Detroit Tigers
Curtis Granderson, CF
Sean Casey, 1B
Gary Sheffield, DH
Magglio Ordonez, RF
Carlos Guillen, SS
Ryan Raburn, 2B
Mike Rabelo, C
Brandon Inge, 3B
Cameron Maybin, LF
Jeremy Bonderman, RHP (10-5, 4.65)
New York Yankees
Johnny Damon, LF
Melky Cabrera, CF
Bobby Abreu, RF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Hideki Matsui, DH
Jorge Posada, C
Robinson Cano, 2B
Wilson Betemit, SS
Andy Phillips, 1B
Chien-Ming Wang, RHP (13-6, 4.09)
Wang has excellent career numbers against the Tigers (3-0, 2.52 in 4 starts). Bonderman has struggled in his career against the Yanks (2-4, 5.05 in 8 starts).
Keep a watchful eye on Bonderman very early in this game. His ERA in the 1st inning is a robust 13.30 (2.434 WHIP!) and opponents are hitting .389/.455/.741/1.196 against him. Yikes.
However, his ERA after the 1st inning is a very good 3.07.
The featured graphic for today's game is the road jersey logo of the Detroit Tigers from 1934 to 1951.