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-Michael Kay, August 18, 2009

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Game preview: Royals at Yankees 8/5/07

Yankees lineup

Melky Cabrera CF
Derek Jeter SS
Bobby Abreu RF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Hideki Matsui LF
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Wilson Betemit 3B
Andy Phillips 1B

Gil Meche (7-8, 3.70 ERA) vs. Mike Mussina (6-7, 4.75 ERA)

Time: 1:05 p.m.
TV: YES
Radio: WCBS-AM 880

Pregame concerns: Mussina is 16-7 with a 2.98 ERA in 32 career starts against Kansas City. In his last start against them on July 25, he gave up one earned run over 5 2-3 innings. ... Meche is 3-3 with a 4.18 ERA in 10 career starts against New York. In his last start against them on July 25, he gave up five earned runs over 7 1-3 innings. ... Rodriguez is 10-24 with four home runs and eight RBIs against Meche. ... Posada is 5-13 with an RBI against Meche. ... Jeter is 8-25 with three RBIs against Meche. ... Cabrera has homered against Meche in five career at-bats. ... Cano is batting .482 over his last 21 games.

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