Yanks rain delay

The game is in a rain delay right now as I am sure everyone knows. I am not so confident they will get this game in but they are going to try, I don't know if there is a window or anything but the problem is it is going to rain all week so who knows what is going to happen. I will be back later with updates. Joba Chamberlain's mother was arrested in Nebraska on Saturday, it is really sad that she is such a mess and amazing he is pretty well grounded, well at least we hope he learned his lesson from that drunk driving. The AP has the story as well as Peter Abraham on his blog.

Red Sox at Yankees

Here is the Yankees lineup for tonights game weather permitting. I am sure they will try real hard to get this game in. The game is at 7:00PM on YES and ESPN. Here is the Yankees lineup via Peter Abraham Jeter(SS) Damon(LF) Tex(1B) Swisher(RF) Cano(2B) Posada(C) Cabrera(CF) Molina(C) Berroa(3B) Alfredo Aceves has been called up with Anthony Claggett optioned back to AAA-Scranton. The Yankees finally have a long reliever and they should have had one from the beginning but this is a good thing, maybe now Joe Girardi won't leave guys in too long.

Weekly Minor league updates

I am going to start with AAA Austin Jackson continues to impress hitting 389 with 12 rbi's, he hasn't hit a homerun yet. Todd Linden is hitting 361 with 4 homeruns and 24 rbi's. Shelly Duncan is hitting 356 with 9 homeruns and 28 rbi's. Eric Duncan has been slumping but is still hitting 289 with 7 rbi's. Ian Kennedy was pitching well before his injury going 1-0 with a 1.59 era. He has 7 walks and 25 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings. Brett Tomko has done well as the closer with a .75 era AA Colin Curtis is hitting 296 with 4 rbi's. Edwar Gonzalez is hitting 326 with 9 rbi's. Zach McAllister is 1-1 with a 2.53 era in 21 1/3 innings he has 14 strikeouts and 9 walks. George Kontos is 1-1 with a 2.66 era in 20 1/3 innings he has 9 walks and 24 strikeouts. A Tampa Jesus Montero is batting 318 with 5 homeruns and 15 rbi's. Austin Romine is batting 282 with 2 homeruns and 10 rbi's. Jeremy Bleich who was drafted last year out of Stanford is 2-1 with a 2.33 era, he has pitched 27 innings with 8 walks and 18 strikeouts. Dellin Betances is 1-3 with a 4.44 era. He has pitched 26 1/3 innings with 14 walks and 30 strikeouts. His problem is his control, he is still only 19 years old though and has great stuff. Lance Pendleton is 2-1 with a 2.08 era. He has pitched 21 2/3 innings with 6 walks and 17 strikeouts. Wilken De La Rosa is 1-0 with a 1.29 era. He has pitched 14 innings with 4 walks and 17 strikeouts. I don't have the information for A-Charleston as their website isn't working, I will try and get that up tomorrow.

Yanks/Red Sox Matchups

The Yankees and Red Sox will play a brief 2 game series beginning tomorrow weather permitting. Here are the pitching matchups Monday- Jon Lester Vs Phil Hughes Tuesday- Josh Beckett vs Joba Chamberlain The Yankees said that Hughes and Chamberlain have pitched well and they didn't want to skip them so they just pushed everyone back a day with today's rainout. The Yankees placed Marte on the DL but he said it is the same problem from spring training that never went away and Brian Bruney said he isn't coming back May 10th that it will be longer, he didn't play catch today and was told not tomorrow either. The Yankees have lost what started out as their 8th inning guys and now they are trying to string it together. I know a lot of people are hoping for this but it is looking more possible that if Hughes continues to pitch well and these guys are injured and the bullpen continues to be bad that Joba will go back to the pen, of course Hughes has to keep it up and Wang has to come back strong so it is still a ways away before it becomes a really good question. A-rod is expected to go 7 innings tomorrow in the field and he should be back by Friday which will be a real boost to this lineup especially Big Tex who could use his protection.

Angels at Yankees

The Yankees are scheduled to finish their 4 game series with the Angels today at 1:00PM on YES. It is currently raining very hard and I am doubtful that they can get this game in. The problem is that the Angels don't come back to NY at all this season so they could wait around for a while before deciding to call if if they do. Damso Marte has been placed on the DL with a shoulder problem and Anthony Claggett has been recalled also something else may be up as no lineup is posted for the Yankees and Girardi is late to meet with the press for his pregame session. This information is coming from Peter Abraham. Phil Hughes is scheduled to start today looking to go 2-0 and make the Yankees think of keeping him in the big leagues. In 7 of the 11 losses by the Yankees they have had at least a 1 run lead Jose Veras can't get anyone out giving up 5 runs in his last 2 2/3 innings along with 5 hits and 4 walks. This is a wierd stat, when the Yankees don't make an error they are 11-3 and 2-8 when they do. Hideki Matsui has a 12 game hitting streak batting 370 with 6 extra base hits and 9 RBI. He must be feeling better. Melky has a 7 game hitting streak and the Yankees are 6-3 at home. The lineup has been posted now and here it is: Jeter(SS) Damon(LF) Tex(1B) Matsui(DH) Posada(C) Cano(2B) Cabrera(RF) Berroa(3B) Gardner(CF) I guess Nick Swisher is still banged up and Angel Berroa must have good numbers against Joe Saunders otherwise why is he playing.