granderson CF
Austin Kearns LF
Ramiro Pena 3B
Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (13-4, 3.15 ERA)
RAYS (64-39)
B.J. Upton CF
Carl Crawford LF
Evan Longoria 3B
Willy Aybar DH
Sean Rodriguez 2B
Jason Bartlett SS
Kelly Shoppach C
Gabe Kapler RF
Reid Brignac 2B
Pitching: RHP James Shields (9-9, 4.79 ERA)
Rays vs. Sabathia
- Here's an update on Andy Pettitte from LoHud:
- CC Sabathia is 8-3, with a 3.03 ERA in 17 starts against the Rays.In Tampa, he's 3-3, with a 4.27 ERA over nine starts. And in two starts against them this year, he's 1-0, with a 1.84 ERA... More stats: WHIP: 1.25, FIP: 3.61, xFIP: 3.91, BABIP: .291, K/9: 7.37, BB/9: 3.09, HR/9: 0.71, LOB%: 75.3%, GB%: 51.0%, WAR: 3.0.
- In 12 starts against the Yankees, James Shields is 2-7, with a 5.45 ERA. Three of those starts came this season, where he's 1-0, with a 3.86 ERA against the Yanks... More stats: WHIP: 1.37, FIP: 4.20, xFIP: 3.69, BABIP: .337, K/9: 8.11, BB/9: 2.06, HR/9: 1.46, LOB%: 60.5%, GB%: 41.4%, WAR: 1.8.
A little more on why A-Rod is sitting from Joe Girardi: “The last time he played three days in a row on the turf was when he hurt his hip flexor,” Girardi said. “We have to be careful with that.”
Derek Jeter SS
Lance Berkman 1B
Mark Teixeira DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Jorge Posada C
Curtis Granderson CF
Austin Kearns LF
Ramiro Pena 3B
Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (13-4, 3.15 ERA)
RAYS (64-39)
B.J. Upton CF
Carl Crawford LF
Evan Longoria 3B
Willy Aybar DH
Sean Rodriguez 2B
Jason Bartlett SS
Kelly Shoppach C
Gabe Kapler RF
Reid Brignac 2B
Pitching: RHP James Shields (9-9, 4.79 ERA)
Yankees vs. Shields
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| D. Jeter | 40 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .350 | .366 | .450 | .816 |
| R. Cano | 32 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .438 | .455 | .969 | 1.423 |
| M. Teixeira | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .160 | .222 | .160 | .382 |
| A. Rodriguez | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .217 | .333 | .435 | .768 |
| C. Granderson | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .087 | .125 | .217 | .342 |
| J. Posada | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .238 | .304 | .476 | .781 |
| N. Swisher | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | .176 | .222 | .529 | .752 |
| B. Gardner | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 |
| M. Thames | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| A. Kearns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| F. Cervelli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| Totals | 199 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 43 | .251 | .300 | .452 | .753 |
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| C. Crawford | 44 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .273 | .289 | .386 | .675 |
| J. Bartlett | 41 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .317 | .396 | .439 | .835 |
| C. Pena | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | .125 | .222 | .344 | .566 |
| G. Kapler | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .200 | .333 | .360 | .693 |
| B.J. Upton | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .350 | .435 | .850 | 1.285 |
| B. Zobrist | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .350 | .409 | .650 | 1.059 |
| K. Shoppach | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .333 | .364 | .697 |
| W. Aybar | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .231 | .455 | .685 |
| E. Longoria | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .364 | .563 | 1.000 | 1.563 |
| R. Brignac | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 218 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 26 | 53 | .261 | .343 | .482 | .824 |
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN
News & Notes
- Here's an update on Andy Pettitte from LoHud:
Pettitte threw 25 pitches off a half mound this morning. He said everything feels great and he’s roughly one week ahead of schedule. He’s planning to leave Tampa with the team.More on Pettitte can be found here.
- CC Sabathia is 8-3, with a 3.03 ERA in 17 starts against the Rays.In Tampa, he's 3-3, with a 4.27 ERA over nine starts. And in two starts against them this year, he's 1-0, with a 1.84 ERA... More stats: WHIP: 1.25, FIP: 3.61, xFIP: 3.91, BABIP: .291, K/9: 7.37, BB/9: 3.09, HR/9: 0.71, LOB%: 75.3%, GB%: 51.0%, WAR: 3.0.
- In 12 starts against the Yankees, James Shields is 2-7, with a 5.45 ERA. Three of those starts came this season, where he's 1-0, with a 3.86 ERA against the Yanks... More stats: WHIP: 1.37, FIP: 4.20, xFIP: 3.69, BABIP: .337, K/9: 8.11, BB/9: 2.06, HR/9: 1.46, LOB%: 60.5%, GB%: 41.4%, WAR: 1.8.
A little more on why A-Rod is sitting from Joe Girardi: “The last time he played three days in a row on the turf was when he hurt his hip flexor,” Girardi said. “We have to be careful with that.”
- The Yanks and Rays have split their ten games against this year.
- AL EAST STANDINGS:
- AL EAST STANDINGS:
| YANKEES | -- |
| RAYS | 2.0 GB |
| RED SOX | 7.5 GB |
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