September 6 Yankees vs Devil Rays

[riverside sluggers]

Fossum, Rays to meet Yankees

Tampa Bay (57-81) at New York (77-59), 7:05 p.m. ET, Tuesday

 

Yankee Stadium doesn't seem to have the same effect on Tampa Bay this season as it had in years past. A year ago, the Devil Rays went 0-10 in the Bronx and 4-15 against New York all season. This year, though, the Yankees are the only East rival that Tampa Bay has a winning record against. The Rays are 9-4 against the Bombers -- 4-2 on the road. "I don't know. I wish I had a definitive answer. I'm hoping it continues," said Tampa Bay manager Lou Piniella. "Last year, they had their way with us."

 

Tampa Bay heads to New York for a three-game series beginning Tuesday on the heels of winning two of the three one-run ballgames from Toronto at the Rogers Centre. The Rays won the finale behind a strong seven-inning performance by left-hander Scott Kazmir. Southpaw Casey Fossum will get the nod for the opener against New York's Randy Johnson. Fossum has gone 5-4 with a 5.59 ERA since the All-Star break. In his last start, the left-hander took the loss after giving up six runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings against Boston on Aug. 31. Johnson has won two in a row. In his last outing, the 6-foot-10 lefty allowed no runs on three hits in seven innings against Seattle.

 

Pitching matchup

TB: LHP Casey Fossum

• 8-11, 4.92 ERA in 2005

• 2-1, 2.51 ERA vs. NYY in 2005

 

NYY: LHP Randy Johnson

• 13-8, 4.04 ERA in 2005

• 0-1, 7.27 ERA vs. TB in 2005

[yankeessuck013]

haha fossum....watch out for those MIGHTY DEVIL RAYS yankees

[riverside sluggers]

pitcher vs batter matchups

 

Casey Fossum vs: (career against Yankees in 15 games a 4-4 record with a 4.85 ERA)

Mark Bellhorn, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Walk

Robinson Cano, 2 for 7 (.286 avg)

John Flaherty, 0 for 3, K

Jason Giambi, 7 for 22 (.318 avg) Double, 3 RBIs, 3 Walks, 4 Ks

Derek Jeter, 5 for 20 (.250 avg) Double, Hr, 2 RBIs, 4 Ks

Matt Lawton, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) Double, RBI

Tino Martinez, 1 for 1 (1.000 avg) HR, RBI

Hideki Matsui, 3 for 9 (.333 avg) Double, RBI, 4 Walks, K

Jorge Posada, 6 for 22 (.273 avg) Double, HR, 5 RBIs, Walk, 4 Ks

Alex Rodriguez, 6 for 17 (.353 avg) Double, 3 HRs, 4 RBIs, Walk, 7 Ks

Gary Sheffield, 2 for 9 (.222 avg) RBI, Walk, K

Ruben Sierra, 0 for 4, K

Bernie Williams, 5 for 17 (.294 avg) Double, HR, RBI, 5 Walks, 2 Ks

Tony Womack, 2 for 7 (.286 avg) 2 Ks

 

Randy Johnson vs: (career against Devil Rays in 7 games a 2-3 record with a 4.37 ERA)

Jorge Cantu, 2 for 8 (.250 avg) K

Kevin Cash, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) HR, RBI, K

Carl Crawford, 3 for 9 (.333 avg) Triple, RBI, 2 Ks

Jonny Gomes, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) HR, 2 RBIs, Walk, 2 Ks

Alex Gonzalez, 9 for 37 (.243 avg) Double, 2 Triples, 3 RBIs, Walk, 14 Ks, SB

Nick Green, 2 for 6 (.333 avg) 3 Ks

Toby Hall, 0 for 8, RBI, 2 Ks

Damon Hollins, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) HR, 2 RBIs

Aubrey Huff, 3 for 11 (.273 avg) RBI, SB

Travis Lee, 1 for 6 (.167 avg) K

Julio Lugo, 4 for 26 (.154 avg) HR, 3 RBIs, 11 Ks, 2 SBs

Eduardo Perez, 8 for 25 (.320 avg) Double, 4 HRs, 7 RBIs, 3 Walks, 5 Ks, SB

Josh Phelps, 1 for 5 (.200 avg) 4 Ks

[soxie thefangirl]

go casey fossum! i hope they win.

[Optimist]

haha fossum....watch out for those MIGHTY DEVIL RAYS yankees

 

Don't worry about us, you guys have to face the all powerful Blue Jays next week...

 

[yankeessuck013]

Don't worry about us, you guys have to face the all powerful Blue Jays next week...

 

 

we'll tallk about that next week

[riverside sluggers]

exactly the games to focus on are tonight, besides at least Sox wont have to face roy halladay

[stocker323]

Let's hope Eduardo Perez kills them again.

[Optimist]

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2005/06/04/T9yeJ7wx.jpg

 

Chien-Ming Wang has been activated off of the DL.

 

I wonder how this will effect the rotation (hopefully, bye bye Leiter) or if it even will; Joe and Mel will probably put him in the bullpen for long releif, like they did with Small. Oh well, it's always nice to get a piece of good news like this.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

I think they will move Wang into the bullpen and see what he has first before throwing him back into the rotation. Gil Patterson (AAA Pitching coach) said his velocity is back but his control is a little off which I can understand after the layoff. The more he pitches the sharper he will be.

[RedRuffing15]

Riverside sluggers, where do you find those batting vs pitcher matchups, I like those

 

 

And I'm very happy to read Wang off the DL, he was a nice surprise just like Small

 

And lets see how our"best" pitcher does vs the team were worst agenst

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Riverside sluggers, where do you find those batting vs pitcher matchups, I like those

 

 

And I'm very happy to read Wang off the DL, he was a nice surprise just like Small

 

And lets see how our"best" pitcher does vs the team were worst agenst

I think you can get them off of ESPN.com

[riverside sluggers]

thanks i go to http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb you go to any pitchers name, and on the profile it says batter vs pitcher, then click on since 1987 and it gives some cool facts. Also details the career stats on batting, pitching, errors, etc.

[Optimist]

Yahoo has a ridiculous amount of stats.

 

Anything you can think of, they have...

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Good stuff Riverside. I'll go there from now on.

[riverside sluggers]

sure thing

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todays lineups

 

Tampa Bay

1) Julio Lugo ss

2) Carl Crawford lf

3) Jorge Cantu dh

4) Eduardo Perez 1b

5) Jonny Gomes rf

6) Damon Hollins cf

7) Alex Gonzalez 3b

8) Toby Hall c

9) Nick Green 2b

 

NY Yankees

1) Derek Jeter ss

2) Hideki Matsui lf

3) Gary Sheffield rf

4) Alex Rodriguez 3b

5) Jason Giambi 1b

6) Ruben Sierra dh

7) Bernie Williams cf

8) John Flaherty c

9) Robinson Cano 2b

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Al Lieter will be heading to the bullpen. Wang will start Thursday and Small will start Friday against the Sox.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Maybe Al could be the lefty match up guy.

[schillingouttheks]

Hmm..how long has Torre been using Matsui as a number 2 hitter? Am I just slow?

[Optimist]

Hmm..how long has Torre been using Matsui as a number 2 hitter? Am I just slow?

 

About two weeks now....

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Hmm..how long has Torre been using Matsui as a number 2 hitter? Am I just slow?

 

Matsui was put in the #2 hole on August 23rd against the Jays. Hes been there ever since.

[Optimist]

Al Lieter will be heading to the bullpen. Wang will start Thursday and Small will start Friday against the Sox.

 

And there was much rejoicing in the Evil Empire...

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

And there was much rejoicing in the Evil Empire...

haha yeah atleast Torre figured out that Wang>Lieter.

[RedRuffing15]

Finally, Wangs back and I hope hes ready, does anyone know if he made any rehab starts at all. Either way, I think he'll be ready

[yankeessuck013]

his last rehab he pitched 5 innigs gave up 3 ER in columbus I believe

[Optimist]

That was nice; they showed the presentation of the $1 million check to the Salvation Army on YES.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

1-0 Yanks on an RBI dribbler by Sheff.

[yankeessuck013]

"alex the great" k's

[yankeessuck013]

only the Drays could mess that play up

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

"alex the great" k's

Its Alexander lol....The D-Rays looking like the D-Rays. Error on Nick Green 2-0 Yankees.