CLEVELAND INDIANS

Grady Sizemore,  CF
Jamey Carroll,  2B
Jhonny Peralta,  SS
Ryan Garko,  1B
Franklin Gutierrez,  RF
Travis Hafner,  DH
Ben Francisco,  LF
Kelly Shoppach,  C
Andy Marte,  3B

NEW YORK YANKEES

Johnny Damon,  LF
Derek Jeter,  SS
Bobby Abreu,  RF
Hideki Matsui,  DH
Jason Giambi,  1B
Melky Cabrera,  CF
Robinson Cano,  2B
Wilson Betemit,  3B
Jose Molina,  C

PREGAME NOTES:

• First off, Ian Kennedy will make his 2008 debut for Scranton tonight against the Charlotte Knights (ChiSox).  I'll be sure to keep you posted on his outing.
• Pete Abe reports that A-Rod will begin baseball-related activities tomorrow and notes the tentative plan is to have him work out in Tampa on Thursday and perhaps play a couple of rehab games next Monday and Tuesday.  Hopefully, he will be activated a week from tomorrow.
• Wilson Betemit has been activated from the 15-day DL and Alberto Gonzalez has been sent back down to Scranton.  I know I'm not alone when I say Gonzalez is by far the more useful player to this team and would rather see Betemit gone.
  
• Fausto Carmona is a lifetime 0-1, 3.86 ERA in 5 games (2 starts) against the Yanks.
• Andy Pettitte is a lifetime 6-8, 4.63 ERA in 17 starts against the Tribe, including the short end of a 6-4 defeat on April 25.  Hard to believe, but Pettitte has not beaten the Tribe at Yankee Stadium since June of  '96.
  
• Yanks' career numbers vs. Carmona can be viewed here.  Tribe career numbers vs. Pettitte can be viewed here.
• By now, most of you have probably heard about A-Rod wussing out in the delivery room while C-Rod was giving birth to their first child.  Pretty funny stuff and something else he will probably never live down.