Monday, June 2, 2008
Yankees (28-28) @ Twins (29-27), 7:05pm **Game Chatter**
NYY: Andy Pettitte (36, LHP, 5-5, 4.11) vs. MIN: Livan Hernandez (33, RHP, 6-2, 4.60)
Lineups…
New York Yankees
J. Damon lf (.290/.362/.475)
D. Jeter ss (.271/.329/.382)
B. Abreu rf (.299/.365/.483)
A. Rodriguez 3b (.287/.362/.522)
H. Matsui dh (.330/.409/.485)
J. Giambi 1b (.245/.384/.531)
R. Cano 2b (.220/.268/.327)
C. Moeller c (.255/.339/.364)
M. Cabrera cf (.265/.319/.400)
Minnesota Twins
C. Gomez cf (.282/.314/.408)
A. Casilla 2b (.333/.406/.500)
J. Mauer c (.315/.403/.387)
J. Morneau 1b (.308/.379/.509)
M. Cuddyer rf (.245/.302/.346)
C. Monroe dh (.235/.292/.459)
D. Young lf (.264/.322/.335)
B. Harris ss (.249/.327/.329)
M. Macri 3b (.667/.750/.667)
Livan Hernandez has a nice 6-2 record, but it’s a little misleading. He won his first three starts, throwing 21 innings with a 2.57 ERA and held opponents to a .263/.268/.325 line. In his last nine starts, he’s got a 5.37 ERA and opponents are hitting .353/.382/.552 against him. It would seem like this is a good chance for the Yankee offense to fatten up, but as we’ve seen this year that’s not happening as much as we’d like.
Pettitte’s season has been a slightly less extreme version of Hernandez’s. He put up a 2.45 ERA in his first four starts then scuffled over his next four, with and ERA of 6.75 and an opponent’s batting line of .322/.372/.529. He’s thrown quality starts in his last three games with an ERA of 3.38 so it looks like he’s rounding back into form.
Today’s game is a must-win. Well, not really, but it’d be nice to take three out of four on the road against a team that’s been playing decently and head home above .500 for Joba’s rotation debut on Tuesday.
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