Rangers vs. Yankees

May 9th, 2007...

I haven't posted anything on the Rangers in a prediction of the game, due to them winning. I didn't want to jinx it. And so, they lost again to the Yankees, I feel I can post again. I hate the Yankees. It's professional not personal hate.

Today, we have Yankees Michael Cole Mussina going up against the Rangers Robinson Tejeda.

Tejeda's last start was against the Yankees and he pitched well, giving up six hits and a walk that ended up spelling three earned run over six and a third innings. However, since the good guys only put up two runs, Tejeda got a loss out of that very good performance. The Rangers are 4-2 when he starts. Will today change it to 5-2 or 4-3? I don't know just yet.

Tejeda on the road is 2-0 with a 2.92 ERA. Against the Yankees, Robi sports a 0-2 mark but has considerable improvement between his first and second start against them. His first, mind you, is where he gave up six runs in three innings. We already know that he lasted more than twice as long and gave up half the runs. Can Tejeda beat the Yankees? Yes. Will he? That would depend on how the Rangers bats slap Mussina. Tejeda has a winning arm... does Mussina still got it?

Tejeda vs. New York Yankees

• Bobby Abreu (1-3) batting average .333
• Melky Cabrera (0-2) batting average .000
• Robinson Canó (1-5) batting average .200
• Johnny Damon (0-3) batting average .000
• Jason Giambi (0-2) batting average .000
• Derek Jeter (1-5) batting average .200
• Hideki Matsui (3-5) batting average .600 (1 double, 1 HR, 3 RBIs)
• Doug Mientkiewicz (1-4) batting average .250 (1 HR, 2 RBIs)
• Wil Nieves (0-2) batting average .000
• Álex Rodríguez (4-5) Batting average .800
• Miguel Cairo (0-3) batting average .000
• Team: (11-39) batting average .282 (1 double, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs, 2 BBs, 8 Ks)

I'm going to finish this up this afternoon. Too tired now. Johnny Out.