Javier Vazquez looks to rebound from a rocky opening start to his Yankees reunion. He will be opposed by Joel Pineiro, who also seeks to erase bad memories from his Angels debut.
| vs. Joel Pineiro | PA | BA | OBP | SLG | HR | RBI |
| Derek Jeter SS | 31 | 0.222 | 0.323 | 0.444 | 2 | 2 |
| Nick Johnson DH | 19 | 0.267 | 0.333 | 0.267 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Teixeira 1B | 36 | 0.258 | 0.361 | 0.581 | 2 | 10 |
| Alex Rodriguez 3B | 29 | 0.148 | 0.207 | 0.185 | 0 | 1 |
| Robinson Cano 2B | 7 | 0.429 | 0.429 | 0.714 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Posada C | 24 | 0.200 | 0.250 | 0.450 | 1 | 4 |
| Curtis Granderson CF | 11 | 0.111 | 0.182 | 0.111 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Swisher RF | 25 | 0.300 | 0.400 | 0.350 | 0 | 2 |
| Brett Gardner LF | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 182 | 0.241 | 0.318 | 0.385 | 5 | 23 |
- Joel Pineiro has not started a game against the Yankees since July 18, 2006, when he was with the Seattle Mariners. He has not recorded a win against the Yankees since August 18, 2002.
- Only Bobby Abreu and Torri Hunter have had a significant number of ABs against Vazquez. In 81 PA, Abreu has a line of .282/.358/.746, while Hunter has hit .205/.225/.359 in 40 PA.
- Curtis Granderson and Derek Jeter both look to keep their season-long hitting streaks alive. Both players have had at least one hit in all 7 games played thus far.
- The Yankees 5-2 start is their best since 2003, when they started 6-1.
- The Angels 2-6 start is the worst for the franchise since 1972, when they also started 2-6.
- Milestone Alert: Alex Rodriguez’ next long ball will put him past Mark McGwire for 8th place on the all-time HR list, while Derek Jeter needs one hit to take over sole possession of 47th place from Vada Pinson on the all-time hits list.
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