NYY 0 @ CLE 0

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Progressive Field
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7:05 PM ET

M. Mussina ◄Probable Pitcher

A. Laffey ◄Probable Pitcher

Pitching matchup
NYY: RHP Mike Mussina (2-3, 4.94 ERA)
Mussina had his best outing of the young season Wednesday in Chicago, limiting the White Sox to a pair of solo homers over seven innings. Mussina shied away from his curveball and induced ground balls with his two-seam fastball, passing Bob Gibson for sole possession of 42nd place on baseball's all-time wins list with 252. Mussina is 4-3 with a 5.88 ERA in 10 career starts at Progressive Field.

CLE: LHP Aaron Laffey (4-2, 4.56 ERA in 2007)
Because of Thursday's doubleheader with the Royals, the Indians need a spot starter for this game, and the 23-year-old Laffey will get the call. Laffey filled in admirably in the last two months of '07 after Cliff Lee was demoted to Buffalo. Laffey went 4-2 with a 4.56 ERA in nine starts, and he pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings against the Red Sox in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. In his first four starts at Buffalo, the 23-year-old was 3-1 with a 3.13 ERA, striking out 20 and walking six in 26 innings.

Tidbits
Melky Cabrera has hit safely in 18 of 24 games. ... Mariano Rivera is 7-for-7 in save situations this season and has not allowed a run in 10 innings. ... Cleveland's Victor Martinez has a nine-game hitting streak. ... Grady Sizemore did not play Sunday, ending his consecutive games played streak at 382. It was the longest active streak in the Major Leagues; Atlanta's Jeff Francoeur now holds the active streak with 351 games. ... Derek Jeter tied Joe DiMaggio for fifth place on the Yankees' all-time list with 389 doubles on Sunday. Hopefully the Yanks can pull out a win and return home with a 5-5 road trip! GO YANKS