Andy Pettitte, LHP (8-6, 4.67)
Gavin Floyd, RHP (8-6, 4.24)


Scouting Report:
Yankees: Pettitte tries for his first victory since July 1 as the Yankees open their series with the White Sox. The left-hander held the A's to two hits over six scoreless innings in his last start -- on Saturday -- before things came unhinged, as Pettitte finished allowing four runs in 6 1/3 frames and accepting his sixth loss. Pettitte has seen the Rays three times this season, last on June 8, when he pitched six innings of three-run ball (two earned) and picked up his sixth win. He is 1-0 with a 4.66 ERA in 19 1/3 innings vs. Tampa Bay in '09.

White Sox: The right-hander spotted Detroit a two-run lead in the first inning on Saturday but shut down the Tigers from that point on and put himself in position to win when he exited the game in the seventh inning. Floyd gave up two runs -- one earned -- over 6 2/3 innings, allowing six hits and striking out seven. He eventually finished with a no-decision when Bobby Jenks blew his second straight save in the ninth inning. Floyd has a 1-0 career record with a 6.75 ERA lifetime against the Yankees but has a 14-8 mark with a career 3.80 ERA over 34 games and 31 starts at home.

Matt Garza said he hit Mark Teixeira on purpose, because he was sick and tired of opposing teams throwing at Evan Longoria.

A fine should be coming down the pike.

Teixeira, Melky, and Robinson Cano all homered as the Bombers nailed the Rays to the wall; 6-2.

The story of the night, however, continues to be the second half resurgence of Joba Chamberlain. Joba lasted eight full innings, striking out five and allowing only five baserunners (3 hits, 2 walks). Joba managed to keep his pitch count low (101, 56 for strikes) thanks to attacking hitters early in the count.

Batting Line of the Night: Tex went 2-3 and drove in a pair, hopefully a sign that his mini-slide is coming to an end.

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
M Teixeira 1B	3	1	2	2	1	0	14	.285	.383

Pitching Line of the Night: Joba dominated, nuff said.

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Chamberlain (W, 7-2)	8.0	3	0	0	2	5	0	101-65	3.58

Wonder if Melky Cabrera is getting sick of putting on that Superman outfit every other day?

For what seems like the 50th time this season, the Melk Man was able to lift the Yanks with his bat, this time hitting a two run homer to give the Yanks a 8-6 victory over the Rangers.

Chien Ming Wang threw two good innings, followed by three horrific innings which he allowed five runs in 4 2/3 innings. Wang struck out five and gave up seven hits and surrendered one walk.

If you need further proof that Yankee Stadium is the East Coast version of Coors Field, Johnny Damon homered for the eleventh time this season, tying his career high before the all star break.

Batting Line of the Night: While Melky delivered the game winning RBIs, it was his only hit of the night. Mark Teixeira, however, gets the award for last night's three RBIs.

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
M Teixeira 1B	4	1	2	3	0	0	11	.284	.390

Pitching Line of the Night: David Robertson threw only one pitch, and got the win. Tough night for the kid.

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Robertson (W, 1-0)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	2.08

(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Scott Fledman was able to survive a bases loaded jam by getting Alex Rodriguez to ground into a double play and a rocky first inning for Andy Pettitte led to a Ranger victory.

Jorge Posada homered in the losing effort. Posada has been on fire since his return from the Disabled List.

Nick Swisher collected two more hits, batting from the number two hole again yesterday. Swisher helped offset a 0-4 night from lead off man Derek Jeter.

Batting Line of the Night: Jorge gets the nod again, going 2-4 with a homer and an RBI. Posada is now batting .320 on the season.

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Posada C	4	1	2	1	0	1	17	.320	.402	.630

Pitching Line of the Night: Brett Tomko was lights out, throwing three innings of two hit ball in a relief appearance. Tomko also struck out three batters.

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Tomko	3.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	39-27	2.16

Mark Teixeira was convinced that he was being thrown at, so the Tex man slid into second taking out Elvis Andrus with a take out slide that would have made Charlie Brown blush.

Said Teixeira, "Every time I've faced him since, there seem to be balls near my head, near my body, and today I got hit twice, not the right way to play the game. Unfortunately, you know, that guy has been doing it his whole career."

Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada each homered in the rout of the Rangers.

Batting Line of the Night: Jorge made up for his poor throw early in the game by collecting three hits (one homer) and driving in a small army.

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Posada C	5	2	3	4	0	2	0	.313

Pitching Line of the Night: Burnett wasn't as good as his last outing (eight hits and three runs) but he was good enough (thanks to Bomber bats) for the win, striking out eight batters while lasting seven innings.

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Burnett (W, 4-2)	7.0	8	3	3	1	8	1	111-71	4.69

(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Vicente Padilla, RHP (3-2, 4.71)
A.J. Burnett, RHP (3-2, 4.78)


Scouting Report:
Rangers: Padilla is coming off the disabled list and making his first start since May 16. He has been sidelined with a strained right shoulder. Prior to that, he was 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA in his past three starts. He also has a 2.08 ERA in three starts on the road. Left-handed hitters are batting .325 off him, while right-handers are hitting .190. He is 1-1 with a 5.51 ERA in three career starts against the Yankees. That's his fewest appearances against any team that he's never played for in his career.

Yankees: Burnett won for the first time since April 14 in his last start, hurling six innings of scoreless three-hit ball against the Rangers in Arlington as part of a 9-2 victory. Burnett wasn't thrilled with his command -- he walked four -- but said it was progress. He last pitched against the Indians on April 19 in New York, taking a no-decision in the Yankees' 7-3 victory. Burnett is 1-4 with a 6.69 ERA in six career starts vs. Cleveland.

Joba Chamberlain was lights out through eight innings last night, leading the Bombers to a 5-2 victory over the Tribe.

Joba struck out five Indians and allowed six base runners (one homer), but it was his highlight reel making defensive play that caught everyone's attention. With two runners aboard, Joba dove for a bunt off the bat of Kelly Shoppach, caught it in the air then fired to second to force out Ryan Garko.

Joba followed the play with one of his greatest displays of emotion he's ever let out on the diamond.

Nick Swisher and Alex Rodriguez each drove in two runs. Rivera pitched a perfect ninth for his eleventh save.

Batting Line of the Night: Swisher, batting in the two hole, drove in two runs with a double in the seventh, giving the Yanks the lead for good.

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
N Swisher RF	4	1	2	2	1	0	2	.236

Pitching Line of the Night: Joba improved to 3-1 after going a career high eight innings.

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Chamberlain (W, 3-1)	8.0	4	2	2	2	5	1	106-66	3.71