Last night, I made the bold prediction that A-Rod would leave Cleveland with 40 HRs on the year. Less than a minute after I made the statement, Alex blasted #37 to dead center. He was sudsequently walked twice and hit by a pitch in his following at bats. However, I still stand by my guy. A-Rod will go yard tonight and twice on Sunday!Tonight's victim is Paul Byrd (10-4, 4.13 ERA). A-Rod is 3-for-13 in his career against Byrd with no dingers. Byrd has struck out Rodriguez on six occasions. This marks Byrd's first 2007 start against the Bombers, it is also Mike Mussina's first 2007 start against Cleveland. Jorge Posada sat last night with a sore neck, no word on his status for tonight.
Yankee Lineup vs. Byrd
Damon 2-17, 0 K, BB
Jeter 10-25, 3 RBI, 6 K, BB
Abreu 1-3, 2 BB
A-Rod 3-13, 2 RBI, 6 K
Matsui 0-3
Cano 1-7, HR, RBI, K
Betimit 1-4, 2B, K
Molina 0-2
Cabrera 3-5, HR, 5 RBI, K
Ryan Maloney
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