Yankees vs. Blue Jays - April 3

The Yankees and Blue Jays play the rubber game of their 3 game series tonight with a couple of youngsters on the hill. 26-yr old Dustin McGowan blossomed in his first full season in the majors in 2007, posting a 12-10 record with a 4.08 ERA. 21-yr old Phil Hughes makes his 14th career start against the team that he made his first career start against last year.

McGowan is 2-2, 5.63 in 9 career appearances against the Yanks, 5 of them as a starter. That includes a 1-1, 7.88 mark at Yankee Stadium. Despite his record and ERA, the Yankees haven't him that well individually outside of the captain.

Derek Jeter .438 (7-16) 2 RBI 3 BB 5 SB
Jason Giambi 1-3
Jose Molina 1-2
Robinson Cano 4-15 3 RBI
Alex Rodriguez 1-11
Bobby Abreu 2-12
Jorge Posada 2-8
Johnny Damon 3-16
Melky Cabrera 1-8

Hughes was 1-1, 4.70 against the Blue Jays in 3 starts last season. That included his major league debut on April 26 when he allowed 4 runs in 4.1 innings. He allowed just 4 earned runs in next his 2 starts against them, covering 11.1 innings. Obviously the Blue Jays don't have a deep resume against him.

Aaron Hill 1-7
John McDonald 1-4
Alex Rios 4-9 1 RBI
Frank Thomas 3-8 1 RBI
Vernon Wells 3-6 1 RBI
Greg Zaun 0-1
Lyle Overbay 1-4
Matt Stairs 1-5