2013 Yankees Opening Day roster: Pitchers Joba Chamberlain Cody Eppley Shawn Kelley Hiroki Kuroda Boone Logan Ivan Nova Andy Pettitte David Phelps Mariano Rivera David Robertson CC Sabathia Adam Warren Catchers Francisco Cervelli Chris Stewart Infielders Robinson Cano Jayson Nix Eduardo Nunez Lyle Overbay Kevin Youkilis Outfielders Brennan Boesch Ben Francisco Brett Gardner Ichiro Suzuki Vernon Wells Designated Hitter Travis Hafner Disabled List Curtis Granderson - 15 day (Fractured right forearm) Phil Hughes - 15 day (Bulging disc in upper spine) Derek Jeter - 15 day (Tender left ankle) Mark Teixeira - 15 day (Partially torn tendon in right wrist) Michael Pineda - 60 day (Right anterior labral tear) Alex Rodriguez - 60 day (Right hip)
vs. Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium Mon.- CC Sabathia vs. Jon Lester; 1:05 on YES, ESPN Tue.- off Wed.- Hiroki Kuroda vs. Clay Buchholz; 7:05 on YES, ESPN2 Thu.- Andy Pettitte vs. Ryan Dempster; 7:05 on YES, MLB vs. Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park Fri.- Ivan Nova vs. Doug Fister; 7:05 on YES, MLB Sat.- David Phelps vs. Max Scherzer; 4:05 on FOX Sun.- CC Sabathia vs. Justin Verlander; 1:05 on YES, TBS Opening Day lineup: Gardner, CF Nunez, SS Cano, 2B Youkilis, 1B Wells, LF Francisco, DH Suzuki, RF Nix, 3B Cervelli, C
vs. Boston Red Sox (1-0) at Yankee Stadium Red Sox 8, Yankees 2 Wed.- Hiroki Kuroda vs. Clay Buchholz; 7:05 on YES, ESPN2 Thu.- Andy Pettitte vs. Ryan Dempster; 7:05 on YES, MLBN vs. Detroit Tigers (1-0) at Comerica Park Fri.- Ivan Nova vs. Doug Fister; 1:08 on YES, MLBN Sat.- David Phelps (0-0, 6.75) vs. Max Scherzer; 4:05 on FOX Sun.- CC Sabathia (0-1, 7.20) vs. Justin Verlander (1-0, 0.00); 1:08 on YES, TBS A.L. East Baltimore: 1-0, 1.000 Boston: 1-0, 1.000 New York: 0-1, .000 (1) Tampa Bay: 0-1, .000 (1) Toronto: 0-1, .000 (1)
Hiroki Kuroda was removed from last night's game in the 2nd inning after getting hit in the middle right finger by a line drive. He continued to pitch briefly after the injury but had clearly lost his control. There were no broken bones or damaged tendons. Kuroda is next scheduled to start on Monday against the Indians. If he is unable to go, Adam Warren will get the call. On the plus side of yesterday's loss, Travis Hafner hit the first Yankee homer of the season and Vernon Wells later belted a 3-run shot. Clay Rapada was given his unconditional release. vs. Boston Red Sox (2-0) at Yankee Stadium Red Sox 8, Yankees 2 Red Sox 7, Yankees 4 Thu.- Andy Pettitte vs. Ryan Dempster; 7:05 on YES, MLBN vs. Detroit Tigers (1-1) at Comerica Park Fri.- Ivan Nova vs. Doug Fister; 1:08 on YES, MLBN Sat.- David Phelps (0-0, 6.75) vs. Max Scherzer; 4:05 on FOX Sun.- CC Sabathia (0-1, 7.20) vs. Justin Verlander (1-0, 0.00); 1:08 on YES, TBS A.L. East Boston: 2-0, 1.000 Baltimore: 1-1, .500 (1) Tampa Bay: 1-1, .500 (1) New York: 0-2, .000 (2) Toronto: 0-2, .000 (2)
The old guard combined last night for the first victory of 2013: Andy and Mo. Brett Gardner and Francisco Cervelli homered. Eduardo Nunez batting .400 in place of Jeter, now reportedly not expected to return until early May. David Aardsma was unconditionally released. vs. Boston Red Sox (2-1) at Yankee Stadium Red Sox 8, Yankees 2 Red Sox 7, Yankees 4 Yankees 4, Red Sox 2 vs. Detroit Tigers (1-2) at Comerica Park Fri.- Ivan Nova vs. Doug Fister; 1:08 on YES, MLBN Sat.- David Phelps (0-0, 6.75) vs. Max Scherzer; 4:05 on FOX Sun.- CC Sabathia (0-1, 7.20) vs. Justin Verlander (1-0, 0.00); 1:08 on YES, TBS A.L. East Baltimore: 2-1, .667 Boston: 2-1, .667 New York: 1-2, .333 (1) Toronto: 1-2, .333 (1) Tampa Bay: 1-2, .333 (1)
So now it's Eduardo Nunez getting hit by a pitch and ending up with a bruised bicep. Maybe the Yankees should build a hospital. Jason Nix will be at short this afternoon. Kevin Youkilis smacked a 2-run homer yesterday for his first Yankee dinger. Unfortunately, Prince Fielder hit out 2 and had a 5 RBI day for Detroit. Phil Hughes is a surprise call up and will start today's game. He had been originally scheduled to pitch for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tonight. Cody Eppley sent down to make room. vs. Detroit Tigers (2-2) at Comerica Park Tigers 8, Yankees 3 Sat.- Phil Hughes vs. Max Scherzer; 4:05 on FOX Sun.- CC Sabathia (0-1, 7.20) vs. Justin Verlander (1-0, 0.00); 1:08 on YES, TBS A.L. East Baltimore: 3-1, .750 Boston: 3-1, .750 Tampa Bay: 2-2, .500 (1) New York: 1-3, .250 (2) Toronto: 1-3, .250 (2)
Beautiful combined shutout of Detroit yesterday by CC, Robertson and Mariano. Production from the lineup has been acceptable but a few guys need the kick it up: Gardner batting .160 (4-for-25), Cano .130 (3-for-23), Ichiro .111 (2-for-18). vs. Detroit Tigers (3-3) at Comerica Park Tigers 8, Yankees 3 Tigers 8, Yankees 4 Yankees 7, Tigers 0 vs. Cleveland Indians (3-3) at Progressive Field Mon.- Hiroki Kuroda (0-1, 13.50) vs. Ubaldo Jimenez (0-0, 1.50); 4:05 on YES, MLBN Tue.- Andy Pettitte (1-0, 1.13) vs. Carlos Carrasco; 7:05 on YES Wed.- Ivan Nova (0-1, 7.71) vs. Brett Myers (0-1, 12.60); 7:05 on YES, ESPN2 Thu.- Phil Hughes (0-1, 6.75) vs. Zach McAllister (0-1, 3.00); 7:05 on YES, MLBN A.L. East Boston: 4-2, .667 Baltimore: 3-3, .500 Tampa Bay: 3-3, .500 (1) New York: 2-4, .333 (2) Toronto: 2-4, .333 (2)
3 straight wins. And who said the Yankee lineup lacked strength this year? 5 home runs in yesterday's beat down of Cleveland. Cano waking up with 3 homers, 3 doubles and 7 RBIs over the last 2 games. The Yanks re-signed lefty reliever Clay Rapada to a minor league deal. vs. Cleveland Indians (3-5) at Progressive Field Yankees 11, Indians 6 Yankees 14, Indians 1 Wed.- Ivan Nova (0-1, 7.71) vs. Corey Kluber; 7:05 on YES, ESPN2 Thu.- Phil Hughes (0-1, 6.75) vs. Zach McAllister (0-1, 3.00); 7:05 on YES, MLBN vs. Baltimore Orioles (3-4) at Yankee Stadium Fri.- CC Sabathia (1-1, 3.00) vs. Miguel Gonzalez (1-0, 2.84); 7:05 on MY9 Sat.- Hiroki Kuroda (1-1, 6.75) vs. Jason Hammel (1-1, 4.97); 4:05 on FOX Sun.- Andy Pettitte (2-0, 1.20) vs. Wei-Yin Chen (0-1, 3.75); 8:05 on ESPN A.L. East Boston: 5-2, .714 New York: 4-4, .500 (1½) Baltimore: 3-4, .429 (2) Tampa Bay: 3-5, .375 (2½) Toronto: 2-5, .286 (23)
Rained out last night. No make up date announced. Nova's start is going to be skipped over. Hughes today. vs. Cleveland Indians (3-5) at Progressive Field Yankees 11, Indians 6 Yankees 14, Indians 1 Thu.- Phil Hughes (0-1, 6.75) vs. Zach McAllister (0-1, 3.00); 7:05 on YES, MLBN vs. Baltimore Orioles (4-4) at Yankee Stadium Fri.- CC Sabathia (1-1, 3.00) vs. Miguel Gonzalez (1-0, 2.84); 7:05 on MY9 Sat.- Hiroki Kuroda (1-1, 6.75) vs. Jason Hammel (1-1, 4.97); 4:05 on FOX Sun.- Andy Pettitte (2-0, 1.20) vs. Wei-Yin Chen (0-1, 3.75); 8:05 on ESPN A.L. East Boston: 5-3, .625 Baltimore: 4-4, .500 (1) New York: 4-4, .500 (1) Tampa Bay: 4-5, .444 (1½) Toronto: 3-5, .375 (2)
Good. I've been to two Scranton/Wilkes Barre games this season. Their bullpen would struggle at A-ball the way they've been pitching. This might make it worthwhile staying past seven innings.
Another rainout in Cleveland yesterday. Joe Girardi says the most likely date for a makeup seems to be May 13, when both teams are off and could play a doubleheader. Yanks will stay in rotation and bump Hughes. CC goes tonight. vs. Baltimore Orioles (5-4) at Yankee Stadium Fri.- CC Sabathia (1-1, 3.00) vs. Miguel Gonzalez (1-0, 2.84); 7:05 on MY9 Sat.- Hiroki Kuroda (1-1, 6.75) vs. Jason Hammel (1-1, 4.97); 4:05 on FOX Sun.- Andy Pettitte (2-0, 1.20) vs. Wei-Yin Chen (0-1, 3.75); 8:05 on ESPN A.L. East Baltimore: 5-4, .556 Boston: 5-4, .556 New York: 4-4, .500 (½) Tampa Bay: 4-5, .444 (1) Toronto: 3-6, .333 (2)
CC, Mariano, a 3-run outfield error and a triple play give the Yanks 4 in a row and put them over .500 for the first time. Eduardo Nunez got hit by a pitch again and has a bruised right wrist. Why him? I guess with Teixeira out of the lineup somebody else has to be a substitute to get regularly drilled. Andy Pettitte is suffering back spasms and has been scratched from Sunday's start. Kuroda gets moved from Saturday to Sunday and Hughes will go today. Yankees and Indians to play an old-fashioned doubleheader in Cleveland on May 13 to make up for this past week's rainouts. vs. Baltimore Orioles (5-5) at Yankee Stadium Yankees 5, Orioles 2 Sat.- Phil Hughes (0-1, 6.75) vs. Jason Hammel (1-1, 4.97); 4:05 on FOX Sun.- Hiroki Kuroda (1-1, 6.75) vs. Wei-Yin Chen (0-1, 3.75); 8:05 on ESPN A.L. East New York: 5-4, .556 Boston: 5-4, .556 Baltimore: 5-5, .500 (½) Tampa Bay: 4-5, .444 (1) Toronto: 4-6, .400 (1½)
After Phil Hughes got smacked around Saturday -- giving up 9 hits, 3 HRs, 5 runs in 3 innings and getting roundly booed off the mound -- the Yankee pitching settled into a real groove over the weekend. The bullpen (Phelps, Chamberlain, Robertson) came in to throw 6 scoreless innings for the rest of that game, followed by Hiroki Kuroda's 5-hit shutout gem yesterday. Andy Pettitte is fine and will start Friday against Toronto. vs. Baltimore Orioles (6-6) at Yankee Stadium Yankees 5, Orioles 2 Orioles 5, Yankees 3 Yankees 3, Orioles 0 Mon.- off vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (8-4) at Yankee Stadium Tue.- Ivan Nova (0-1, 7.71) vs. Brandon McCarthy (0-1, 7.71); 7:05 on YES, MLBN Wed.- CC Sabathia (2-1, 2.25) vs. Wade Miley (2-0, 2.13); 7:05 on MY9 Thu.- Phil Hughes (0-2, 10.29) vs. Patrick Corbin (2-0, 1.50); 7:05 on YES A.L. East Boston: 8-4, .667 New York: 6-5, .545 (1½) Baltimore: 6-6, .500 (2) Toronto: 5-7, .417 (3) Toronto: 4-8, .333 (4)
vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (8-4) at Yankee Stadium Tue.- Ivan Nova (0-1, 7.71) vs. Brandon McCarthy (0-1, 7.71); 7:05 on YES, MLBN Wed.- CC Sabathia (2-1, 2.25) vs. Wade Miley (2-0, 2.13); 7:05 on MY9 Thu.- Phil Hughes (0-2, 10.29) vs. Patrick Corbin (2-0, 1.50); 7:05 on YES A.L. East Boston: 8-4, .667 New York: 6-5, .545 (1½) Baltimore: 6-6, .500 (2) Toronto: 6-7, .462 (2½) Toronto: 4-8, .333 (4)
Yanks win last night, no thanks to Ivan Nova -- 5 innings, 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks. The bullpen (Logan, Joba, Robertson, Mariano) did the job again, shutting down Arizona. A 3-run homer from Cano. Yankees have won 6 of 7 since starting the season 1-4. vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (8-4) at Yankee Stadium Yankees 4, Diamondbacks 2 Wed.- CC Sabathia (2-1, 2.25) vs. Wade Miley (2-0, 2.13); 7:05 on MY9 Thu.- Phil Hughes (0-2, 10.29) vs. Patrick Corbin (2-0, 1.50); 7:05 on YES vs. Toronto Blue Jays (6-8) at Rogers Centre Fri.- Andy Pettitte (2-0, 1.20) vs. Brandon Morrow (0-1, 4.60); 7:07 on YES Sat.- Hiroki Kuroda (2-1, 2.87) vs. Mark Buehrle (1-0, 7.31); 1:07 on YES Sun.- Ivan Nova (1-1, 5.59) vs. Josh Johnson (0-1, 6.91); 1:07 on YES A.L. East Boston: 9-4, .692 New York: 7-5, .583 (1½) Baltimore: 7-6, .538 (2) Toronto: 6-8, .429 (3½) Tampa Bay: 4-9, .308 (5) (Who said the Yankees and Red Sox were both ready for the trash heap?)
Nice come-from-behind victory last night, capped by Travis Hafner's pinch-hit home run in the 8th inning. 7 wins out of the last 8 games. Chien-Ming Wang will make his first Triple-A start of the season on Friday for Scranton against Syracuse. vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (8-6) at Yankee Stadium Yankees 4, Diamondbacks 2 Yankees 4, Diamondbacks 3 Thu.- Phil Hughes (0-2, 10.29) vs. Patrick Corbin (2-0, 1.50); 7:05 on YES vs. Toronto Blue Jays (6-9) at Rogers Centre Fri.- Andy Pettitte (2-0, 1.20) vs. Brandon Morrow (0-1, 4.60); 7:07 on YES Sat.- Hiroki Kuroda (2-1, 2.87) vs. Mark Buehrle (1-0, 7.31); 1:07 on YES Sun.- Ivan Nova (1-1, 5.59) vs. Josh Johnson (0-1, 6.91); 1:07 on YES A.L. East Boston: 10-4, .714 New York: 8-5, .615 (1½) Baltimore: 7-7, .500 (3) Toronto: 6-9, .400 (4½) Tampa Bay: 5-9, .357 (5) (Who said the Yankees and Red Sox were both ready for the trash heap?)
Derek Jeter has a small crack in his "surgically repaired" left ankle. He'll be gone until sometime after the All-Star break. So Eduardo Nunez can relax and play short without looking over his shoulder for the next 3 months. I've wanted to see that guy in extended action. vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (9-6) at Yankee Stadium Yankees 4, Diamondbacks 2 Yankees 4, Diamondbacks 3 Diamondbacks 6, Yankees 2 (12 inns.) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (7-9) at Rogers Centre Fri.- Andy Pettitte (2-0, 1.20) vs. Brandon Morrow (0-1, 4.60); 7:07 on YES Sat.- Hiroki Kuroda (2-1, 2.87) vs. Mark Buehrle (1-0, 7.31); 1:07 on YES Sun.- Ivan Nova (1-1, 5.59) vs. Josh Johnson (0-1, 6.91); 1:07 on YES A.L. East Boston: 11-4, .733 New York: 8-6, .571 (2½) Baltimore: 8-7, .533 (3) Toronto: 7-9, .438 (4½) Tampa Bay: 5-10, .333 (6)
I'd bet on winning 100 games. I think it's (somewhat) more likely than not. Yes, a couple of injuries could screw things up, but I believe we've got the best team in baseball
The Yankees, who were said to have no power this year, lead the A.L. in homers with 27 and slugging percentage (.467). Cano, Hafner and Wells each have 5 home runs. Chien-Ming Wang's Friday night start was rained out, so he went Saturday afternoon instead. Wang went 5 1/3 scoreless innings for the win -- allowing 6 hits, no walks, 3 strikeouts, and 9 ground-ball outs. He threw 74 pitches, 51 of them for strikes. vs. Toronto Blue Jays (8-11) at Rogers Centre Yankees 9, Blue Jays 4 Yankees 5, Blue Jays 3 (11 inns.) Blue Jays 8, Yankees 4 vs. Tampa Bay Rays (8-10) at Tropicana Field Mon.- CC Sabathia (3-1, 2.57) vs. Matt Moore (3-0, 1.00); 7:10 on YES, ESPN Tue.- Phil Hughes (0-2, 6.43) vs. David Price (0-1, 6.26); 7:10 on MY9, MLBN Wed.- Andy Pettitte (3-0, 2.01) vs. Alex Cobb (2-1, 2.53); 7:10 on YES A.L. East Boston: 12-6, .667 New York: 10-7, .588 (1½) Baltimore: 10-8, .556 (2) Tampa Bay: 8-10, .444 (4) Toronto: 8-11, .421 (4½)
vs. Tampa Bay Rays (9-11) at Tropicana Field Rays 5, Yankees 1 Yankees 4, Rays 3 Wed.- Andy Pettitte (3-0, 2.01) vs. Alex Cobb (2-1, 2.53); 7:10 on YES vs. Toronto Blue Jays (8-13) at Yankee Stadium Thu.- Hiroki Kuroda (2-1, 2.35) vs. Mark Buehrle (1-0, 5.87); 7:05 on YES, MLBN Fri.- Ivan Nova (1-1, 6.14) vs. Josh Johnson (0-1, 6.86); 7:05 on YES, MLBN Sat.- CC Sabathia (3-2, 3.34) vs. J.A. Happ (2-1, 3.68); 4:05 on YES Sun.- Phil Hughes (0-2, 5.14) vs. R.A. Dickey (2-3, 4.66); 1:05 on YES, TBS A.L. East Boston: 13-7, .650 Baltimore: 12-8, .600 (1) New York: 11-8, .579 (1½) Tampa Bay: 9-11, .450 (4) Toronto: 8-13, .381 (5½)
Chien-Ming Wang goes tonight in his second Triple-A start at Scranton against Columbus. vs. Tampa Bay Rays (10-11) at Tropicana Field Rays 5, Yankees 1 Yankees 4, Rays 3 Rays 3, Yankees 0 vs. Toronto Blue Jays (9-13) at Yankee Stadium Thu.- Hiroki Kuroda (2-1, 2.35) vs. Mark Buehrle (1-0, 5.87); 7:05 on YES, MLBN Fri.- Ivan Nova (1-1, 6.14) vs. Josh Johnson (0-1, 6.86); 7:05 on YES, MLBN Sat.- CC Sabathia (3-2, 3.34) vs. J.A. Happ (2-1, 3.68); 4:05 on YES Sun.- Phil Hughes (0-2, 5.14) vs. R.A. Dickey (2-3, 4.66); 1:05 on YES, TBS A.L. East Boston: 14-7, .667 Baltimore: 12-9, .571 (2) New York: 11-9, .500 (2½) Tampa Bay: 10-11, .476 (4) Toronto: 9-13, .409 (5½)
[url="http://thetimes-tribune.com/sports/wang-pitches-well-but-swb-railriders-fall-1.1479878"]Wang Pitches Well, but SWB Railriders Fall[/url] MOOSIC - Sometimes in baseball, nothing goes right, even when everything is going right.As he walked off the mound in the seventh inning to a stirring ovation from the PNC Field crowd, that paradox had to occur to Chien-Ming Wang. After all, he had hardly been touched in his 6+ innings Thursday night. He had not yet allowed an earned run as he approached the dugout.The pitcher whose teammates shook his hand in congratulations left in trouble created by a two-out, opposite-field single and a shattered-bat double. The stat line says the veteran right-hander's outing was the worst in his second go-round in the Yankees organization.He knew otherwise, though. Wang allowed just one earned run, but a big error and an offense that couldn't get anything going in the clutch doomed him and the RailRiders to a 4-1 loss to Columbus.