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	Saturday, May 27
	Shortstops Jeter, Garciaparra activated off DL ESPN.com news services
	NEW YORK -- New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and Boston Red Sox counterpart Nomar Garciaparra are set to go head-to-head for the first time this season. The two superstars were activated from the 15-day disabled list today and are in their respective lineups for today's game at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees hope the return of their struggling star will boost a sagging offense that ranks second-to-last in the American League in runs. New York went 4-9 without Jeter and trails the Red Sox by one game in the AL East. An abdominal strain sent Jeter to the DL on May 12, the same day Garciaparra went on the DL with a left hamstring pull that had been bothering him for a week. Jeter played five innings in a rehab start for the Yankees' Class A affiliate in Tampa, Florida on Friday. He went 2-for-3 with a single and double and made three chances in the field before catching a flight to New York. To make room on the roster, the Yankees optioned 21-year-old infielder Alfonso Soriano to Triple-A Columbus of the International League. Soriano batted just .167 with a pair of solo homers for New York and also struggled in the field. Garciaparra aggravated the injury on May 11 while running out a ground ball in the top of the first inning against Baltimore and was immediately removed from the game. He originally suffered the strain on May 5 against Tampa Bay. Garciaparra, the reigning AL batting champion, is hitting .346 in 29 games this year, but his power numbers are down as he has only two homers and 19 RBI. The 26-year-old Garciaparra batted a career-high .357 last season with 24 homers and 104 RBI in his third full year in the major leagues. He also had stints on the disabled list in 1998 and 1999. Jeter, 25, had been off to the worst start of his career before suffering the injury, batting just .266 with three homers and 13 RBI. He came into the season a career .318 hitter. Last year, he hit .349 with 24 homers and 102 RBI, battling Garciaparra for the batting title until the final day of the season. A two-time member of the AL All-Star team, Jeter's average never dropped below .345 last season after going 3-for-3 on Opening Day. Jeter was hitless in his last 13 at-bats before being placed on the DL. He originally hurt himself while taking indoor batting practice before a rainout on May 10. He aggravated the injury while making a defensive play in the second inning of a 1-0 loss to Tampa Bay the following night. The same type of injury landed Jeter on the disabled list during the 1998 season. The Yankees were without their entire double-play combination on Friday as Chuck Knoblauch was a late scratch after aggravating his strained left forearm in Chicago on Wednesday. He also is not in the lineup today, resulting in another start for Clay Bellinger at second base.