Game#152: Yankees at Angels

(Zell's Pinstripe Blog)

Yankees (95-56) vs. Angels (90-60)

Pitching Matchup:

RHP Chad Gaudin (1-0 3.68) vs RHP Ervin Santana (7-8, 5.43)

Lineup

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

Game News & Notes

• Santana is 1-5 with a 7.24 ERA in nine home starts this season and 5-2 with a 5.09 ERA in seven career outings against the Yankees.
• Hideki Matsui’s pinch-hit home run on Monday was the first of his career and the Yankees’ third in 2009. Jorge Posada slugged the other two. Matsui has 13 home runs off left-handed pitching this season, most in the Major Leagues among left-handed batters. The Rays’ Carlos Pena — out for the remainder of the season — is second with 12.
• Alex Rodriguez has 66 home runs and 148 RBIs lifetime against the Angels, the most all-time homers and the most RBIs among active players.
• With Derek Jeter’s next hit, the Yankees’ captain will log his seventh season with at least 200 hits. Jeter owns a .335 (177-for-528) batting average in 133 career games against the Angels, tops among active Major Leaguers with at least 200 at-bats.

The game will take place at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California. The game is scheduled to start at 10:05PM ET. The game will be televised on MY9 and the MLB Network. The game can also be heard on the radio on WCBS 880. Enjoy the game. Go Yankees!

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