Monday, July 4, 2011

On deck: Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees

The Indians hit .197 and were outscored, 23-9, in losing three out of four to the Yankees in June. The Tribe's only win was a 1-0 decision when Carlos Carrasco and the bullpen combined on a five-hitter.

Where: Progressive Field.

When: Tonight through Wednesday.

TV/radio: SportsTime Ohio will do the series, WKYC Channel 3 on Wednesday; WTAM AM/1100.

Pitching matchups: RHP A.J. Burnett (8-6, 4.05) vs. RHP Josh Tomlin (9-4, 3.86) tonight at 6:35 p.m.; LHP CC Sabathia (11-4, 3.05) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (8-4, 3.54) Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. and RHP Phil Hughes (0-1, 13.94) vs. RHP Justin Masterson (6-6, 2.85) Wednesday at 7:05 p.m.

Season series: The Yankees lead the Indians, 3-1, this year. The Yankees lead, 1,074-847, overall.

Indians update: The Indians hit .197 and were outscored, 23-9, in losing three out of four to the Yankees in June. The Tribe’s only win was a 1-0 decision when Carlos Carrasco and the bullpen combined on a five-hitter.

Yankees update: They hit .336 with five homers against the Tribe in June. Derek Jeter, six hits shy of 3,000, could be activated for the series. He strained his right calf against the Tribe.

Injuries: Indians — RHP Fausto Carmona (right quad), RF Shin-Soo Choo (left thumb), 1B Matt LaPorta (right ankle), RHP Alex White (right middle finger) and OF Trevor Crowe (right shoulder) are on the disabled list. Yankees — SS Jeter (right calf), RHP Hughes (right shoulder), 3B Eric Chavez (left foot), RHP Rafael Soriano (right elbow), RHP Joba Chamberlain (right elbow) and RHP Jeff Marquez (right shoulder) are on the disabled list.

Next: Toronto arrives for a four-game series Thursday to take the Indians to the All-Star break.

— Paul Hoynes


Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/07/on_deck_cleveland_indians_vs_n.html

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