Do or die for Yankees
(AP)
Updated: 2005-10-09 09:33

STARTER CHACON

Shawn Chacon, acquired in a mid-season deal with the Colorado Rockies, will start for New York against left-hander Jarrod Washburn on Sunday.

A Yankees win would send the series back to Los Angeles for a deciding Game Five.

The Angels will start Bartolo Colon against Mike Mussina on Monday in a rematch of the opening game won by New York.

The Yankees or Angels will play the Chicago White Sox, who eliminated the World Series champion Boston Red Sox, in the American League Championship Series.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Saturday's postponement could work in his team's favor since his excellent relief corps would have an extra day to rest after being used extensively in Game Three.

"This day off is big for us," Scioscia said.

"We have to be able to shorten a game against the Yankees and the only way to do that is to have Scot Shields and (Brendan) Donnelly, and Kelvim Escobar and (Francisco) Rodriguez where they need to be."

Scioscia said he was taking nothing for granted.

"This series the momentum will switch pitch-to-pitch and inning-to-inning and game-to-game. There's no advantage until you get that last out squeezed in your glove and you've clinched the series."