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Yankees likely to face old foe in World Series
”We’re going to use Pedro,” Manuel told reporters. “I look at Pedro as a starter.
“I think from his performance the other day at Dodger Stadium he deserves another chance to go back out there.”
Martinez, who turned 38 on Sunday, pitched seven scoreless innings in Game Two of the National League Championship Series (NLCS), giving up only two hits to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“I think he’s still got quite a bit left,” Manuel said. Martinez is 11-11 with a 3.20 ERA in 32 starts against the Yankees, though he has struggled to an 0-2 mark with a 5.93 ERA in his past five post-season appearances against them.
Opposing Lee in the series opener will be his former Cleveland Indians teammate CC Sabathia, who won two games against the Los Angeles Angels and was named Most Valuable Player in the American League Championship Series (ALCS).
Two power-laden lineups will feature in the Fall Classic.
Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez anchor New York’s offense, with Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth and Raul Ibanez on the other side in a US northeast rumble between cities separated by two hours of highway.
Besides Martinez, Manuel will fill out his rotation with left-handers Cole Hamels and JA Happ and right-hander Joe Blanton.
Joe Girardi is expected to follow Sabathia with AJ Burnett and Andy Pettitte while the Yankees manager considers bringing Sabathia back on short rest to make him available to start three times should the series go the seven-game distance. Whoever is on the mound will be challenged by dangerous hitters.
Philadelphia swatted 224 round-trippers in the regular season, a total exceeded only by the 244 clubbed by the Yankees.
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