G13: Yankees @ Athletics
April 20, 2010, 10:05 pm by iYankees · 4 Comments
YANKEES (9-3)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Johnson DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Nick Swisher RF
Curtis Granderson CF
Brett Gardner LF
PITCHING: RHP Javier Vazquez (0-2, 9.82 ERA, 5.08 FIP)
ATHLETICS (9-5)
Rajai Davis CF
Daric Barton 1B
Ryan Sweeney RF
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B
Kurt Suzuki C
Eric Chavez DH
Mark Ellis 2B
Travis Buck LF
Cliff Pennington SS
PITCHING: LHP Gio Gonzalez (1-0, 3.38 ERA, 3.56 FIP)
TIME/TV: 10:05 PM/YES
Here are Oakland’s numbers against Vazquez, who is looking to rebound:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Sweeney | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Kurt Suzuki | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 |
| Cliff Pennington | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 |
| Mark Ellis | 17 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 | .235 | .188 | .423 |
| Rajai Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Eric Chavez | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .100 | .250 | .400 | .650 |
| Travis Buck | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Daric Barton | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
| Total | 86 | 76 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | .171 | .267 | .316 | .583 |
And here are the Yankees’ numbers against Gio Gonzalez, who has great stuff:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Teixeira | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| Nick Swisher | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Derek Jeter | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| Curtis Granderson | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
| Brett Gardner | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.500 | 2.167 |
| Robinson Cano | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Total | 25 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .143 | .280 | .286 | .566 |
According to Joe Girardi, Brett Gardner, not Marcus Thames, is getting the start today because of his recent offensive success. Gardner is 5-for-7 over the previous two games, collecting 1 RBI and 3 stolen bases. If he plays well tonight, perhaps he can muscle a few more starts away from his current platoon partner.
Anyway, enjoy the game. Oh, and the song posted above is for Nick Johnson…
