The Astros will take the field against the New York Yankees. On the mound it's Chien-Mein Wang against Mike Hampton. Hopefully Wang watches himself on the basepaths against us this time. As a plus, former Astros farm hand Cody Ransom gets the start for the Yankees at SS. A-Rod's not starting, so hopefully the radio listeners won't have to listen to endless moralizations about him.
Here's our line-up:
- Matsui - 2B
- Bourn - CF
- Berkman - 1B
- Lee - LF
- Blum - 3B
- Pence - DH
- Erstad - RF
- Kata - SS
- Palmisano - C
It's an interesting enough line-up just based on the fact that Kata will play SS. I'd like to see a Drew Sutton appearance at SS at some point during the game, but I'm excited to see how Palmisano handles legitimate ace pitching from Wang.