Yankees at Rays Pitching Matchups

Here are the pitching matchups for the 3 game series at Tampa that will take place starting tomorrow. Friday-Javier Vazquez vs David Price Saturday-CC Sabathia vs Wade Davis Sunday-A.J. Burnett vs James Shields It will be another series vs a divisional foe, a lot of people are picking the Rays this year and the Yankees will get an early look at them.

How do the Yankees and Red Sox stack up

There are only 3 NFL games left in the season, there isn't much going on in the baseball world. Hockey and basketball are in full swing but the Nets may set the all time record for least amount of wins, they are on pace for 6 which I believe is the record. The New York Knicks were showing signs of life but coming into today had lost 4 out of their last 5. The New Jersey Devils are the best team in hockey but the Rangers and Islanders are middle of the pack type teams. I also don't think many people are focused on hockey but if you are I would love to hear from you and get your take. I think with all of this in mind and knowing that it is only 31 days until pitchers and catchers report it is a good time to look at the Yankees/Red Sox rosters and see how they match up. Boston Red Sox: New York Yankees 1B-Kevin Youkilis 1B-Mark Teixeira 2B-Dustin Pedroia 2B-Robinson Cano SS-Marcaro Scutaro SS-Derek Jeter 3B-Adrian Beltre 3B-Alex Rodriguez C-Victor Martinez C-Jorge Posada LF-Jacoby Ellsbury LF-Brett Gardner CF-Mike Cameron CF-Curtis Granderson RF-J.D. Drew RF-Nick Swisher Starting Rotation Starting Rotation Josh Beckett CC Sabathia John Lackey A.J. Burnett Jon Lester Andy Pettitte Daisuke Matsusaka J. Vazquez Clay Bucholz Phil Hughes Bullpen Closer-Jonathan Papelbon Closer-Mariano Rivera Setup-Manny Delcarmen Setup-Joba Chamberlain Setup-Ramon Ramirez Setup-Dave Robertson Lefty-Hideki Okajima Lefty-Damaso Marte Longman-Boof Bonser/Tim Wakefield Lefty-Boone Logan Longman-Sergio Mitre/Chad Gaudin I know the rosters aren't complete but this is pretty much what it will be. There are some spots in the bullpen that could be open or change and same thing with the bench that is why I didn't put the bench on here. I think the Yankees have a better lineup, starting pitching is pretty close, I probably would give the Yankees the slight edge and I think the Yankees have the advantage in the bullpen. It will be a very different Red Sox team, pitching and defense. They don't have a great lineup and it will be interesting to see how that plays out with them, over the last few years they always have a very good lineup. I still think these 2 teams and the Rays are the best teams in the AL, it comes down to injuries and guys executing especially against each other.

Yanks/Twins

The New York Yankees will be taking on the Minnesota Twins in the best of 5 ALDS. The Twins won a thrilling tiebreaker game last night in 12 innings and then had the prize of flying 3 hours to NY in the middle of the night to meet the New York Yankees. Here are the tentative pitching matchups, if it changes I will let you guys know. Tonight- CC Sabathia vs Brian Duensing Friday- A.J. Burnett vs Nick Blackburn Sunday- Andy Pettitte vs Carl Pavano I am going to say the Yankees are going to win in 4, tonight is a big game. If you are the Yankees you want to jump on them, don't let a underdog wake up. The Yankees offense shouldn't be shut down by these pitchers and if you are the Yankees pitchers just shut down Joe Mauer don't let him beat you and you should be fine. It looks like Freddy Guzman and Francisco Cervelli will be the last 2 roster spots but I will have that for sure later on today. Have a good day everyone and continue to check back for news and notes and playoff matchups.

Yankees will play?

The Minnesota Twins start a 3 game series with the K.C. Royals tonight from Minnesota. The Detroit Tigers will begin a 3 game series tonight at home against the Chicago White Sox. The reason I am posting this is because it is the only race left and also it directly affects the Yankees as they will play the winner of the AL Central which will be the Twins or Tigers. The Tigers magic number is 2 so the Twins have to look for a sweep and hope the Tigers lose 2 out of 3 and force a one game playoff or get swept and win the division. Here are the matchups for the 3 game series for both teams. Detroit Tonight- Edwin Jackson vs Jake Peavy Tomorrow- Alfredo Figaro vs Freddy Garcia Sunday- Justin Verlander vs John Danks Minnesota Tonight- Jeff Manship vs Lenny Dinardo Tomorrow- Nick Blackburn vs Zach Greinke Sunday- Brian Duensing vs Luke Hochevar

Yanks at Rays Pitching Matchups

Tomorrow- CC Sabathia vs David Price Saturday-Andy Pettitte vs Jeff Niemann Sunday- A.J. Burnett vs Wade Davis This is the last series of the regular season and doesn't mean anything. The pitchers will only pitch 5 or 6 innings as a tuneup. The regulars may play tomorrow to try and get CC his 20th win but he won't be in there much longer then 5 innings. They just don't want to get hurt head back home and get ready for Wednesday's Game 1 of the ALDS.

Pitching matchups for Yanks/Sox

The New York Yankees begin a 3 game set with the Red Sox starting tomorrow night at the stadium. Here are the pitching matchups Tomorrow- Joba Chamberlain vs Jon Lester Saturday- CC Sabathia vs Daisuke Matsuzaka Sunday- Andy Pettitte vs Paul Byrd This could be the clinching actually for both teams, the Red Sox for the wildcard and the Yankees for the AL east. It won't have the same intensity but its still Yanks/Sox for the last time this season unless they play in the ALCS. Joba needs to have a good start though and make sure he has a place on the postseason roster. Boston is taking on KC tonight and was winning the game so it looks like the magic number for the Yankees will still be 5.

Yankees/Angels Pitching Matchups

Tonight- Joe Saunders vs Andy Pettitte Tomorrow- Ervin Santana vs Chad Gaudin Wednesday- Scott Kazmir vs A.J. Burnett This should be an interesting series. The Yankees never win in Anaheim but now is the time to do it. The Yankees need one more win to officially be in the postseason but they want to win the division and have homefield advantage. The lead the Red Sox by 5 games with 12 to go. Tonight will be a huge game to see how Andy Pettitte feels after getting extra rest with a tired shoulder, the Yankees offense better be awake in Anaheim and score some runs.

Yanks/Seattle Pitching Matchups

Tomorrow- Felix Hernandez vs A.J. Burnett Saturday- Doug Fister vs CC Sabathia Sunday- Joba Chamberlain vs Ian Snell Tomorrow is a interesting game because it is Felix Hernandez, this is the type of pitcher the Yankees will be facing in the playoffs and it will be interesting to see how A.J. reacts to this. Will he step up and be a solid #2 that the Yankees need or will he continue to struggle. The other two games the Yankees seem to have an advantage, I would hope they can get 2 out of 3 in this series before heading off to the house of horrows that is Angel Stadium.

Pitching Matchups for Yanks/Jays series

The New York Yankees will complete their 10 game homestand starting tonight with a 2 game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Here are the pitching matchups. Tonight- Sergio Mitre vs Roy Halladay Tomorrow- TBA vs Brian Tallett This matchup tonight is one of the biggest mismatches you could ever have but the game isn't played on paper. The Yankees did get to Roy Halladay in his only appearance at Yankee Stadium earlier this season. Tomorrow we don't know who is pitching for the Yankees so it is hard to say. The Yankees will be happy to get a game here and move on to the westcoast.

Pitching Matchups for Yanks/Baltimore series

The New York Yankees begin a 3 game series with the Baltimore Orioles tomorrow at Yankee Stadium. Here are the pitching matchups for the series. Tomorrow- Andy Pettitte vs Chris Tillman Saturday- A.J. Burnett vs Brian Matusz Sunday- CC Sabathia vs Jeremy Guthrie The Yankees just swept Baltimore in Baltimore last week so I would look for the same although 2 out of 3 would be ok. The Yankees will enter the series 9 games up in the AL east over Boston and 6 1/2 ahead of Anaheim for homefield advantage. There pretty much is nothing left to play for except personal milestones like Derek Jeter needing one more hit to pass Lou Gehrig and become the alltime Yankees hits leader. A note from today was that Dave Robertson got good news from Dr. Andrews. He only needs to rest his elbow for 10-14 days and then he can begin a throwing program. It looks like he will be ready to go for the playoffs then which is great news as he has moved himself up the pecking order of the bullpen.

Yankees/Jays pitching matchups

Tonight- Chad Gaudin vs Ricky Romero Tomorrow- Joba Chamberlain vs Roy Halladay Saturday- Andy Pettitte vs Brett Cecil Sunday- Sergio Mitre vs Brian Tallett This series should be interesting with 3 questionable pitchers for the Yankees. I would take a split of this 4 game series and could see that happening. I think Chad Gaudin and Sergio Mitre are battling for a playoff spot.

Pitching matchups for Yanks/Orioles

Tonight- Andy Pettitte vs Jeremy Guthrie Tomorrow- A.J. Burnett vs David Hernandez Wednesday- CC Sabathia vs Jason Berken The Yankees always have played well in Baltimore and should be able to score lots of runs there. Baltimore is an up and coming team though. I love their outfield, they are definitely headed in the right direction. I would think the Yanks win 2 out of 3.

White Sox at Yanks pitching matchups

The New York Yankees will begin a 3 game series with the Chicago White Sox tonight at the stadium. The weather is looking terrible right now and doesn't look like it is going to be much better so who knows with that. It is supposed to rain tomorrow with Tropical Storm Danny passing by. Here are the pitching matchups for the series. Tonight- CC Sabathia vs Mark Buehrle Saturday- Sergio Mitre vs TBA Sunday- Joba Chamberlain vs Freddy Garcia Saturday a lot of people thought it would be Jake Peavy but he is pitching in AAA instead so it will not be him. Tonight is a good matchup but the Yankees seem to hit Buehrle historically and beat him. Joba will be on his normal rest so lets see if he can get it going.

Pitching matchups for Yanks/BosoxB

Tomorrow- Andy Pettitte vs Brad Penny Saturday- A.J. Burnett vs Junichi Tazawa Sunday- CC Sabathia vs Josh Beckett It is in Fenway but all the pressure is on the Red Sox. The Yankees have their top 3 pitchers going and they clearly have the advantage the first two games. The Yankee bats were pretty quiet in Oakland and I could see them exploding up in Boston at least the first two games. This really is Boston's last stand at least for the division. If Boston doesn't sweep it pretty much is over, the Yankees would like to bury them by winning the series or sweeping them. I still expect Boston to win the wildcard and would bet that these two teams will meet up in the ALCS but Tampa and Texas are right there and it is going to be a fight to the end.

Pitching matchups for Yanks/A's series

Tomorrow- Brett Tomko vs A.J. Burnett Tuesday- Vin Mazzaro vs CC Sabathia Wednesday- Chad Gaudin vs Brett Anderson The first two games the Yankees clearly have the advantage. They should be able to put some runs on the board and the A's aren't a great hitting team going against the top 2 pitchers. The third game would be the game the Yankees could lose, Brett Anderson is good and who knows what Gaudin will give the Yankees. I think the Yankees will win 2 out of 3 and that will be fine.

Pitching matchups for Mariners/Yankees series

Tomororw- CC Sabathia @ Ian Snell Friday- Andy Pettitte @ Ryan Rowland-Smith Saturday- Sergio Mitre @ Lucas French Sunday- Chad Gaudin @ Doug Fister The Yankees should be able to win 3 games here with tomorrow being a mismatch, friday being a pretty good game and Saturday and Sunday who knows but the Yankees should be able to hit those pitchers and win with offense and who knows maybe Mitre and Gaudin will actually pitch pretty well.

Pitching matchups for Jays/Yankees

Tonight- Sergio Mitre vs Marc Rzepczynski Tomorrow- Joba Chamberlain vs Scott Richmond Wednesday- A.J. Burnett vs Ricky Romero The good thing is the Yankees aren't going to face Roy Halladay. Tonight is a rematch from last week in Toronto, this may be Mitre's last chance to stay in the rotation. They do have Chad Gaudin to back him up so I am sure he will have a fairly short leash. Joba Chamberlain will try to get back on track tomorrow and A.J. will try and keep it going wednesday afternoon against a good young pitcher in Ricky Romero. I would expect the Yankees to win 2 out of 3 but this could be a letdown series after 4 long agonizing games against their archrivals.

Pitching matchups for Yanks/Jays series

Tomorrow- Roy Halladay vs Andy Pettitte Wednesday- Mark Rzepczynski vs Sergio Mitre This isn't going to be easy with Doc Halladay pitching tomorrow but he doesn't get a lot of run support so maybe the Yankees can find a way to win a 2-1 type game. I don't know anything about the Jays pitcher for Wednesday but his stats are pretty good and Sergio Mitre has been awful so they have their work cut out for them, it would be nice to win both and have a winning road trip but 1 out of 2 would be fine before facing the Sox.

Yankees vs White Sox pitching Matchups

Here are the pitching matchups for the 4 game series in Chicago. Tonight- Andy Pettitte vs Gavin Floyd Tomorrow- Sergio Mitre vs Clayton Richard Saturday- A.J. Burnett vs John Danks Sunday- CC Sabathia vs Mark Buehrle The marquee matchup is sunday. Tonight is 2 guys with similar stats and tomorrow seems to be a toss up, even though the Yankees are 2-0 in Mitres starts he isn't great but he has been good enough. A.J. Burnett vs John Danks is a pretty good matchup also. The Yankees will try and win 3 out of 4 but would accept a split on the road, this could be a tough 4 game series.

Yankees/Rays pitching matchups

Tonight- A.J. Burnett vs James Shields Tomorrow- CC Sabathia vs Scott Kazmir Wednesday- Joba Chamberlain vs Matt Garza This is a big series, the Yankees could really bury the Rays and the Rays could really get right back in the race depending on what happens. Tonight is a good pitching matchup and tomorrow would normally be a marquee matchup but Kazmir has really struggled this year. Wednesday is the battle of good young righthanders with a lot of emotion.