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Posted on: Tuesday, October 27, 2009

World Series at a glance

 • Phillies try for rare double

A look at the best-of-seven World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees:

Schedule: (Hawaii times)

All games on FOX; x-if necessary

Tomorrow, — at New York, 1:57 p.m.
Thursday — at New York, 1:57 p.m.
Saturday — at Philadelphia, 1:57 p.m.
Sunday — at Philadelphia, 3:20 p.m.
x-Monday — at Philadelphia, 1:57 p.m.
x-Nov. 4 — at New York, 2:57 p.m.
x-Nov. 5 — at New York, 2:57 p.m.

Season series: Philadelphia won 2-1.

Projected Lineups

Phillies:

SS Jimmy Rollins (.250, 21 HRs, 77 RBIs, 100 runs, 31 SBs)

CF Shane Victorino (.292, 10, 62, 102 runs, 25 SBs)

2B Chase Utley (.282, 31, 93, 112 runs, 23 for 23 SBs)

1B Ryan Howard (.279, 45, 141, 105 runs)

RF Jayson Werth (.268, 36, 99, 20 SBs)

DH Raul Ibanez (.272, 34, 93)

3B Pedro Feliz (.266, 12, 82)

LF Ben Francisco (.278, 5, 13 in 37 games after trade from Cleveland; .257, 15, 46 overall)

C Carlos Ruiz (.255, 9, 43).

Yankees:

SS Derek Jeter (.334, 18, 66, 107 runs, 30 SBs, 212 hits)
LF Johnny Damon (.282, 24, 82, 107 runs)
1B Mark Teixeira (.292, 39, 122, 103 runs, 43 2Bs)
3B Alex Rodriguez (.286, 30, 100)
C Jorge Posada (.285, 22, 81)
DH Hideki Matsui (.274, 28, 90)
2B Robinson Cano (.320, 25, 85, 103 runs, 48 2Bs, 204 hits)
RF Nick Swisher (.249, 29, 82)
CF Melky Cabrera (.274, 13, 68)

Projected Rotations

Phillies:

LH Cliff Lee (7-4, 3.39 in 12 starts with Phillies after trade from Cleveland; 14-13, 3.22 overall),
RH Pedro Martinez (5-1, 3.63 in 9 starts)
LH Cole Hamels (10-11, 4.32)
RH Joe Blanton (12-8, 4.05) or LH J.A. Happ (12-4, 2.93).

Yankees:

LH CC Sabathia (19-8, 3.37, 230 IP)
RH A.J. Burnett (13-9, 4.04)
LH Andy Pettitte (14-8, 4.16)
RH Chad Gaudin (2-0, 3.43, 11 games, 6 starts with Yankees after trade from San Diego; 6-10, 4.64 overall) or RH Joba Chamberlain (9-6, 4.75, 31 starts, 1 relief appearance).

Relievers

Phillies:

RH Brad Lidge (0-8, 7.21, 31/42 saves), RH Ryan Madson (5-5, 3.26, 10/16 saves), LH Scott Eyre (2-1, 1.50), RH Chad Durbin (2-2, 4.39), RH Chan Ho Park (3-3, 4.43 in 45 games, 7 starts), LH Antonio Bastardo (2-3, 6.46 in 6 games, 5 starts), RH Brett Myers (4-3, 4.84 in 18 games, 8 relief appearances).

Yankees: RH Mariano Rivera (3-3, 1.76, 44/46 saves, 72 Ks, 12 BBs, 66 1-3 IP), RH Phil Hughes (8-3, 3.03, 3 saves, 51 games, 7 starts, 96 Ks, 28 BBs, 86 IP), RH Alfredo Aceves (10-1, 3.54, 1 save), LH Phil Coke (4-3, 4.50, 2 saves, 72 games), RH David Robertson (2-1, 3.30, 1 save, 63 Ks, 43 2-3 IP), LH Damaso Marte (1-3, 9.45, 21 games).

Watch For

All eyes on A-Rod. Often at the center of the storm, Rodriguez put past October failures behind him with a huge performance in the playoffs. He hit one clutch homer after another and thrived under late-inning pressure. Now, he's in the World Series for the first time in his 16-year career. Will he keep coming through with big hits? Will the Phillies pitch around him whenever possible?

Closing time. It looks as though a healthy Lidge has that nasty slider back. He did not allow a run during the playoffs, going 1-0 with three saves in five appearances covering four innings.

Expensive arms. Sabathia and Burnett, newcomers to the Yankees, could be the key to their World Series success. Sabathia has been a dominant ace this October, going 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA in three starts. The hard-throwing Burnett is yet to receive a decision in three postseason starts. He has been erratic at times, effective at others.