AJ Burnett Injury Update

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Joe Girardi just announced the reason AJ Burnett left today’s game in the third inning. He made the announcement during Fox’s game telecast as part of the in-game manager interview.

According to Girardi, Burnett has some lacerations on his pitching hand that made it difficult for AJ to grip and control his pitches. Girardi is uncertain how AJ got the cut(s), so stay tuned. Here’s hoping they didn’t result from last night’s pie. 

UPDATE 6:32pm: According to a tweet from YES’ Kim Jones, Burnett scraped his hand when he fell in a stairwell at the Stadium.

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1st Base
PLAYER
TEAMVOTES 1.Justin MorneauTwins2,118,654 2.Mark TeixeiraYankees1,863,235 3.Miguel CabreraTigers1,832,782 4.Kevin YoukilisRed Sox1,006,805 5.Carlos PenaRays767,275
2nd Base
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Robinson CanoYankees2,948,269 2.Dustin PedroiaRed Sox1,518,334 3.Ian KinslerRangers1,302,245 4.Orlando HudsonTwins978,044 5.Ben ZobristRays806,407
3rd Base
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Evan LongoriaRays3,118,600 2.Alex RodriguezYankees1,921,325 3.Michael YoungRangers1,230,264 4.Adrian BeltreRed Sox805,300 5.Brandon IngeTigers673,273
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PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Derek JeterYankees3,350,155 2.Elvis AndrusRangers1,607,165 3.J.J. HardyTwins897,710 4.Jason BartlettRays789,833 5.Alex GonzalezBlue Jays683,135
Catcher
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Joe MauerTwins3,968,039 2.Jorge PosadaYankees1,304,978 3.Victor MartinezRed Sox896,413 4.Taylor TeagardenRangers507,859 5.Gerald LairdTigers456,283
Designated Hitter
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Vladimir GuerreroRangers2,889,243 2.Hideki MatsuiAngels1,224,976 3.David OrtizRed Sox969,291 4.Ken Griffey Jr.Mariners870,644 5.Jason KubelTwins763,409
Outfield
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Ichiro SuzukiMariners1,924,904 2.Josh HamiltonRangers1,906,350 3.Carl CrawfordRays1,782,035 4.Nelson CruzRangers1,621,771 5.Nick SwisherYankees1,346,148 6.Curtis GrandersonYankees1,214,412 7.Brett GardnerYankees1,189,995 8.Torii HunterAngels1,161,623 9.Magglio OrdonezTigers1,117,038 10.B.J. UptonRays1,021,022 11.Vernon WellsBlue Jays942,950 12.Austin JacksonTigers939,970 13.Michael CuddyerTwins888,976 14.Bobby AbreuAngels849,257 15.Denard SpanTwins789,831
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Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (32-20)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada DH
Curtis Granderson CF
Francisco Cervelli C
Brett Gardner LF

Pitching: RHP Phil Hughes (6-1, 2.70 ERA)

ORIOLES (15-37)
Corey Patterson LF
Miguel Tejada 3B
Nick Markakis RF
Ty Wigginton 1B
Luke Scott DH
Matt Wieters C
Adam Jones CF
Scott Moore 2B
Cesar Izturis SS

Pitching: RHP Brad Bergesen (3-3, 5.96 ERA)

Yankees vs. Bergesen

ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSA. Rodriguez31001200.333.3331.3331.667C. Granderson31000100.333.333.333.667D. Jeter20000010.000.333.000.333M. Teixeira20000011.000.333.000.333N. Swisher20000011.000.333.000.333R. Cano20000010.000.333.000.333F. Cervelli21000000.500.500.5001.000Totals163001342.188.350.375.725Orioles vs. Hughes

ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSN. Markakis176200314.353.389.471.859A. Jones114201303.364.364.8181.182M. Tejada80000012.000.111.000.111L. Scott85100112.625.667.7501.417T. Wigginton62001201.333.333.8331.167C. Patterson42000001.500.500.5001.000M. Wieters40000012.000.200.000.200R. Andino21100001.500.5001.0001.500J. Lugo10000000.000.000.000.000C. Izturis10000110.000.667.000.667L. Montanez110000101.0001.0001.0002.000Totals632160210616.333.400.524.924Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN

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- To make room on the roster the Yankees have optioned Juan Miranda down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Apparently, they're confident that Tex if fine and can continue to play everyday, which is a good thing. But while Jorge Posada has been activated and is back in the lineup, he won't be catching anytime soon. According to Chad Jennings, Posada has not been cleared to catch during drills or in a game. Here's what Posada had to say: “I know that I can catch and I know that I can be out there,” he said. “But a lot of circumstances have come. I’m going to have to be smart about it. If I’m in the lineup, I’m happy. I would like to catch here and there sometimes, but I understand what the future holds.”

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- Brad Bergesen has only faced the Yankees one time, and that came last year in a loss. He last 6.1 innnings that day and allowed 4 runs on 3 hits, walked 4, and struck out 2.

- Robinson Cano has an 15-game hitting streak. Over the course of the streak he's hitting .453/.455/.672 with 2 HR, 17 RBI, 8 doubles, and he's walked just one time.

- Derek Jeter comes into tonight with an 9-game hitting streak. He's also hit safely in 18 of his last 19, and in those 19 games has hit .369/.424/.476 with a homer, 9 RBI and 6 doubles.

- Nick Swisher is hitting .400/.455/.733 with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 4 doubles over his last seven games.

- Alex Rodriguez is hitting 337/.406/.576 with 5 HR, 7 doubles, and 24 RBI since May 7th.

- The Yankees are 6-1 against the Orioles this season.

- Click on the team name for the Yankees or Orioles 2010 batting stats.

- If you can spare a few minutes don't forget to come sign up for the forums. And like always, the chat room in the forums is open.

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This is the latest from the Yankees regarding Andy Pettitte:

MRI results, taken today at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, on Andy Pettitte, revealed mild inflammation of his left elbow. It will be treated conservatively and will be evaluated on a daily basis at this point.

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