Dan Haren completes bullpen session and will pitch Tuesday; lineups for Angels-Yankees

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts.

Dan Haren, scratched from Saturday’s scheduled start against the Yankees because of lower-back spasms, completed a 30-pitch bullpen session and did some fielding work Sunday with no discomfort, and the right-hander will start Tuesday night against Tampa Bay.

‘When it happened I thought I’d be down for a while because it was pretty painful,’ said Haren, whose bullpen workout in Kansas City was cut short last Wednesday. ‘But I felt good. I let it fly the last four or five pitches, and there were no restrictions. I passed all the tests.’

Haren has not missed a start since 2005, a span of 214 consecutive games, and because his next start will only be pushed back three days, it will not be considered a ‘missed start.’ After undergoing four days of intense treatment and exercises, the veteran right-hander was glad to return to the rotation.

‘It was a lot of work being hurt,’ Haren said. ‘It’s a lot easier being healthy.’

The Angels, meanwhile, will close out a three-game series against the Yankees on Sunday at Angel Stadium. Yankees right-hander Bartolo Colon, the former Angels ace who won the 2005 American League Cy Young Award, will oppose Angels right-hander Joel Pineiro.

The Angels lineup: 2B Maicer Izturis, SS Erick Aybar, DH Bobby Abreu, RF Torii Hunter, 3B Alberto Callaspo, LF Howie Kendrick, 1B Mark Trumbo, C Hank Conger, CF Peter Bourjos.

The Yankees lineup: SS Derek Jeter, CF Curtis Granderson, 1B Mark Teixeira, 3B Alex Rodriguez, 2B Robinson Cano, RF Nick Swisher, DH Jorge Posada, LF Brett Gardner, C Francisco Cervelli.

-- Mike DiGiovanna