Struggling Yanks play host to the Indians.

Pettitte will return from the DL on Monday.

Home-field advantage hasn't exactly gone the Yankees way over the past seven games. After being swept by the Mets, the Red Sox came to town to win two of their three games in the Bronx. Now the Yankees will try to get back in stride facing a team they've already had success against this season, the Cleveland Indians.

The Yankees are 3-1 against the Indians this season and the last time these two teams met was for a makeup doubleheader in which both teams split back on May 13th.

Nick Swisher will be making his first trip back to the Bronx since signing a four-year, $54 million deal with the Indians in December. Swisher was an absolute fan favorite with Yankees fans, but his poor postseason play was what eventually caused the Yankees to not bring him back.

Andy Pettitte will be activated from the DL on Monday and will get the start for the 1st time since May 16th when he left against the Mariners with tightness in his left trapezius muscle.

"Obviously I know we haven't been playing as well as we were, but I want to do well," Pettitte said. "I want to go out there and do my job and give us a chance. I hope I give us a quality start. I've got as much incentive every time I go out there as I do no matter what situation we're in. I just want to go out there and get going again and get on a good roll."

Before going on the disabled list, Pettitte was 4-3 with a 3.83 ERA and 39 strikeouts in eight starts and in 22 career starts against the Indians, he's posted a 9-8 record, with a 4.02 ERA.

In order to bring Pettitte back on to the roster, the Yankees will have send send down one player. That player is currently unknown, and could be possibly be David Adams, Lyle Overbay, Brennan Boesch, or another pitcher.

Offensive woes continue:

The Yankees have lost 7 of their last 8 games and have only scored a total of 12 runs in those games. Offense has been a major issue for the Bombers over the past week.

They're 11th in the American League in runs scored (223) and 12th in team batting average (.246). The Yankees have also gone 20 consecutive innings without an extra-base hit.

Over the past 8 games, Travis Hafner is 1-for-17 and Vernon Wells is 3-for-26 after getting off to a hot start. Since returning from the DL, Mark Teixeira is 1-for-9 with 7 strikeouts and Kevin Youkilis is 1-for-9.

"I think that’s part of baseball," Said Travis Hafner. "You’ll have ups and downs throughout the year. But there’s just too much talent here, and it’s only a matter of time before things get rolling again."

Stewart taken to the hospital:

Chris Stewart was taken to the hospital prior to Sunday night's game against Boston after experiencing dehydration like symptoms. The Yankees don't believe it to be much but Stewart will return to the hospital for further evaluations on Monday.

Stewart was also taken out of Saturday night's 11-1 loss at the hands of the Red Sox, after suffering from dehydration. He was in Sundays lineup, but was scratched after being more symptoms during batting practice.

Should Stewart need to go on the DL, Bobby Wilson would be called up from AAA-Scranton but he would also need a roster spot cleared for him on the 40-man roster.

Probable starters:

Mon: Pettitte (4-3, 3.83 ERA) vs Masterson (8-3, 3.07 ERA)
Tues: Phelps (3-3, 4.65 ERA) vs Kazmir (3-2, 5.13 ERA)
Wed: Sabathia (5-4, 3.71 ERA) vs Kluber (3-3, 4.36 ERA)

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