Game 147: Yankees @ Orioles

Regular Season Game 147

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

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (88-58)
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Lance Berkman DH
Austin Kearns RF
Brett Gardner LF
Francisco Cervelli C

Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (10-13, 5.13)

ORIOLES (58-88)
Brian Roberts 2B
Nick Markakis RF
Ty Wigginton 1B
Luke Scott DH
Felix Pie LF
Adam Jones CF
Matt Weiters C
Robert Andino 3B
Cesar Izturis SS

Pitching: RHP Kevin Millwood (3-15, 5.30)

News & Notes

- Brian Cashman is apparently with the team in Baltimore. Here's some quotes from the overrated GM via Chad Jennings:

“My style, quite frankly, is out of sight out of mind unless we start to struggle. When we start to struggle, then you’ll see a little bit more of me… This is just to engage them and our staff. We’re fine. I honestly think we’re fine. It happens to be Baltimore. It’s a three or four-hour drive (from New York). I went to high school and college just down the block in D.C. There are a lot of reasons that I’m here. We’re struggling so it’s good for me to be around it.”

His assessment of the past week and a half or so…

“I feel that Joe’s done a lot of good things here in the last week,” Cashman said. “He had to make some tough choices with some guys dealing with some ailments. You can either push the medal to the metal and ask them to give a little more despite the ailments because of who we’re playing right now or because of where we’re positioned. The bigger picture is the ultimate goal of trying to become a world champion. Back off and give the Swishers and the Gardners the time necessary. Don’t overtax the bullpen. Hopefully still win your games because there’s a lot of talent here.

“Obviously the winning side didn’t work out here in this most recent stretch, but it’s September 17 and we’re a lot healthier today than is you asked me where we were on September 12. I think we’re healthier and in a better position to repeat going into tonight’s game than we were at any time last week. I think we’ll be better for it in the long run, even though short-term pain…”

It was at that moment that Cashman paused for a just a second, as if searching for the right word.

“Sucks,” he said.

"Sucks" is certainly a word that could be used for your team right now.

- The Yankees are 11-4 vs. the Orioles this season.

- AL EAST STANDINGS:

RAYS	--
YANKEES	0.5 GB
RED SOX	6.5 GB

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

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