Game 118: Yankees vs. Tiger - Welcome Back, Johnny

Regular Season Game 118

Yankees vs. Tigers
Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS | XM: 176

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (72-45)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada DH
Curtis Granderson CF
Francisco Cervelli C
Brett Gardner LF

Pitching: RHP Javier Vazquez (Season: 9-8, 4.90 | Career vs. DET: 6-8, 4.36)

TIGERS (57-60)
Austin Jackson CF
Johnny Damon DH
Brennan Boesch RF
Miguel Cabrera 1B
Carlos Guillen 2B
Ryan Raburn LF
Brandon Inge 3B
Jhonny Peralta SS
Alex Avila C

Pitching: RHP Max Scherzer (Season: 7-9, 4.03 | Career vs. NYY: no record)

Yankees vs. Scherzer

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
L. Berkman	6	1	1	0	0	2	1	5	.167	.286	.333	.619
A. Kearns	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333
C. Granderson	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667
M. Teixeira	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Totals	16	3	1	0	0	2	1	8	.188	.235	.250	.485

Tigers vs. Vazquez

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
B. Inge	34	7	2	2	0	2	2	14	.206	.250	.382	.632
J. Peralta	34	6	2	0	1	3	1	10	.176	.200	.324	.524
C. Guillen	28	7	2	3	0	4	5	4	.250	.364	.536	.899
M. Cabrera	26	10	0	0	3	8	5	5	.385	.469	.731	1.200
J. Damon	24	8	4	0	2	5	2	5	.333	.385	.750	1.135
R. Santiago	9	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	.222	.364	.222	.586
B. Boesch	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667
A. Jackson	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667
G. Laird	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167
R. Raburn	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Totals	164	44	10	5	6	23	18	44	.268	.339	.500	.839

Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN

News & Notes

- Johnny Damon on the Yankees fans: “I hope they cheer.”

... If anyone in that stadium has a clue, he will get a standing ovation. The guy was a very good Yankee.

- Nick Johnson has suffered a setback:

He’s been taking batting practice, trying to come back from the wrist surgery. But the wrist is sore again.

I never expected him to comeback anyway. The guy is made of glass.

- The Yankees have lost three of four to the Tigers this year.

- AL EAST STANDINGS:

YANKEES	--
RAYS	1.0 GB
RED SOX	6.0 GB

- Tampa is facing Texas at Tropicana Field tonight, with David Price taking on Cliff Lee. Boston is off.

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

- Come sign up for the forums. And like always, the chat room in the forums is open.

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