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-Michael Kay, August 18, 2009

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Game 26 Preview: Yankees at Indians

New York Yankees (12-13)
Cleveland Indians (12-12)
Johnny Damon LF David Dellucci LF
Derek Jeter SS Asdrubal Cabrera 2B
Bobby Abreu RF Travis Hafner DH
Alex Rodriguez 3B Victor Martinez C
Jorge Posada C Ryan Garko 1B
Shelley Duncan 1B Jhonny Peralta SS
Morgan Ensberg DH Casey Blake 3B
Robinson Cano 2B Franklin Gutierrez CF
Melky Cabrera CF Jason Michaels RF

Chien-Ming Wang (4-0, 3.94 ERA) vs. C.C. Sabathia (1-3, 10.13 ERA)

Time: 1:05 p.m.
TV: YES, TBS
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM Radio Channel 176

Yankees vs. Sabathia
  • Damon: 3-14, 1 RBI
  • Jeter: 12-22, 2 2B, 2 RBI
  • Abreu: 1-3, 1 BB
  • Rodriguez: 7-17, 3 2B, 3 RBI
  • Posada: 3-13, 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI
  • Duncan: No experience
  • Ensberg: No experience
  • Cano: No experience
  • Cabrera: No experience
Indians vs. Wang
  • Dellucci: No experience
  • Cabrera: No experience
  • Hafner: 1-6, 3 BB
  • Martinez: 2-9, 1 2B, 2 RBI
  • Garko: No experience
  • Peralta: 2-6, 1 2B, 1 RBI
  • Blake: 1-3
  • Gutierrez: 1-3, 1 2B
  • Michaels: No experience
Pregame concerns: Wang is 0-1 with an 8.44 ERA in one career start at Progressive Field (formerly known as Jacobs Field). ... Sabathia is 1-7 with a 6.84 ERA in eight career starts against New York.

Update - 1:08 p.m.: Posada was scratched late and has been replaced by Jose Molina. The new lineup is:

Damon
Jeter
Abreu
Rodriguez
Duncan
Ensberg
Cano
Cabrera
Molina

Molina is 0-8 with two strikeouts against Sabathia. No reason has been given as to why Posada was scratched.

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