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Westbrook, a 26-year-old right-hander, will start for the Indians on Wednesday against the Devil Rays. On Wednesday the Rays are to play the Indians in Winter Haven, Fla., at 1:05. Damian Moss and Paul Abbott, both of whom are battling for the fifth spot in the rotation, are scheduled to pitch. On Thursday the Rays play the Blue Jays at Progress Energy Park. Start timeis an hour earlier, at 12:05, so the team can leave early for Tokyo. Victor Zambrano is scheduled to start.
The Orioles travel to Viera on Wednesday to face the Expos. Kurt Ainsworth will face Montreal for the second time this spring (K Ainsworth 3 1/3 inngs 5 hits 4 runs 2 earned 1bb 3k) . He will pitch against right-hander Tomo Ohka. Baltimore's Rob Ramsay, the left-hander who is trying to come back from brain cancer surgery, warmed up in the bullpen Tuesday and could make his first game appearance Wednesday.
The Reds will travel to Lakeland, Fla., on Wednesday to face the Detroit Tigers at 6:05 p.m. ET. Acevedo (1-0, 4.02 ERA) is scheduled to take on Detroit right-hander Esteban Yan (2-0, 2.38 ERA). Esteban Yan will make his case for the fifth spot in the rotation when Cincinnati comes to visit for a 6:05 p.m. ET game at Joker Marchant Stadium. Shane Loux will pitch in long relief.
Rick Reed and Sean Burnett, two of the three remaining competitors for the fifth spot in the Pirates rotation, will pitch at Pirates City on Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds' Triple-A Louisville team.
Reed, who has been sidelined since straining his back during a fielding drill on March 13, will make the start against Louisville. He will be limited to three innings or 50 pitches.
Burnett, coming off two scoreless innings against the Yankees on Saturday, will throw three or four innings against Louisville.
"The innings get tough as we dwindle down," explained McClendon. "We've got to see some guys in both places [Pirates City and McKechnie Field]. They just got the luck of the draw [at Pirates City] this time." Ryan Vogelsong, the third competitor in the battle for the fifth rotation spot, will start against the Twins in Ft. Myers on Wednesday night.
(Vogelsong: 12.1 innings .73 era 10 hits 2 runs 1 earned 3 bb 10k) The Pirates will be in Fort Myers to play Minnesota at 7:05 p.m. ET. Carlos Silva will start for the Twins against Pittsburgh's Ryan Vogelsong. (Silva: 14 innings 1.93 era 13 hits 4 runs 3 earned 1 bb 8k)
The Blue Jays play their only night game of the spring on Wednesday in Clearwater, with Pat Hentgen matched up against Philadelphia's Vicente Padilla. Vicente Padilla, in the midst of the best spring of his career, is scheduled to start Wednesday night against the Blue Jays at Bright House Networks Field. Pat Hentgen will oppose him. The game will be broadcast on WPEN 950 AM, and UPN 57. Quotable: "I'm too tired to shave. These bus rides are killing me." --Bowa, on his recent additional facial hair. The Phillies have trips to Sarasota and Fort Myers on consecutive days on Friday and Saturday.
Phelps makes his sixth appearance and first start of the spring when the Marlins take on the Cardinals at Roger Dean Stadium. Florida is the visitor in the game. Phelps has given up three earned runs in seven innings. Jeff Suppan will start for St. Louis. Also set to throw for Florida are Blaine Neal, Toby Borland and Michael Neu. Wednesday's game will be televised by Fox Sports Midwest. Right-hander Jeff Suppan will start for the Cardinals. Tommy Phelps will be on the hill for Florida.
The Astros travel to Port St. Lucie for a 7:10 p.m. ET game against the New York Mets on Wednesday. Right-hander Wade Miller gets the start for Houston and will be followed by right-handers Brandon Duckworth, Brad Lidge, Dan Miceli and left-hander Jeriome Robertson.
The rivals' first spring game, on March 7 in Ft. Myers, Fla., whipped exhibition fever to unprecedented levels as fans got deep into the teams' reunion following another winter of hyperactivity, climaxed by the Yankees' Spring Training-eve acquisition of Alex Rodriguez.
No hype for this one, but it's still the Red Sox and Yankees, in their final preseason meeting. The next time they see each other, it will be on April 16 in Fenway Park.
Tim Wakefield is scheduled to start for the Red Sox, and he will be backed by a lineup that includes regulars Kevin Millar, Pokey Reese, Manny Ramirez and American League batting champ Bill Mueller.
The Yankees will welcome Donovan Osborne to the rivalry. The re-born veteran left-hander, who has turned his long shot into a spot in the rotation, is due to make his third preseason start.
New York is expected to field its regular lineup with the exception of catcher Jorge Posada, who on Wednesday will be catching Opening Day starter Mike Mussina in a minor league game
