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New York Yankees
VS
Tampa Bay Rays
July 30th, 2010
7:10 PM ET

The top two teams in the Majors face off tonight at Tropicana Field as the Tampa Bay Rays host the Defending Champions, the New York Yankees in the first of a three-game set. The last two American League
Champions remain just two games apart, yet are the only teams in EITHER league to compile sixty wins at this point. It doesn’t seem right that they share the same division. Both teams have performed well since the
All Star break, winning seven out of their last ten games. Plotlines run wild here as well, as Yankees’ third-baseman Alex Rodriguez awaits his 600th home run, and Rays starter Matt Garza gets set to pitch the
second game of this series, which will be his first start since throwing the first no-hitter in franchise history. The trade deadline will be on the eve of completion after tonight’s game, with both teams in the market to add a player or two as we progress to the postseason. C’mon, it’s the Yankees! They always make a deal at the deadline, right?

The Yankees and Rays have met eight times thus far in 2010, and they split the series right down the middle with each team winning four games. At 64-36, New York owns the best record in not only the American League, but the Majors too, with Tampa Bay breathing down their collective necks with a 62-38 mark. Though they appear to be the top two teams in the game, these teams go about their business in different ways. While pitching remains a constant with both clubs (yes, which is very cliché), offense is what sets them apart. The mighty Yankees never seem to lack power, ranking fourth overall in batting average (.273), fifth in home runs (119), first in RBI’s (524), and sixth in hits (934). With Curtis Granderson, Derek Jeter, Robinson
Cano, Mark Teixeria, and Alex Rodriguez anchoring the order, the Yankees always provide a major challenge to whatever poor soul they happen to be facing. Speaking of Rodriguez (.275 BA, 16 HR, 82 RBI, .346 OBP, .490 SLG), who has been sitting on 599 home runs for nearly a week now, the former MVP spearheaded an 8-0 assault on the Cleveland Indians Wednesday, despite not going yard. On the flipside, Tampa Bay doesn’t provide the devastating effects that the Yankees offense can, for they can only be described by the term subtle. The Rays only rank twenty-second in the Majors batting average (.255), fourteenth in home runs (95), and twenty-first in hits (869), but when they do get runners on base they are deadly efficient, ranking third overall in RBI’s (491). Joe Maddon does an outstanding job of manufacturing runs, with aggressive base-running and timely hitting. Then there is the pitching, which both teams are quite adept at. New York may have the bigger names at the top of their rotation (Sabathia, Burnett, and Pettitte), but Tampa Bay has developed arguably the deepest rotation in the Majors. The Rays rank fifth in ERA (3.65), tenth in strikeouts
(735), third in saves (32), and second in WHIP (1.24), compared to the Yankees, who rank ninth in ERA (3.88), thirteenth in strikeouts (720), fifteenth in saves (24), and fifth in WHIP (1.28). Tonight we get to
see two starters from the backend of the rotations as Phil Hughes (4.04 ERA, 12-3, 96 K, 1.23 WHIP) faces Wade Davis (4.32 ERA, 8-9, 69 K, 1.41 WHIP). Hughes picked up yet another win in his last start, a 12-6 win over Kansas City, but struck out just three Royals, while giving up a pair of homers. A recipient of stellar run support, he has been able to overcome a 6.26 ERA over his last seven starts. Davis on the other
hand is in the midst of a three-game winning streak, which is the longest of his career. This past Sunday against the Indians he allowed just two runs over six and a third innings, striking out four and walking one. He’s been prone to giving up home runs, but showed progress keeping the ball down in the strike zone, resulting in thirteen ground balls as opposed to a pair of fly balls. Expect Maddon to emphasize the same strategy against the Yankees powerful lineup.


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