NEW YORK YANKEES
Johnny Damon, LF
Derek Jeter, SS
Bobby Abreu, RF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Jorge Posada, C
Shelley Duncan, 1B
Morgan Ensberg, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Melky Cabrera, CF
CLEVELAND INDIANS
David Dellucci, LF
Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B
Travis Hafner, DH
Victor Martinez, C
Ryan Garko, 1B
Jhonny Peralta, SS
Casey Blake, 3B
Franklin Gutierrez, CF
Jason Michaels, RF
PREGAME NOTES:
The Yanks have clearly not hit well in recent days but that's no fault of Johnny Damon. Over his last 6 games, Damon is hitting .462 (12 for 26), .517 OBP, 2 homers, 5 doubles, 7 RBI, 3 walks, with 8 runs scored and has raised his BA from .197 to .276.
The same can't be said for Robinson Cano, who is hitting just .114 (5 for 44) over his last 13 games and just .152 (14 for 92) on the season. I don't know when Cano is going to find his stroke, but when he does, he's going to go on an offensive rampage for several weeks. It's just a matter of when.
Chien-Ming Wang is a lifetime 2-1, 3.72 ERA in 3 starts against the Tribe during the regular season.
C.C. Sabathia is a lifetime 1-7, 7.13 ERA in 8 starts against the Yanks during the regular season but has not faced them since Sept of 2004. Clearly, he is not the same pitcher he was back then.
Yanks' career numbers vs. Sabathia can be viewed here. Tribe career numbers vs. Wang can be viewed here.