Regular Season Game 66
Yankees vs. Phillies
Yankee Stadium – Bronx, NY
Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS | XM: 175

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (41-24)
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Brett Gardner LF
Francisco Cervelli C
Ramiro Pena 3B

Pitching: LHP Andy Pettite (8-1, 2.46 ERA)

PHILLIES (33-30)
Shane Victorino CF
Chase Utley 2B
Placido Polanco 3B
Ryan Howard 1B
Jayson Werth RF
Raul Ibanez LF
Ben Francisco DH
Carlos Ruiz C
Wilson Valdez SS

Pitching: RHP Kyle Kendrick (3-2, 4.80 ERA)

Yankees vs. Kendrick

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
M. Teixeira 12 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 .083 .214 .333 .548
Totals 12 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 .083 .214 .333 .548

Phillies vs. Pettitte

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
R. Ibanez 21 6 1 0 1 3 0 5 .286 .318 .476 .794
J. Werth 13 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 .077 .077 .308 .385
R. Howard 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .111 .111 .222
P. Polanco 7 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .429 .429 .857 1.286
C. Utley 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 .250 .143 .393
S. Victorino 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
J. Castro 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
R. Gload 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .200 .167 .400 .567
B. Francisco 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400 .500 .400 .900
C. Ruiz 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
B. Schneider 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Totals 83 20 2 0 4 9 3 18 .241 .273 .410 .682
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN

News & Notes

Andy Pettitte has made seven regular season starts against the Phillies, and is 2-2, with a 3.67 ERA. He took a no decision in one start last year, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits in 7 innings in a game the Yankees eventually won 5-4. In two starts in last year’s World Series, Andy went 2-0, with a 5.40 ERA. …….. Here are some of Andy’s 2010 pitching stats: FIP: 3.75, xFIP: 4.09, BABIP: .256, K/9: 6.84, BB/9: 3.51, HR/9: 0.84, GB rate: 42.9%, WAR: 1.5.

– This will be Kyle Kendrick’s first career start against the Yankees.

Mark Teixeira is hitting .345/.486/.655 with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 3 doubles over his last eight games.

Jorge Posada is still not ready to catch on back-to-back days: “I can’t really get ahead of myself,” Posada said. “Just one day at a time for me now. I could play. I could catch. I’m just not catching.”

– Click on the team name for the Yankees or Phillies 2010 batting stats.

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