Friday, May 22, 2009

May 21 -- MOYER MEETS A-ROD; FRIDAY NIGHT LINEUPS

BY SCOTT LAUBER

NEW YORK -- So, Matt Stairs is the Phillies' DH for tonight's game, but that's hardly surprising. Stairs has two hits -- both homers -- in his career against Yankees starter A.J. Burnett.

The question, of course, is who will DH tomorrow night and Sunday, and Philled In's sources in Lehigh Valley say they haven't seen John Mayberry Jr. today. Wonder if he's heading to New York? We'll find out after the game. I've been told the Phillies will make some kind of a move. Asked Charlie Manuel if he'd consider DHing Chris Coste, even though Coste in the Phils' backup catcher. Manuel didn't sound overly enthusiastic about the idea.

A few other things:

--Jamie Moyer exchanged pleasantries with Alex Rodriguez behind the batting cage. Moyer, you'll recall, was outspoken in spring training about A-Rod's steroids revelation. The conversation appeared cordial, and afterward, Moyer said, "Everything's good." OK, good.

--Adam Eaton has been released by the Orioles. But Baltimore can take solace in this: The Phillies are still paying the bulk of Eaton's salary.

--Tonight's lineups:

PHILLIES: SS Jimmy Rollins (.234/2/15), 2B Chase Utley (.295/11/30), LF Raul Ibanez (.349/15/40), 1B Ryan Howard (.266/10/30), RF Jayson Werth (.272/7/24), CF Shane Victorino (.257/4/23), DH Matt Stairs (.304/2/7), 3B Pedro Feliz (.310/2/23), C Carlos Ruiz (.236/0/5). On the mound, RHP Brett Myers (3-2, 4.50).

YANKEES: SS Derek Jeter (.273/5/19), LF Johnny Damon (.318/10/28), 1B Mark Teixeira (.250/11/32), 3B Alex Rodriguez (.171/5/10), DH Hideki Matsui (.252/5/14), RF Nick Swisher (.238/9/23), 2B Robinson Cano (.317/8/25), CF Melky Cabrera (.319/5/18), C Kevin Cash (.077/0/1). On the mound, RHP A.J. Burnett (2-1, 5.02)

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