Toronto (0-0) at NY Yankees (0-0)
1:05 pm ET
Yankee Stadium
Ever since capturing the World Series crown in 1993, Toronto has tried unsuccessfully to supplant both the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox as the cream of the American League East crop. Toronto enters the '08 campaign with the same high hopes it has carried into the past few seasons, but believes this time the result could be different.
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Toronto Blue Jays
New York Yankees
Series at a Glance
- Mon, 3/31
TOR @ NYY - Tue, 4/1
NYY 3, TOR 2 - Wed, 4/2
TOR 5, NYY 2 - Thu, 4/3
NYY 3, TOR 2
This is no longer Joe Torre's team. While the Yankees brought back largely the same core that won 94 games in 2007, plus one more in the American League Division Series, the biggest change is the presence of Joe Girardi, a former Yankees player, coach and broadcaster who will now try his hand as the manager.
Blue Jays hitters vs Yankees pitchers
| 2008 | 2003-2007 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitter | AVG | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | AB | HR | RBI |
| Bautista, Jose | .333 | 18 | 1 | 4 | .258 | 31 | 1 | 6 |
| Chavez, Raul | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Dopirak, Brian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Encarnacion, Edwin | .250 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Hill, Aaron | .250 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .305 | 174 | 1 | 19 |
| Hoffpauir, Jarrett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inglett, Joe | .326 | 46 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 48 | 0 | 3 |
| Lind, Adam | .311 | 45 | 1 | 5 | .267 | 86 | 2 | 12 |
| McCoy, Mike | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overbay, Lyle | .194 | 62 | 0 | 4 | .220 | 191 | 2 | 17 |
| Ruiz, Randy | .400 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .400 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Snider, Travis | .316 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .316 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Wells, Vernon | .319 | 47 | 3 | 9 | .300 | 390 | 15 | 56 |
Yankees hitters vs Blue Jays pitchers
| 2008 | 2003-2007 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitter | AVG | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | AB | HR | RBI |
| Cabrera, Melky | .250 | 32 | 1 | 2 | .288 | 139 | 1 | 12 |
| Cano, Robinson | .185 | 65 | 1 | 3 | .268 | 224 | 8 | 28 |
| Cervelli, Francisco | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Corona, Reegie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gardner, Brett | .381 | 21 | 0 | 3 | .381 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| Jackson, Austin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jeter, Derek | .279 | 61 | 2 | 6 | .332 | 361 | 8 | 37 |
| Miranda, Juan | .500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nunez, Eduardo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pena, Ramiro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Posada, Jorge | .143 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .326 | 282 | 17 | 54 |
| Rodriguez, Alex | .220 | 59 | 3 | 10 | .281 | 349 | 21 | 68 |
| Russo, Kevin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Swisher, Nick | .069 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .252 | 147 | 7 | 18 |
| Teixeira, Mark | .500 | 6 | 2 | 5 | .313 | 150 | 17 | 46 |
