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Tropicana Field
7:10PM EDT
Tropicana Field
7:10PM EDT
Shields (4-2)
Pitching matchup
NYY: RHP Mike Mussina (5-3, 4.36 ERA)
Mussina, who seems to be on a nice rebound from a mediocre 11-10 2007 season, has won four straight starts and given up just eight earned runs in 23 innings over that span. Mussina is back to changing speeds, has been throwing a good changeup, and his control, as five walks in 43 1/3 innings proves, has been great so far this season. He's 7-5 in 16 career starts at Tropicana Field.
TB: RHP James Shields (4-2, 3.14 ERA)
Shields is winless (0-5) in six starts vs. the Yankees, with a 7.83 ERA.
Tidbits
Only the Red Sox's Tim Wakfield, at 19, has more career victories against the Rays than Mussina. ... Robinson Cano saw his seven-game hitting streak snapped on Wednesday, as the second baseman went 0-for-4. ... Jason Giambi reached base in all four plate appearances, raising his on-base percentage from .333 to .354. ... Hideki Matsui's game-tying home run in the ninth inning on Tuesday night was his first homer since April 25. The slugger had gone 86 at-bats without a home run.
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