Game 162. Season finale. Wild Card or Division Champ? Who next?

The Division comes down to the last game. Cano finally gets a little rest, as he is DH-ing.

Yanks 95-66, tied for 1st in AL East with Rays, but Rays have the tiebreaker.
OPS+ 108, ERA+ 107; 2 games worse than Pythagorean record.
If the Yanks get the division, they get the #1 seed, home field until the WS.
If the Yanks get the wild card, no home field at all.

 

Brett Gardner CF .275-5-47-47sb/56 att; OPS+ 104;  most SB by a Yankee since Rickey Henderson’s team record of 93 in 1988.
Derek Jeter SS .269-10-66-18/23; 89     2924 hits. Has gone yard just once since June 12th. 45 pts. below lifetime BA. Leads AL in PA.
Mark Teixeira 1B .258-33-108-0/1; 125 Leads AL in Runs scored.
Alex Rodriguez 3B .270-30-124-4/7; 123   2 RBI behind Miguel Cabrera for MLB lead
Robinson Cano DH .320-29-108-3/5; 141
Nick Swisher RF .288-28-88-1/3; 127  30 HR a goal today for Cano, Swish.
Jorge Posada C .250-18-57-3/4; 116   Lowest BA since 1999. What does 2011 hold for a catcher who will be 40 in August, 2011?   
Marcus Thames LF .288-12-33-0/0; 123
Ramiro Pena 2B .232-0-18-7/8; 38      35 hits, just two for extra bases.

Dustin Moseley RHP 4-3. 4.77   ERA+ 91

Thames in LF? At least it isn’t Kearns.  

Catching Yanks as well as some NFL. Enjoy.  

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