Lineups are in: Swisher, Victorino get the call
NEW YORK -- Both teams' lineups are now in for Game Six and the main questions are answered: Shane Victorino's finger is good enough for him to start in CF for the Phillies and the Yankees will start Nick Swisher in RF against Pedro Martinez. Swisher is 2 for 12 in the series and batting just .136 in the postseason; Hairston is batting .367 lifetime against Pedro and got the start in Game Two.
"Swish has been our every day right fielder and we thought it was just important that he sit down for a day," manager Joe Girardi said during his pregame briefing. "His at-bats have been very good since we sat him down. We don't always look at how many hits you get. We look at the at-bats and see if he's hit the ball hard and squaring up against pitches."
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said Victorino has already taken some swings in the batting cage and joked that his CF was "gonna get four or five hits, steal five bases."
The Yankees' lineup: Jeter, ss; Damon, lf; Teixeira, 1b; Rodriguez, 3b; Matsui, dh; Posada, c; Cano, 2b; Swisher, rf; Gardner cf.
The Phillies' lineup: Rollins, ss; Victorino, cf; Utley, 2b; Howard, 1b; Werth, rf; Ibanez, dh; Feliz, 3b; Francisco, lf; Ruiz, c;
---Mike Harrington
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