Last night’s game was refreshing. After a few bouts of offensive futility the Yanks came back and knocked home some runners. A couple guys, Curtis Granderson and Brett Gardner, continued working their ways out of slumps. And, of course, we saw our favorite, though undeserving, Cy Young candidate. More of all that, please.
Tonight Dustin Moseley takes the mound for another start in place of Andy Pettitte. He’ll get a few more, since Pettitte plans to stay off his feet this week in an attempt to more fully recover from his injured groin. Chances are he won’t return until rosters expand. That leaves Mosley in the spot until further notice. He recovered well after a rocky start last time out, so there are is at least one positive sign. Overall I have to say that he’s been a pleasant surprise.
Jeremy Bonderman, who pitched very well against the Yanks last time around, takes the mound for the Tigers. That last start came all the way back on May 12 and it was one of his best on the season. It was part of his good stretch, during which he allowed just seven earned runs in 35 innings. But since June 6 he has thrown 70 innings to a 6.30 ERA. The Yanks really need to make like the White Sox, who pounded him for six runs in six innings last time out.
A-Rod’s still out of the lineup. Berkman is, too, but he says he’s available to pinch hit. That’s great and all, but the only player he’s realistically going to hit for is Ramiro Pena, who has no backup because A-Rod is on the shelf. He might hit for Kearns, but Kearns has been very good and in any case they’d have to either put Thames in the OF or lose the DH. Neither seems like an attractive option. So the most realistic situation is one more day of rest.
Lineup:
1. Brett Gardner, LF
2. Derek Jeter, SS
3. Mark Teixeira, 1B
4. Robinson Cano, 2B
5. Nick Swisher, DH
6. Jorge Posada, C
7. Curtis Granderson, CF
8. Austin Kearns, RF
9. Ramiro Pena, 3B
And on the mound, number forty, Dustin Moseley.
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