Tonight's Pitching Matchup: World Series Game 1

Here we are, Game 1 of the World Series. Yankees vs. Phillies. CC Sabathia vs. Cliff Lee. Both are former Indians who once won Cy Youngs. Neither has lost this postseason. Each has 20 K to only 3 BB. Who will win the battle? Which team will be the victor. This could be a match-up that will be repeated 3 times this series. Let's see how they've performed:

C.C. Sabathia (3-0, 1.19 ERA, 20 K, 3 BB):

2009:



Phillies hitters vs. Sabathia (including 2008 postseason):

                    PA  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   **OPS**   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP G_miss YR_miss
+-----------------+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---------+---+---+---+---+---+------+-------+
 Shane Victorino    10   9   5  1  0  1   5   1   0  .556  .600 1.000   1.600     0   0   1   0   0                
 Jimmy Rollins      14  13   5  3  1  0   1   1   0  .385  .429  .769   1.198     0   0   0   0   0                
 Raul Ibanez        43  40  11  2  1  2   9   2  10  .275  .326  .525    .851     0   0   0   1   2                
 Carlos Ruiz         5   5   2  0  0  0   0   0   0  .400  .400  .400    .800     0   0   0   0   0                
 Ryan Howard         9   9   3  1  0  0   1   0   4  .333  .333  .444    .777     0   0   0   0   0                
 Jayson Werth        8   8   2  2  0  0   0   0   3  .250  .250  .500    .750     0   0   0   0   0                
 Ben Francisco       6   5   1  1  0  0   0   1   0  .200  .333  .400    .733     0   0   0   0   0                
 Pedro Feliz         8   8   1  1  0  0   1   0   3  .125  .125  .250    .375     0   0   0   0   0                
 Matt Stairs         3   1   0  0  0  0   1   1   1  .000  .333  .000    .333     0   1   0   0   0                
 Chase Utley         6   5   0  0  0  0   0   1   3  .000  .167  .000    .167     0   0   0   0   0                
 Eric Bruntlett      3   3   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000    .000     0   0   0   0   0                
 Miguel Cairo        2   2   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000    .000     0   0   0   0   0                
+-----------------+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---------+---+---+---+---+---+------+-------+
 Total             118 109  30 11  2  3  18   7  26  .275  .322  .495    .817     0   1   1   1   2                

Sabathia career vs. the Phillies:



Sabathia 2009 vs. the Phillies:



Cliff Lee (2-0, 0.74 ERA, 20 K, 3 BB):

2009:



Yankees hitters vs. Lee:

                    PA  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   **OPS**   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP G_miss YR_miss
+-----------------+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---------+---+---+---+---+---+------+-------+
 Alex Rodriguez     20  15   5  0  0  2   6   4   3  .333  .450  .733   1.183     0   1   0   0   0                
 Mark Teixeira      26  23   9  4  0  1   6   2   2  .391  .462  .696   1.158     0   0   0   1   1                
 Derek Jeter        30  27  11  3  0  0   5   3   3  .407  .467  .519    .986     0   0   0   0   0                
 Jorge Posada       22  21   6  2  0  2   5   0   2  .286  .273  .667    .940     0   1   0   0   3                
 Jose Molina        11  11   3  1  0  1   2   0   4  .273  .273  .636    .909     0   0   0   0   0                
 Nick Swisher       24  18   6  2  0  0   1   4   4  .333  .458  .444    .902     0   1   0   1   0                
 Melky Cabrera      12  11   3  0  0  1   1   1   1  .273  .333  .545    .878     0   0   0   0   0                
 Jerry Hairston      6   6   1  0  0  1   1   0   0  .167  .167  .667    .834     0   0   0   0   0                
 Brett Gardner       6   5   2  0  0  0   0   0   0  .400  .400  .400    .800     1   0   0   0   0                
 Hideki Matsui      19  17   5  2  0  0   0   2   4  .294  .368  .412    .780     0   0   0   0   0                
 Robinson Cano      19  18   4  0  0  0   1   1   3  .222  .263  .222    .485     0   0   0   0   0                
 Johnny Damon       23  22   2  0  0  0   0   1   3  .091  .130  .091    .221     0   0   0   0   0                
 Eric Hinske         6   6   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .000  .000    .000     0   0   0   0   0                
+-----------------+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---------+---+---+---+---+---+------+-------+
 Total             224 200  57 14  0  8  28  18  32  .285  .345  .475    .820     1   3   0   2   4                

Lee career vs. the Yankees:



Lee 2009 vs. the Yankees:



Some more Sabathia/Lee news: Jon Heyman, Big League Stew, Buster Olney, Big League Stew again, and Jayson Stark all weigh in on this matchup