Yankees at Red Sox

Here are some pregame notes via Peter Abraham of the Journal News and http://yankees.lhblogs.com. The Yankees are 19-17 in the last two years against the Red Sox, only 3 runs seperate them in those 36 games which is amazing. Nick Swisher has a 433 obp but is four for his last twenty-five with one rbi, 2 xbh and 7 strikeouts. Derek Jeter has four homeruns in his first 59 at bats this year which is the quickest he has done that since 1999 when it took him 36 at bats. Melky Cabrera has had his last four hits all be homeruns. Hideki Matsui is six for his last fourteen after starting four for twenty-seven. Robinson Cano has hit safely in twenty-four of twenty-five games dating back to last year. He is batting 367 with six walks. The Yankees have hit one homerun in their last nine games. The Yankees bullpen has allowed one run over the last twelve innings. Here are the lineups Yankees Jeter(ss) Damon(lf) Teixera(1b) Posada(c) Swisher(rf) Cano(2b) Cabrera(cf) Molina(c) Ransom(3b) Boston Ellsbury(cf) Pedroia(2b) Ortiz(dh) Youkilis(1b) Drew(rf) Bay(lf) Lowell(3b) Varitek(c) Green(ss) Chien-Ming Wang is not there and may not be coming back to the team. He is being examined by Dr. Mark Lindsay the rehab specialist who has been working with A-rod. I would expect later on tonight that he is placed on the DL and Phil Hughes is announced as Tuesdays starter. Joe Girardi said that today was A-rod's best day of rehab and he is very close to playing in minor league games which would put him in line to be back probably the first week of May if he has no setbacks which I have been predicting for a while. They really need A-rod but I hope he doesn't rush himself. Enjoy the show tonight everyone and be back later with any info if it develops.