Yankees (21-27) @ Blue Jays (22-27) May 28 - May30

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Monday, May 28, game start 7:07 PM ET - RSN
Tuesday, May 29, game start 7:07 PM ET - RSN
Wednesday, May 30, game start 7:07 PM ET - RSN


Monday
Matt DeSalvo, RHP (1-1, 5.29) vs Dustin McGowan, RHP (0-2, 7.17)

Tuesday
Andy Pettitte, LHP (3-3, 2.66) vs Shaun Marcum, RHP (2-2, 4.33)

Wednesday
Tyler Clippard, RHP (1-1, 3.60) vs Jesse Litsch, RHP (1-1, 4.24)

The Blue Jays are anxious to get back home after dropping five out of nine in their 10-day road trip. They have 10 games at home before heading back on the road on June 8.

Pitching matchup
TOR: RHP Dustin McGowan (0-2, 7.17 ERA)
McGowan made progress in his last start, avoiding the big inning in a six-inning performance against Baltimore on Wednesday. The right-hander was able to limit the damage after falling into a few jams, but he still was handed a loss due to a lack of run support. McGowan struck out three and walked two in the defeat, in which he gave up eight hits. McGowan is 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA in five career appearances, including one start, against the Yankees.

NYY: RHP Matt DeSalvo (1-1, 5.29 ERA)
DeSalvo is scheduled to return to the Yankees' rotation after a stint in long relief, making his first career start at Rogers Centre. He's hoping to return to better results after making two strong first impressions, both against Seattle. The right-hander was lifted from the rotation after allowing four runs and six hits over 3 1/3 innings in a May 17 start at Chicago. He was poor in his lone relief appearance, retiring no batters and allowing three hits and three runs on Friday night against the Angels. He also walked two and threw a wild pitch in that outing. He takes a start that could have gone to Roger Clemens, who instead will make another Minor League start at Triple-A.

Player to watch
None of the Toronto hitters have ever faced DeSalvo, but Jays fans should keep an eye on Alex Rios, who is on an offensive tear. Rios is on an eight game hitting streak and is batting .536 over that span. He batted .373 last year against the Yankees.

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Congrats on winning the 1st game.

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Dustin McGowan had his best start of his career last night, 1st win of the season (minors and majors)
7.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, and 7 K's with 117 pitches. Career high in strikeouts.

The Jays' offense finally gave run support to one of its pitcher by giving McGowan a 7-0 run lead by the end of 7th inning, in the 8th inning McGowan gave a HR to Matsui that was crushed to center-field and hit the top of Windows restaurant in the Roger's Centre, very impressive HR.

In the post-game interview McGowan got a shaving cream pie twice, first time time by Wells then by Burnett shortly after.


for tonight's game

mlb.com

Pitching matchup
TOR: RHP Shaun Marcum (2-2, 4.33 ERA)
Marcum is 1-1 with a 7.23 ERA in six career appearances against the Yankees.

NYY: LHP Andy Pettitte (3-3, 2.66 ERA)
Pettitte is 15-7 with a 4.30 ERA in 29 career appearances against the Blue Jays.

Player to watch
Jays center fielder Vernon Wells is hitting .500 (10-for-20) with one home run and five RBIs in his career against Pettitte.

Scouting Report:
Yankees: Pettitte takes the hill at Rogers Centre after logging seven innings of one-run, nine-hit ball against the Red Sox in his last start. Pettitte has pitched much better than his three victories would indicate; after his last start, teammate Doug Mientkiewicz opined that Pettitte probably could have seven or eight wins to his credit by now. Pettitte is 10-3 with a 4.30 ERA in 15 career games (14 starts) at Toronto.

Blue Jays: Marcum has been sharp since joining Toronto's rotation. In three starts, the right-hander is 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA while strking out 15 and walking six over 10 innings. On Thursday, Marcum earned a no-decision after giving up four runs on six hits with two strikeouts and two walks over seven innings against Baltimore. Three of those runs came on one swing by shortstop Miguel Tejada, who belted a sinker outside the strike zone for a home run. Marcum is 1-1 with a 7.23 ERA in six career games, including four starts, against the Yankees.

Marcum been oustanding as a starter this season but Pettitte has great career numbers against the Jays and is doing great this season as well, should be a good pitching match tonight.

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1-0 Jays after the 1st inning

Rios hits a ball to the right side, Jeter does a bad throw on his knees, Rios advances to 2nd on the throw. Later Rios steals 3rd and on the next pitch Rios scores on a fielder's choice.

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Thank you John Gibbons, taking Shawn Marcum out after 6.0 IP with 95 pitches thrown, and put in the lefty Scott Downs to face Giambi and gives up a HR to tie the game at 1-1.

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Aaron Hill steals HOME to score a run on Pettitte

2-1 jays

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Yankees tie the game off a couple of fielding errors made by the Jays

2-2.

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Adam Lind leads off the 8th inning with a double, John McDonald bunts Lind over to 3rd base and Rios hits a fly ball to Damon for the sac fly.

3-2 Jays

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Jays won 3-2

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*hangs self*

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I want to hang Gibbons, Gibby got lucky tonight

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Yankees won last night 10-5, bad fielding and not getting enough out of the younger starter Litsch. Yankees woke up early and late in the game, Jays almost made the comeback making it close at 6-5 after Homeruns by Rios, McDonald, and of course Matt Stairs (hottest hitter the Jays have right now).

The comeback didn't happen, Jays lost, A-Rod acts like a child, but more on that later.

Litsch now heads back to Double-A New Hampshire with Roy Halladay coming off the DL for tonight's game against the White Sox.

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The Official Site of The New York Yankees: News: New York Yankees News
A-Rod defends controversial shout

That the yankees side of things


The Official Site of The Toronto Blue Jays: News: Toronto Blue Jays News
Jays take exception to A-Rod's antics

The Jays' side, not included is Matt Stairs in a post-game interview, he said "horseshit" to A-Rod's comments.


read if you want, decide for yourself. If I had a video of what happened I would post it, yet to find one though.