Game 111 Preview: Angels at Yankees

Los Angeles Angels (69-41)	New York Yankees (60-50)
Chone Figgins 3B	Johnny Damon DH
Erick Aybar SS	Derek Jeter SS
Mark Teixeira 1B	Bobby Abreu RF
Garret Anderson LF	Alex Rodriguez 3B
Howie Kendrick 2B	Jason Giambi 1B
Juan Rivera DH	Xavier Nady LF
Gary Matthews Jr. CF	Wilson Betemit 2B
Jeff Mathis C	Ivan Rodriguez C
Reggie Willits RF	Melky Cabrera CF

John Lackey (9-2, 2.93 ERA) vs. Darrell Rasner (5-8, 4.92 ERA)

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

Angels vs. Rasner

• No Angels except Torii Hunter (who is away from the team) have experience against Rasner

Yankees vs. Lackey

• Damon: 13-41, 2 2B, 3 RBI
  
• Jeter: 11-36, 6 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI
  
• Abreu: 3-18, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI
  
• Rodriguez: 8-42, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 5 RBI
  
• Giambi: 12-30, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI
  
• Nady: No experience
  
• Betemit: 1-5, 1 2B
  
• Rodriguez: 3-18, 1 2B
  
• Cabrera: 6-17, 1 2B, 1 RBI

Pregame concerns: Robinson Cano is still out with the sore hand. Kat O'Brien says Cano will try to swing tomorrow in Texas.