[外電] ESPN: Indians-Yankees Preview

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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=280507110

Indians-Yankees Preview  賽前報導
7:05 PM ET, May 07, 2008
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
CLE: Lee (5-0), NYY: Wang (6-0)


With Chien-Ming Wang at the top of the New York Yankees' pitching staff and
two 19-game winners headlining the Cleveland Indians' rotation, it's no
surprise to see a matchup of aces when the two teams get together.

The Indians just had no idea Cliff Lee would be pitching like one as well.

Lee, sent to the minors last year but leading the majors in ERA this year,
looks to continue his stunning start on Wednesday in New York against Wang
and the Yankees in a battle of pitchers who are a combined 11-0.

Cleveland (15-17) thought it could rely on 2007 AL Cy Young winner C.C.
Sabathia and fellow 19-game winner Fausto Carmona to make the jump from ALCS
loser to World Series winner this season.

But while Sabathia is still rounding into form after a woeful start and
Carmona is struggling with his control, it's been Lee (5-0, 0.96 ERA) who's
been not only the Indians' best pitcher, but arguably baseball's best as well.

He was named the AL's pitcher of the month on Saturday. Lee is the first
pitcher since Pedro Martinez in 1997 to win his first five starts with an ERA
under 1.00.

"I'm happy with how things have gone," said Lee, who has a 16-to-1
strikeout-to-walk ratio. "My job is to give the team a chance to win, and I
feel like I've done that every time I went out there. We've won -- that's the
goal."

Lee's previous visits to Yankee Stadium haven't gone so well. He's 1-2 with
an 8.79 ERA in three career starts in the Bronx.

Cleveland won its AL Division Series in New York last October, and picked up
where it left off in its first trip back on Tuesday night. The Indians
trailed the Yankees (17-17) by a run in the eighth, but pinch hitter David
Dellucci hit a three-run homer off star reliever Joba Chamberlain to help
Cleveland avoid its third straight loss.

"We needed somebody to step up for us," manager Eric Wedge said, "with the
way things have been going."
The Indians came into the game hitting .242, among the lowest averages in the
AL, and had hit .165 in their previous three games.

But Chamberlain, a sensation in the bullpen since being called up in August,
has had plenty of problems facing Cleveland. Including the postseason,
Chamberlain is 0-1 with a 5.19 ERA and two blown saves against the Indians.
He's 3-1 with a 0.84 ERA against everyone else.

Wang (6-0, 3.00) didn't have any similar problems when he tossed seven
stellar innings in Cleveland as the Yankees won 1-0 on April 27. He followed
that by allowing one run on three hits over six innings as New York rolled
over Seattle 5-1 on Friday.

"I think you feel really good when he takes the mound," manager Joe Girardi
told the team's official Web site. "He's won 38 games the last two years.
Obviously, when Chien-Ming Wang takes the mound, you feel good about your
chances."

Wang's job should be easier if he doesn't have to face Indians catcher Victor
Martinez on Wednesday. Martinez, who leads the AL with a .347 average, was
scratched from Tuesday's lineup due to a stiff neck and is listed as
day-to-day.

The Yankees, meanwhile, have the AL's No. 2 hitter, left fielder Hideki
Matsui (.342). With third baseman Alex Rodriguez still sidelined with a right
quadriceps strain, Matsui has stepped up.

Matsui is hitting .414 (12-for-29) in the seven games Rodriguez has missed,
and has hit safely in 15 straight contests.
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就說這一定是美國ESPN的陰謀......
他們要全美轉播........

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