Thames a late scratch
Not much in the way of pregame news before this afternoon's game, other than Marcus Thames, scheduled to play left, being scratched a few minutes ago with a stiff neck. Kevin Russ takes his place. The lineup:
Jeter ss
Swisher rf
Teixeira 1b
A-Rod 3b
Cano 2b
Posada dh
Cervelli c
Gardner cf
Russo lf
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