Here's the lineup, and pre-game news.
The Yankees brought Shelley Duncan back. The corresponding move was to option lefty Billy Traber to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. I was wondering about that after last night. Traber's had trouble getting lefties out, which as a left-handed reliever, is a problem. They're hitting .375 (6-of-16) against him, and he's walked four and hit two. Joe Girardi said: "We're going to call him in to get lefties out. He needs to be a little better at it. Just a little better control with the breaking ball."
Interesting lineup, with Cano, Posada, Abreu and Matsui all getting the day off as the Yankees face a lefty. Cano could get two days off, it sounded like, from reading between the lines on Girardi's talk.
Here's the lineup:
Yankees
Damon LF
Cabrera CF
Jeter SS
Rodriguez DH
Giambi 1B
Duncan RF
Ensberg 3B
Molina C
Gonzalez 2B
Kennedy P
Indians
Sizemore CF
Dellucci LF
Hafner DH
Martinez C
Garko 1B
Peralta SS
Cabrera 2B
Gutierrez RF
Blake 3B
Sowers LHP
Comments (2)
Interesting that they didn't put Posada at 1B again since he's a switch hitter. I guess ARod can't play the field right now, else I'd have expected him at 3b, Posada at DH, and Ensberg at 1b.
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