Francisco Cervelli replaces Jorge Posada in tonight's lineup
After suffering a contusion on his right knee as the result of being hit by a pitch from the Orioles' Jeremy Guthrie, catcher Jorge Posada was rested for tonight's game in Baltimore. Starting in his place is Francisco Cervelli, who is 5 for 12 with 3 RBI in 4 games on this road trip and batting .444 (8-18) for the season. No roster move has been made.
Here's the Yankees' batting order as tweeted by beat writer Erik Boland:
Derek Jeter, SS
Nick Swisher, rf
Mark Teixeira, 1b
Alex Rodriguez, 3b
Robinson Cano, 2b
Marcus Thames, dh
Curtis Granderson, cf
Francisco Cervelli, c
Brett Gardner, lf
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