World Series Game 4
Yankees @ Phillies
Game Time: 8:20 p.m.
TV: FOX Radio: WCBS 880
STARTING LINEUPS
YANKEES
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Melky Cabrera CF
CC Sabathia P
Pitching For NYY: LHP CC Sabathia (3-1, 1.57 ERA in postseason)
PHILLIES
Jimmy Rollins SS
Shane Victorino CF
Chase Utley 2B
Ryan Howard 1B
Jayson Werth RF
Raul Ibanez LF
Pedro Feliz 3B
Carlos Ruiz C
Joe Blanton P
Pitching: RHP Joe Blanton (0-0, 4.66 ERA in postseason)
NEWS AND NOTES
The Yankees will be opening Yankee Stadium tonight for fans to watch game 4 of the World Series in The House That George Built. Gates 4 and 6 will open at 6:00 p.m. and you can either watch on the big screen in center or the screens in the Great Hall. Food and concession stands will be open as well.
UPDATE, 5:15 p.m.: Girardi just announced that A.J. Burnett will pitch Game 5.
Nick Swisher has worked on his stance and it has helped.
David Wells discusses Philly fans. The article is titled "City of Brotherly Love? My Butt!"
This from the Lohudyankees:
WEATHER: There may be some rain this afternoon but it looks like it should be cool and dry tonight, with light winds. Check out the full forecast here.
STATE OF THE STRIPES: The Yankees are two wins away from their 27th World Series title after a 8-5 victory in Game 3. The last time they were this close to a championship was in 2003, when they led the Marlins in the World Series but lost three games in a row to lose the series in six. This is the 54th time that the World Series had been tied at 1, and the team that won Game 3 has gone on to win the series 35 of the previous 53 times.
BATTER VS. PITCHER: Here are the Phillies vs. CC Sabathia. And here are the Yankees vs. Blanton.
UNBREAKABLE: Sabathia will be pitching on short rest for the second time this postseason though he had extra rest (seven days) before his Game 1 start. Going short isn’t a problem for Sabathia, who is 5-3 with a 3.16 ERA when pitching on short rest in his career (including postseason). The last time he did it, he went eight innings allowing just one run in Game 6 of the ALCS against the Angels.
SILVER SLUGGER: Alex Rodriguez finally got his first World Series hit in Game 3, hitting a two-run home run in the fourth inning also making history as the first postseason use of instant replay. Rodriguez was also hit by pitches twice, tying a World Series record set on five other occasions.
STRUGGLING SLUGGER: While A-Rod broke out of his mini-slump from the first two games, Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard continues to be a non-factor. Howard fanned seven times in his eight at bats in Games 2 and 3, and his nine total strikeouts are three shy of the overall Series record (set by Kansas City’s Willie Wilson in 6 games in 1980).
MARTE’S THE MAN: After struggling in his first postseason appearance during Game 3 of the Division Series, Damaso Marte has been the most reliable reliever in the Yankees bullpen ever since. He has faced nine batters and retired them all, striking out three. Marte has thrown 77 % of his pitches for strikes.
PASSING THE HIT KING: Jorge Posada’s single in the seventh inning of Game 3 was his 87th postseason hit, moving him past Pete Rose and into seventh place on the all-time list.
HIT-DEKI: Those who were worried about Hideki Matsui coming off the bench needn’t have fretted: Matsui now has a .370 (10-for-27) career pinch hit average, including the regular and post-season. He also connected for the 24th pinch-hit home run in World Series history in the eighth inning of Game 3, and that was the first since his teammate, Eric Hinske, did it for the Rays in Game 4 of last year’s Series. Of the 24, it was the eighth by a Yankee (last was Jason Giambi on Oct. 23, 2003, Game 5 at Florida).
RANDOM QUESTION OF THE DAY: With Philly and New York battling on a variety of fronts this weekend, what is the official ranking of “best sports cities?”
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November 02, 2009
