Tonight's Pitching Matchup

We took at a look at CC Sabathia's numbers against the Angels before Game 1. Here's how he did in the first two games:



Now let's take a look at the pitcher who CC will face tonight, Scott Kazmir:

Scott Kazmir(0-0, 7.50 ERA. 6 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1.333 WHIP)
2009:



Yankees hitters vs. Kazmir:

                   PA  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   **OPS**   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
+-----------------+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---------+---+---+---+---+--
Mark Teixeira      18  11   7  4  0  0   3   5   2  .636  .667 1.000   1.667     0   2   0   0   0
Jorge Posada       28  25  11  3  0  1   5   2   8  .440  .464  .680   1.144     0   1   0   0   1
Melky Cabrera      20  20   8  2  0  0   2   0   5  .400  .400  .500    .900     0   0   0   0   0
Jerry Hairston      5   4   1  0  0  0   0   1   1  .250  .400  .250    .650     0   0   0   0   0
Jose Molina        13  11   2  1  0  0   0   2   4  .182  .308  .273    .581     0   0   0   0   0
Hideki Matsui      32  28   5  0  0  1   3   4   5  .179  .281  .286    .567     0   0   0   0   0
Nick Swisher       29  27   5  0  0  1   2   2   6  .185  .241  .296    .537     0   0   0   0   0
Johnny Damon       44  36   6  1  1  0   5   6   7  .167  .273  .250    .523     0   2   0   0   0
Derek Jeter        41  36   4  1  0  1   4   3  11  .111  .220  .222    .442     0   0   1   2   3
Alex Rodriguez     30  24   3  0  0  0   0   6   7  .125  .300  .125    .425     0   0   0   0   0
Brett Gardner       7   6   1  0  0  0   0   0   3  .167  .167  .167    .334     1   0   0   0   0
Robinson Cano      26  26   4  0  0  0   3   0   9  .154  .154  .154    .308     0   0   0   0   0
Eric Hinske         4   3   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .250  .000    .250     0   0   0   1   0
+-----------------+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---------+---+---+---+---+--
Total             297 257  57 12  1  4  27  31  71  .222  .307  .323    .630     1   5   1   3   4

Career vs. Yankees:



2009 vs. Yankees:

Angels Close To Acquiring Scott Kazmir

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are close, according to Buster Olney, to getting Scott Kazmir from the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa had tried to trade Kazmir before the trade deadline to free up some cash. Now it looks like they may have done so. It seems like odd timing, though with the Rays only 4 back in the Wild Card.

But maybe this is the move they feel they need to make to free up cash for another waiver deal or to be able to keep Carl Crawford in the offseason. Or maybe this was just a waiver claim gone awry where the Rays just said "take him" for the salary relief. Teams have until August 31st to get someone on the roster so that they can be eligible for the playoffs.