Game 146: Yanks v.s Jays

Regular Season Game 146
Yankees vs. Blue Jays
Game Time: 7:05 p.m. @ Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS
STARTING LINEUPS:

YANKEES (93-52)

1. Derek Jeter SS
2. Johnny Damon LF
3. Mark Teixeira 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez 3B
5. Hideki Matsui DH
6. Jorge Posada C
7. Robinson Cano 2B
8. Nick Swisher RF
9. Brett Gardner CF

Pitching For Yanks: RHP Sergio Mitre (3-2, 7.02 ERA)

BLUE JAYS (65-79)

1. Marco Scutaro SS
2. Aaron Hill 2B
3. Adam Lind DH
4. Vernon Wells CF
5. Lyle Overbay 1B
6. Edwin Encarnacion 3B
7. Rod Barajas C
8. Jose Bautista RF
9. Travis Snider LF

Pitching For Jays: RHP Roy Halladay (14-9, 3.03 ERA)

PLAYER STATS

Yankees vs. Halladay
ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS J. Damon 94 32 5 1 3 5 11 15 .340 .410 .511 .920 D. Jeter 87 20 4 0 0 4 7 24 .230 .287 .276 .563 A. Rodriguez 74 22 6 0 1 14 5 14 .297 .350 .419 .769 H. Matsui 57 13 1 0 4 9 3 3 .228 .267 .456 .723 J. Posada 51 14 2 0 2 3 10 11 .275 .403 .431 .835 R. Cano 45 9 2 0 2 5 1 4 .200 .217 .378 .595 M. Cabrera 39 8 0 0 1 1 0 6 .205 .205 .282 .487 M. Teixeira 33 8 1 0 2 4 2 7 .242 .286 .455 .740 E. Hinske 30 6 0 0 1 6 1 10 .200 .219 .300 .519 J. Hairston Jr. 19 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .105 .190 .105 .296 J. Molina 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 .071 .133 .143 .276 N. Swisher 14 2 2 0 0 0 1 7 .143 .200 .286 .486 B. Gardner 14 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .267 .286 .552 X. Nady 13 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .308 .385 .692 R. Pena 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 F. Cervelli 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 S. Duncan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Totals594146281165144113.246.301.377.678
Blue Jays vs. Mitre
ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS A. Hill 12 3 1 0 1 3 1 4 .250 .308 .583 .891 V. Wells 11 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .364 .364 .455 .818 E. Encarnacion 11 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .273 .308 .273 .580 M. Scutaro 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 A. Lind 9 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 R. Barajas 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 L. Overbay 6 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 .667 .750 1.167 1.917 J. Inglett 6 4 0 1 0 2 1 2 .667 .714 1.000 1.714 J. Bautista 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 .333 .600 1.333 1.933 R. Ruiz 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 T. Snider 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 Totals802721415819.338.393.538.931
NEWS AND NOTES

• Pete Thamel of the NY Times is reporting that the chances of Yankee Stadium getting a college bowl game in 2010 are getting better. The game would likely be played between the Big East's third or fourth place team, and the Big 12's seventh place finisher.
• Hal Bodley thinks Jeter deserves to be the MVP.
• Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling had some very nice things to say about Jeter while congratulating him on passing Gehrig's record on his blog yesterday.
• The Yankees will open and close 2010 in Boston.
• The Yanks are 42-15 since the All-Star break. They've also won 55 of their last 75, and at 93-52 they have the best record in all of baseball. They currently lead Boston by 7.5 games in the AL East. They also lead the Angels by 6 games for the best record in baseball. Their magic number to clinch the AL East is 12.
• At 51-22 the Yankees are a tied with Boston for the best home record in baseball.
• In four starts against the Blue Jays in his career, Sergio Mitre is 1-2 with a 6.53 ERA. Three of those starts came this year, and in those he's 0-2, with a 9.88 ERA.
• Roy Halladay has faced the Yankees 36 times in his career, 34 as a starter, and is 17-6 with a 2.83 ERA. In 19 games (17 starts) in the Bronx he's 7-4, with a 3.19 ERA.
• In four starts against the Yanks this season he's 2-1, with a 2.65 ERA and 3 complete games. Last time out he held the Yankees to 1 hit and 3 walks in a complete game shutout in Toronto.
• Mariano Rivera has converted 40-of-41 save opportunities this season. He's also converted 35 straight saves which is the longest such streak in the Majors, and the longest of Mo's hall of fame career. He's allowed just one earned run over his last 32 innings pitched. He's also two strikeouts away from 1000 for his career.
• The Yankees a 11-5 against the Blue Jays this year.
• Andy Pettitte's start tomorrow will be skipped due to shoulder fatigue. Joe Girardi told Peter Abraham that he doesn't think this is anything serious and a little rest is all Andy needs. Here's some more from Peter:
• Pettitte said the ache in his shoulder contributed to his poor start on Friday when he lasted only five innings and walked three. But he threw a bullpen yesterday and it felt fine.
• He will not throw again until Friday. So he’ll have nine days between starts and two days completely off. No worries.