Here are tonight's lineups, first pitch at 7:05 p.m.
Yankees
Jeter ss
Granderson cf
Teixeira 1b
Rodriguez 3b
Cano 2b
Swisher rf
Posada dh
Gardner lf
Cervelli c
Garcia rhp
Tigers
Jackson cf
Sizemore 2b
Boesch lf
Cabrera 1b
Martinez dh
Ordonez rf
Peralta ss
Avila c
Inge 3b
Scherzer rhp
Pre-game notes: Francisco Cervelli gets his second start since returning from the DL, and Joe Girardi said he will probably start one of the three games in Texas this weekend. Otherwise, standard-issue Yankee lineup vs. RHP . . . Freddy Garcia is 18-7 with a 3.84 ERA lifetime vs. the Tigers and 8-3, 3.43 as a visiting pitcher in Comerica Park. The one hitter in the Tigers lineup he needs to beware of is-- surprise, surprise -- Miguel Cabrera who is 8-for-20 vs. Garcia with three home runs . . . Max Scherzer has never lost to the Yankees (2-0, 4.91 ERA) including the victory on April 3 at Yankee Stadium (5IP, 9H, 6ER). . . . Victor Martinez returns to the Tigers lineup for the first time since going on the DL April 19 with a groin injury . . . Tigers manager Jim Leyland dropped the struggling Magglio Ordonez (.169, 0HR, 2RBI) from third to sixth in his lineup tonight.
No live blog tonight but you can follow my Twitter feed, @wallacematthews, for live in-game updates
Yankees
Jeter ss
Granderson cf
Teixeira 1b
Rodriguez 3b
Cano 2b
Swisher rf
Posada dh
Gardner lf
Cervelli c
Garcia rhp
Tigers
Jackson cf
Sizemore 2b
Boesch lf
Cabrera 1b
Martinez dh
Ordonez rf
Peralta ss
Avila c
Inge 3b
Scherzer rhp
Pre-game notes: Francisco Cervelli gets his second start since returning from the DL, and Joe Girardi said he will probably start one of the three games in Texas this weekend. Otherwise, standard-issue Yankee lineup vs. RHP . . . Freddy Garcia is 18-7 with a 3.84 ERA lifetime vs. the Tigers and 8-3, 3.43 as a visiting pitcher in Comerica Park. The one hitter in the Tigers lineup he needs to beware of is-- surprise, surprise -- Miguel Cabrera who is 8-for-20 vs. Garcia with three home runs . . . Max Scherzer has never lost to the Yankees (2-0, 4.91 ERA) including the victory on April 3 at Yankee Stadium (5IP, 9H, 6ER). . . . Victor Martinez returns to the Tigers lineup for the first time since going on the DL April 19 with a groin injury . . . Tigers manager Jim Leyland dropped the struggling Magglio Ordonez (.169, 0HR, 2RBI) from third to sixth in his lineup tonight.
No live blog tonight but you can follow my Twitter feed, @wallacematthews, for live in-game updates
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Wallace Matthews
Wallace Matthews has covered NY sports since 1983 as a reporter, columnist, radio host and TV commentator. He joins ESPNNewYork to cover the Yankees, which he's done since the days of Stump Merrill for Newsday, the New York Post, the New York Sun and ESPN 1050.
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UPCOMING GAMES
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| NYY | 24-21 | 14-11 | 10-10 | W3 | |
| OAK | 22-24 | 10-13 | 12-11 | L3 |
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 24-21 | 14-11 | 10-10 | W3 | |
| OAK | 22-24 | 10-13 | 12-11 | L3 |
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 24-21 | 14-11 | 10-10 | W3 | |
| LAA | 22-25 | 11-10 | 11-15 | W4 |
TEAM LEADERS
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CC Sabathia
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| OTHER LEADERS | ||||||||||||
| BA | D. Jeter | .339 | ||||||||||
| HR | C. Granderson | 14 | ||||||||||
| RBI | N. Swisher | 29 | ||||||||||
| R | C. Granderson | 30 | ||||||||||
| OPS | C. Granderson | .912 | ||||||||||
| ERA | C. Sabathia | 3.78 | ||||||||||
| SO | C. Sabathia | 65 | ||||||||||
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