Tigers (58-62) at Yankees (74-46)
Pitching Matchup:
RHP Rick Porcello (5-10, 5.53) vs RHP Phil Hughes (14-5, 3.94)
Lineup
Gardner LF
Jeter SS
Teixeira 1B
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Posada C
Granderson CF
Kearns DH
Pena 3B
News and Notes (Courtesy of MLB.com):
- Andy Pettitte said he is frustrated with his recovery time from a left groin strain and must wait another week before even touching a mound.
- Rodriguez (calf) and Lance Berkman (ankle) are available to pinch-hit. Both are day-to-day.
- Derek Jeter has hit safely in 14 of his last 19 games and has scored 15 runs during that stretch.
- The Yankees are 62-0 when leading after the eighth inning.
- Mark Teixeira has reached base in 57 of his past 61 games.
- Pettitte, Jorge Posada, A.J. Burnett, Hughes, Berkman, Javier Vazquez, Boone Logan and Austin Kearns, along with Yankees coaches Dave Eiland, Mick Kelleher and Rob Thomson and former Yankees pitcher David Cone, will be paired with special-needs children from the Beautiful People organization in a baseball game on the field at Yankee Stadium following Thursday’s game.
The game will take place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. It’s slated to start at 1:05PM ET. The game is being televised on the YES Network. The game can also be heard on the radio on WCBS 880.
M. B. Rozell
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