On deck: Indians vs. New York Yankees When: Tonight through Thursday. Where: Progressive Field. TV/radio: SportsTime Ohio today-Wednesday and with WKYC Channel 3 on Thursday; WTAM AM/1100. Series: Yankees lead, 3-1, this season. They lead, 1,068-845-12, all-time. Pitching matchups: Indians RHP Jake Westbrook (6-6, 4.74 ERA) vs. Yankees RHP Javier Vazquez (8-7, 4.68) tonight at 7:05; RHP Josh Tomlin...
On deck: Indians
vs. New York Yankees
When: Tonight through Thursday.
Where: Progressive Field.
TV/radio: SportsTime Ohio today-Wednesday and with WKYC Channel 3 on Thursday; WTAM AM/1100.
Series: Yankees lead, 3-1, this season. They lead, 1,068-845-12, all-time.
Pitching matchups: Indians RHP Jake Westbrook (6-6, 4.74 ERA) vs. Yankees RHP Javier Vazquez (8-7, 4.68) tonight at 7:05; RHP Josh Tomlin (first appearance) vs. LHP CC Sabathia (13-3, 3.18) on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.; RHP Fausto Carmona (10-7, 3.51) vs. RHP A.J. Burnett (8-8, 4.77) on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m.; RHP Mitch Talbot (8-9, 4.08) vs. RHP Sergio Mitre (0-2, 3.99) on Thursday at 7:05 p.m.
Indians update: They lost the last two of a three-game series against Tampa Bay at Progressive Field. They are 22-24 at home. . . . DH Travis Hafner went 4-for-4 in Sunday's 4-2 loss. . . . OF Trevor Crowe is hitting .310 (22-for-71) in July. . . . RF Shin-Soo Choo is hitting .354 (52-for-147) with seven homers and 27 RBI in 40 home games. . . . Indians are 1-for-27 with runners in scoring position in their past four games. . . . They were outscored, 37-20, in dropping three of four in the Bronx (May 28-31). Carmona, Talbot and Tony Sipp suffered the losses. The victory, 13-11, on May 29, resulted from a comeback from six down after four innings. . . . Tribe is 11-16 against AL East.
Yankees update: They lead the AL East. They are 28-19 on the road. . . . Yankees have won 10 of their past 13 at Progressive Field and are 44-25 all-time at the ballpark -- best winning percentage (.638) of any AL club. . . . Burnett beat the Indians on May 30. . . . Sabathia, AL Cy Young winner with Cleveland in 2007, has won nine straight decisions. He has not lost since May 23 at the Mets. He started on May 29, giving up five runs in six innings.
Injuries: Indians -- RHP Anthony Reyes (elbow), LHP Aaron Laffey (shoulder), RHP Kerry Wood (right finger) and OF Grady Sizemore (left knee) are on disabled list. Yankees -- LHP Andy Pettitte (groin), LHP Damaso Marte (shoulder), RHP Alfredo Aceves (lower back) and DH/1B Nick Johnson (right wrist) are on disabled list.
Next for Indians: Seven-game trip begins Friday in Toronto.