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World Series Game 6 thread
Posted by Larry Stone
Game 6 lineups
Phillies
Jimmy Rollins SS
Shane Victorino CF
Chase Utley 2B
Ryan Howard 1B
Jayson Werth RF
Raul Ibanez DH
Pedro Feliz 3B
Ben Francisco LF
Carlos Ruiz C
Pedro Martinez RHP
Yankees
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Hideki Matsui DH
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Brett Gardner CF
Andy Pettitte LHP
It's a great pitching matchup (but not as great as it would have been in, say, 1998). The two first basemen are really under the gun: Mark Teixeira is hitting .172 in the postseason with 16 strikeouts in 58 at-bats; he's at .105 (2-for-19) in the World Series and made the last out in Game 5, striking out with the tying run aboard. The native are getting restless; Ryan Howard is at 3-for-19 with 12 strikeouts in the World Series after being MVP of the NLCS.
Chase Utley and A-Rod, on the other hand, are on fire. I sense a Game 7 is in store, and I'm wondering if Charlie Manuel would even consider pitching Cliff Lee on two day's rest.
Enjoy the game, everyone.
UPDATE - 10:02 PM
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