PRE GAME YANKEES VS: RED SOX, GAME 27, As Hughes tries to shut out Sox

The New York Yankees [19-8] try to take the first game of a three game series against the Boston Red Sox [15-14] at 7:05 pm at Fenway Park. Here's todays pitching matchup:

NYY: Phil Hughes: [3-0, 1.44 ERA, 25 IP, 12 BB, 24 SO, .122 Opp ERA]

BOS: Josh Beckett: [ 1-0, 6.31 ERA, 35.2 IP, 13 BB, 26 SO, .303 Opp ERA]

NYY:

SS Derek Jeter

DH Nick Johnson

1B Mark Teixiera

3B Alex Rodriguez

2B Robinson Cano

RF Nick Swisher

CF Brett Gardner

C Fransisco Cervelli

LF Randy Winn

BOS:

SS Marco Scutaro

2B Dustin Pedroia

RF J.D. Drew
1B Kevin YoukillisDH David Ortiz

3B Adrian Beltre

LF Jeremy Hermida
C Jason Varitek

CF Darell Mcdonald

Key Players to watch: [career against oposing pitcher]

NYY: Jorge Posada, .323 AVG, 31 AB, 3RBI

NYY: Robinson Cano, .341 AVG, 44 AB, 3HR, 10 RBI

NYY: Derek Jeter, .314 AVG, 51 AB, 2HR, 4RBI
BOS: J.D. Drew, .667 AVG, 3 AB
BOS: David Ortiz, .1000 AVG, 2 AB, 1RBI

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