Clemens to make Triple-A start Monday

Roger Clemens will make a third and likely final Minor League start as he works toward duty in the Yankees rotation, tuning up on Monday with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Clemens will be supervised every step of the way by Yankees executives Billy Connors and Gene Michael, who will accompany Clemens to PNC Field in Moosic, Pa., for the start.

Following the start for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner would have his fifth day align for Saturday against the Red Sox, a start that is presently lined up for Mike Mussina.

We'll just take it one start at a time, and we'll evaluate him after that," Cashman said. "We want him when he's ready, and it's our job obviously to determine that. I do believe he's going in the right direction."

Manager Joe Torre did not want to shy away from the idea of having Clemens pitch at Boston, but said that it was not necessary for Clemens to make his re-entry in such a dramatic fashion.