Game 5: Yankees at Royals

New York Yankees (2-2)	Kansas City Royals (2-2)
Derek Jeter SS	Coco Crisp CF
Nick Swisher LF	Alberto Callaspo 2B
Mark Teixeira 1B	David DeJesus LF
Hideki Matsui DH	Billy Butler DH
Jorge Posada C	Alex Gordon 3B
Robinson Cano 2B	Mike Aviles SS
Xavier Nady RF	Mike Jacobs 1B
Cody Ransom 3B	Miguel Olivo C
Brett Gardner CF	Willie Bloomquist RF

CC Sabathia LHP (0-1, 12.46 ERA) vs. Horacio Ramirez LHP

Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV: YES
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM 176

Yankees vs. Ramirez

• Jeter: 2-10, RBI
• Swisher: 1-7, BB
• Teixeira: 3-7, 2B, RBI
• Matsui: 1-5
• Posada: 5-9, 2B, HR, RBI
• Cano: 4-6, RBI
• Nady: 2-9, 2 BB
• Gardner: 1-2, RBI

Royals vs. Sabathia

• Crisp: 2-6
• DeJesus: 15-52, 7 2B, HR, 6 RBI
• Butler: 7-18, 2 2B, 2 RBI
• Gordon: 2-16, RBI
• Olivo: 2-18, 2B
• Bloomquist: 6-20, 2 2B, RBI

Notes: Ramirez is 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA in 21 career innings against the Yankees (five appearances, three starts). … Sabathia is 8-5 with a 4.16 ERA in 101 2/3 career innings at Kauffman Stadium (16 starts).

I will be writing today’s game recap on YanksBlog.com.  I will be writing the game recaps there for every Saturday game throughout this season.

Update – 7:05 p.m.: Teixeira was scratched due to a wrist injury.

New lineup:

Jeter SS
Damon LF
Swisher 1B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Nady RF
Ransom 3B
Gardner CF

From Peter Abraham: “He said his left-handed swing is fine but that his wrist bothers him when he swings right-handed. He’s going to get checked out by one of the Royals doctors shortly.

“Tex didn’t seem to think it was a major issue.”