Delmon Young News

Nick Swisher , who did not start his third straight game Friday because of a sore left shoulder, is expected to be in the lineup Saturday afternoon when the Indians play the second of a three-game series against the Twins.

Delmon Young started in right field for the Phillies on Thursday against the Marlins, playing there for the first time since 2007.

General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said a few times in the past couple of weeks that the Phillies would not put Delmon Young in a uniform unless he showed he could play competently in right field.

Ryan Raburn homered twice for the second straight game and the Indians hit seven home runs in all, routing the Philadelphia Phillies, 14-2, Tuesday night in Cleveland.

The Tigers ended the opening month of the season on three high notes: A) a 6-1 victory on Tuesday night over the Minnesota Twins; B) a five-game winning streak which Anibal Sanchez will try to stretch to six in Wednesday's day game.

While Phillies fans have flocked to Citizens Bank Park in large numbers since it opened in 2004, turnout is down this year.

Part of the Delmon Young - Matt Garza trade, Brendan Harris was a slow-footed Twins infielder who had basically one solid starting season in Tampa before starting 238 games over the next two-plus season in Minnesota.

Pettibone's father, Jay Pettibone, pitched for Manuel in 1984, when he managed Double-A Orlando.

Delmon Young took another step on his quest to become the Phillies' starting rightfielder when he donned a Clearwater Threshers uniform Sunday.