TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Shannon Stewart, LF
Marco Scutaro, 2B
Alex Rios, CF
Scott Rolen, 3B
Matt Stairs, DH
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Rod Barajas, C
Brad Wilkerson, RF
David Eckstein, SS
NEW YORK YANKEES
Johnny Damon, LF
Derek Jeter, SS
Bobby Abreu, RF
Álex Rodríguez, 3B
Hideki Matsui, DH
Jason Giambi, 1B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Chad Molina, C
Melky Cabrera, CF
PREGAME NOTES:
- Joba Chamberlain is expected to throw about 65-70 pitches and will be making his first start since July 25, 2007 for Triple-A Scranton.
- Dan Giese has been officially called up from Scranton and will be the long man tonight. Scott Patterson has been sent down to Scranton to make room for Giese on the roster.
- Chamberlain is a lifetime 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP (9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 15 K) in 9 relief appearances against the Blue Jays.
Long-time Yankee killer Roy Halladay is a lifetime 10-5, 3.03 ERA, 1.18 WHIP in 27 games (25 starts) against the Yanks - although they did manage to somehow squeeze out a 3-2 victory over him on Opening Day.
- Yanks' career numbers vs. Halladay can be viewed here. Jays' career numbers vs. Chamberlain can be viewed here.