Monday, July 27, 2009
Yankees (60-38) @ Rays (54-45), Monday, July 27, 2009, 7:08pm **Game Chatter**
NYY: A.J. Burnett (32, RHP, 9-4, 3.74) vs. TBR: James Shields (27, RHP, 6-6, 3.70)
Lineups
New York Yankees
D. Jeter, SS (.321/.398/.457)
J. Damon, LF (.279/.365/.500)
M. Teixeira, 1B (.281/.380/.554)
A. Rodriguez, 3B (.248/.392/.526)
H. Matsui, DH (.252/.357/.489)
J. Posada, C (.287/.371/.525)
R. Cano, 2B (.309/.342/.487)
N. Swisher, RF (.235/.366/.456)
M. Cabrera, CF (.287/.352/.434)
Tampa Bay Rays
B. Upton, CF (.242/.322/.375)
C. Crawford, LF (.308/.370/.442)
E. Longoria, 3B (.279/.361/.526)
B. Zobrist, 2B (.302/.413/.575)
C. Pena, 1B (.219/.352/.501)
P. Burrell, DH (.225/.332/.352)
G. Gross, RF (.270/.384/.427)
M. Hernandez, C (.239/.280/.307)
J. Bartlett, SS (.337/.388/.516)
While the Yankees may lead the Rays by 6.5 games in the real standings, in the far more important PythagenPat standings, they trail by 0.8 games. Although you can technically still win the division if you trail in the PythagenPat standings, you have to be considered a major fluke and an embarrassment to baseball.
Because of that, this series is ultra-important. Because tonight’s game is the opener of an ultra-important series, it is by definition ultra-important.
Go Yankees.
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