Yankees vs. Angels

A look at the best-of-5 American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels:

Schedule: Game 1, today, at Anaheim (5:19 p.m., FOX); Game 2, Wednesday, at Anaheim (7:09 p.m., ESPN); Game 3, Friday, at New York (5:19 p.m., FOX); x-Game 4, Saturday, at New York (TBA); x-Game 5, Sunday, at Anaheim (TBA).

x-if necessary.

Season series: Los Angeles won 6-4.

Projected lineups

Yankees: SS Derek Jeter (.309, 19 HRs, 70 RBIs, 122 runs), 3B Alex Rodriguez (.321, 48, 130, 124 runs, 21 SBs), 1B Jason Giambi (.271, 32, 87, 108 BBs), RF Gary Sheffield (.291, 34, 123), LF Hideki Matsui (.305, 23, 116, 45 2Bs), C Jorge Posada (.262, 19, 71), DH Ruben Sierra (.229, 4, 29), CF Bernie Williams (.249, 12, 64), 2B Robinson Cano (.297, 14, 62, 34 2Bs).

Angels: 3B Chone Figgins (.290, 8, 57, major league-high 62 SBs), SS Orlando Cabrera (.257, 8, 57, 21 SBs), DH Garret Anderson (.283, 17, 96), RF Vladimir Guerrero (.317, 32, 108, .394 on-base percentage), C Bengie Molina (.295, 15, 69), LF Juan Rivera (.271, 15, 59), 1B Darin Erstad (.273, 7, 66), CF Steve Finley (.222, 12, 54), 2B Adam Kennedy (.300, 2, 37).

Projected rotations

Yankees: RH Mike Mussina (13-8, 4.41 ERA), RH Chien-Ming Wang (8-5, 4.02), LH Randy Johnson (17-8, 3.79, 211 Ks, career-high 32 HRs allowed in 225 2/3 innings), RH Shawn Chacon (7-3, 2.85 since trade from Colorado).

Angels: RH Bartolo Colon (21-8, 3.48, 157 Ks in 222 2/3 innings, first Angel to win 20 since Nolan Ryan in 1974), RH John Lackey (14-5, 3.44, 199 Ks in 209 innings), RH Paul Byrd (12-11, 3.74), LH Jarrod Washburn (8-8, 3.20).

Relievers

Yankees: RH Mariano Rivera (7-4, 1.38, 43/47 saves), RH Tom Gordon (5-4, 2.57, 2 saves), RH Tanyon Sturtze (5-3, 4.73, 1 save), RH Aaron Small (10-0, 3.20 in 15 games, nine starts), RH Scott Proctor (1-0, 6.04), LH Alan Embree (2-5, 7.62, 1 save with Boston and Yankees), LH Al Leiter (4-5, 5.49 since acquisition from Florida), RH Jaret Wright (5-5, 6.08 in 13 starts).

Angels: RH Francisco Rodriguez (2-5, 2.67, tied for A.L. lead with 45 saves in 50 chances, 91 Ks in 67 1/3 innings), RH Scot Shields (10-11, 2.75, 7 saves, 98 Ks in 91 2/3 innings), RH Brendan Donnelly (9-3, 3.72), RH Kelvim Escobar (3-2, 3.02, working out of bullpen since coming back from shoulder surgery), RH Ervin Santana (12-8, 4.65 in 23 starts).

Matchups

A rematch of 2002 division series won by Angels in four games en route to their only World Series title. … Yankees’ loss Sunday in Boston cost them home-field advantage in this series, and that could hurt: New York went 53-28 at home this season and 42-39 on road. Angels were 49-32 at home. … Since 1996, Angels are only team with a winning record against Yankees, going 49-48. … Yankees scored 886 runs this year to Los Angeles’ 761. … Angels had 3.68 ERA to New York’s 4.52.

Associated Press