The Yankees have their first meeting with the AL Champion Rays tonight, in a game that seems to be a kickoff of the incredible battle for AL East supremacy that will likely ensue over the next few months. CM Wang goes for the Yankees, coming off a terrible start in his first game of the year. Scott Kazmir is the hurler for the Rays, and the Yankees will be sure to try and drive Kazmir’s pitch count up, as he has a knack for ringing up a lot of pitches by the 5th and 6th innings. Here are the lineups, courtesy of Pete Abe:
YANKEES (3-3)
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Swisher 1B
Posada C
Nady RF
Cano 2B
Matsui DH
Ransom 3B
Cabrera CF
Pitching: RHP Chien-Ming Wang.
RAYS (3-3)
Upton CF
Crawford LF
Longoria 3B
Pena 1B
Burrell DH
Navarro C
Gross RF
Iwamura 2B
Bartlett SS
Pitching: LHP Scott Kazmir.
A few interesting notes. Mark Teixeira is out again, but his MRI came back negative and he may play tomorrow. Melky Cabrera, coming off an awful game yesterday, is starting in CF as Brett Gardner gets the day off against a tough lefty. Finally, the struggling Hideki Matsui was dropped to 7th in the order, with Posada, Nady, and Cano all moving up a spot. Let’s see if Hideki picks it up at all.
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3 Responses to Game Chatter 4/13: Yankees at Rays
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TIQ IQ
Leadoff walk? Ugh. Cowbell? More ugh.
I love the panic games like this provoke. I think there are fans that think if the other guys win by ten, we get two losses instead of one.
What do you mean? Wang is finished!!!!