Game 31 Preview: Mariners at Yankees

Seattle Mariners (13-16)	New York Yankees (14-16)
Ichiro Suzuki CF	Melky Cabrera CF
Jose Lopez 2B	Derek Jeter SS
Raul Ibanez LF	Bobby Abreu RF
Adrian Beltre 3B	Shelley Duncan 1B
Jeff Clement DH	Hideki Matsui LF
Richie Sexson 1B	Jason Giambi DH
Wladimir Balentien RF	Morgan Ensberg 3B
Jamie Burke C	Jose Molina C
Yuniesky Betancourt SS	Alberto Gonzalez 2B

Erik Bedard (2-0, 2.04 ERA) vs. Chien-Ming Wang (5-0, 3.23 ERA)

Time: 7:05 p.m.,
TV: YES, MLB.TV
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM Radio Channel 176

Mariners vs. Wang

• Suzuki: 4-20, 1 3B
  
• Lopez: 2-7, 1 RBI
  
• Ibanez: 3-17, 1 2B, 3 RBI
  
• Beltre: 3-15, 1 HR, 1 RBI
  
• Clement: No experience
  
• Sexson: 4-13, 1 2B
  
• Balentien: No experience
  
• Burke: No experience
  
• Betancourt: 2-10, 1 RBI

Yankees vs. Bedard

• Cabrera: 1-10
• Jeter: 6-26, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 10 K
  
• Abreu: 3-17, 1 RBI
  
• Duncan: 1-3
  
• Matsui: 6-15, 1 RBI
  
• Giambi: 3-13, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI
  
• Ensberg: No experience
  
• Molina: 1-8
  
• Gonzalez: No experience

Pregame concerns: Bedard is 1-1 with a 3.45 ERA in five career games at Yankee Stadium. ... Phil Hughes was told by an eye doctor that he is nearsighted and will wear glasses when he returns to the mound after recovering from his broken ninth rib. ... Jose Veras is taking Hughes' roster spot and the team will need to make a roster move when Darrell Rasner is added to the 40-man roster to pitch on Sunday. ... Peter Abraham is reporting that Ian Kennedy's next start will be skipped, as the Yankees won't need a fifth starter until May 10.