Tampa Bay Rays (54-35) at New York Yankees (57-32)
Pitching Matchup:
RHP Jeff Niemann (7-2, 2.77 ERA) vs RHP A.J. Burnett (7-7, 4.75 ERA)
Lineup:
Jeter SS |
Swisher RF |
Texeira 1B |
Rodriguez 3B |
Cano 2B |
Posada DH |
Granderson CF |
Cervelli C |
Gardner LF |
Game Notes (via MLB.com and FOX Sports):
*Today is Old-Timer’s Day. For a schedule of festivities, you can see this post.
*The Yankees, at 57-32, own the best record in MLB. It is their best start since 2004. The Yankees are 23-10 in their last 33 games, a .697 winning percentage and they are now a season-high 25 games over .500.
*The Yankees 3 game lead in the AL East matches their season high. They have held first place since June 20.
*Mariano Rivera‘s pick-off of BJ Upton in the 9th inning yesterday marked Mo’s first pick-off since May 21, 2003 and only the 5th of his career.
*The Yankees are 29-13 (.690) at home this season, marking the second-best record in the AL and the third-best in the Majors behind Atlanta (31-11, .738) and Detroit (32-13, .711)…have gone 86-37 (.699) since moving into the current Yankee Stadium at the start of the 2009 season, marking the most home wins and best home winning percentage in the Majors.
*The Yankees own 28 come-from-behind victories this season, marking the most such wins in the Majors this season…the Yankees led the Majors with 51 come-from-behind wins in 2009.
*Yankees starting RHP AJ Burnett is 12-5 with a 2.98 ERA in 23 starts against Tampa Bay.
*Yankees RHP Sergio Mitre is expected to throw a side session today, prior to the team making a decision about his return to the active roster.
*Rays OF Carl Crawford totaled 50 RBI and 31 SB before the All-Star break, the first player to reach 50 and 30 before the break since CIN OF Eric Davis in 1987 (Elias). His 70 runs before the break are a Rays club record, and his .321 avg. is 3rd best in club history before the break.
*Rays 1B Carlos Pena 17 home runs (175-AB) vs. NYY are the most in the majors since 2007. No other player has more than 10.
The game takes place at Yankee Stadium, 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx, New York. First pitch is slated for 4:10pm EDT. The game will be nationally televised on FOX (channel 5 in metro NYC) and the radio broadcast is on WCBS 880AM. Enjoy the game and… GO YANKEES!
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