New York Yankees - Boston Red Sox
#35 Mike Mussina ® (7-1 | ERA 2.42 | WHIP .96) - #19 Josh Beckett ® (7-2 | ERA 4.46 | WHIP 1.18)
Injuries (New York Yankees) - Shortstop Derek Jeter (6/4, bruised right thumb) left Sunday's game against Baltimore. *First baseman Jason Giambi (6/4, stomach virus) missed Sunday's game against Baltimore. *Relief pitcher Darrell Rasner (6/3, sore right shoulder) is on the 15-day disabled list. *Third baseman Alex Rodriguez (6/4, stomach virus) was the designated hitter in Sunday's game against Baltimore. *Relief pitcher Mariano Rivera (6/4, back spasms) did not pitch in Sunday's game against Baltimore. Right fielder Gary Sheffield (5/30, torn ligament/dislocated tendon in left wrist) is on the 15-day disabled list. Left fielder Bubba Crosby (5/19, strained right hamstring) is on the 15-day disabled list. Starting pitcher Shawn Chacon (5/17, hematoma on left leg) is on the 15-day disabled list . Relief pitcher Tanyon Sturtze (5/13, small tear in right rotator cuff) is on the 15-day disabled list. Left fielder Hideki Matsui (5/12, broken left wrist) is on the 15-day disabled list. Relief pitcher Octavio Dotel (3/24, right elbow reconstruction) is on the 15-day disabled list. Starting pitcher Carl Pavano (3/28, surgery for bone chip in right elbow ) is on the 15-day disabled list.
Injuries (Boston Red Sox) - Relief pitcher Mike Timlin (5/26, strained right shoulder ) is on the 15-day disabled list. Outfielder Wily Mo Pena (5/27, sprained left wrist/surgery) is on the 15-day disabled list. Starting pitcher Lenny DiNardo (5/22, neck strain) is on the 15-day disabled list. Relief pitcher Mike Holtz (5/19, strained left elbow) is on the 15-day disabled list. Outfielder Gabe Kapler (4/18, left Achilles tendon) is out indefinitely. Starting pitcher David Wells (5/27, sore right knee) is on the 15-day disabled list.
U večerašnjem susretu dva ljuta protivnika startaju dva izvrsna pitchera. Mussina je ovjenčan sa pet godišnjih nagrada ' American League Gold Glove', dok je Beckett 2003. proglašen 'World Series Most Valuable Player'. No. vratimo se u sadašnje stanje. Mussina je trenutno prvi u AL sa ERA (2.42) i WHIP (0.96). U zadnjih deset susreta ostvario je 7 pobjeda i tri poraza (MIN, TEX i KC). Beckett je slabiji od Mussine ali u četiri kategorije je me