NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: Manager Joe Girardi of the New York Yankees greets manager Jim Leyland of the Detroit Tigers prior to Game One of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium on October 13, 2012 in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Here are the lineups for Game 4 of the ALCS between the Yankees and Tigers, in Detroit:
NEW YORK YANKEES DETROIT TIGERS
1. Ichiro Suzuki, LF 1. Austin Jackson, CF
2. Nick Swisher, RF 2. Omar Infante, 2B
3. Robinson Cano, 2B 3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B
4. Mark Teixeira, 1B 4. Prince Fielder, 1B
5. Raul Ibanez, DH 5. Delmon Young, DH
6. Eric Chavez, 3B 6. Jhonny Peralta, SS
7. Russell Martin, C 7. Andy Dirks, LF
8. Brett Gardner, CF 8. Avisail Garcia, RF
9. Eduardo Nunez, SS 9. Gerald Laird, CSP CC Sabathia, LH SP Max Scherzer, RH
Both managers are sticking with the same lineups they chose last night before the game was postponed by rain, which means Alex Rodriguez and Curtis Granderson are still on the bench against right-hander Max Scherzer. Nick Swisher goes from benched in Game 3 to batting second, Brett Gardner replaces Granderson in center field while dropping to the No. 8 spot, and Robinson Cano is hitting third despite being 3-for-36 (.083) in the playoffs.
Detroit is going with its standard lineup versus left-handed pitching, so Gerald Laird and Avisail Garcia get to face CC Sabathia in place of Alex Avila and Quintin Berry. Omar Infante is in the lineup despite injuring his thumb late in Game 3.
and the Tigers are going with their standard group versus left-handed pitching.