NEW YORK YANKEES
JohnnyDamon, LF
Derek Jeter, SS
Bobby Abreu, RF
Hideki Matsui, DH
Jorge Posada, C
Robinson Cano, 2B
Jason Giambi, 1B
Morgan Ensberg, 3B
Melky Cabrera, CF
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Nick Swisher, CF
Orlando Cabrera, SS
Jim Thome, DH
Paul Konerko, 1B
Jermaine Dye, RF
A.J. Pierzynski, C
Carlos Quentin, LF
Joe Crede, 3B
Juan Uribe, SS
First off, congratulations to C-Rod and A-Rod for the birth of their yet-to-be-named baby girl last night. Hmmm, two girls? How is A-Rod going to afford those weddings?
As for tonight's game, as expected, A-Rod is out of the lineup and has been replaced by Morgan Ensberg. Pete Abe speculates that A-Rod could be back in the lineup as early as Thursday.
Jorge Posada gets the start behind the plate tonight for the first time since April 8th and you can bet your @ss that the ChiSox base runners will test his shoulder right away. I certainly would.
Jose Contreras is a lifetime 2-4, 3.96 ERA ERA in 6 starts against the Yanks, but has lost his last four starts against them (6.08 ERA, 1.35 WHIP).
Chien-Ming Wang is a lifetime 2-0, 2.57 ERA in 3 starts against the White Sox, including a complete game 5-1 victory on June 6th of last season.
Yanks'career numbers vs. Contreras can be viewed here. White Sox career numbers vs. Wang can beviewed here.