Yankee bats come alive in opener against Indians

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Indians	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	9	1

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Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Indians on Monday. (Getty Images)

The Yankee bats came to life today as the Yankees took the opener against the Indians by a score of 11-6. Robinson Cano and Travis Hafner led the charge as they both had a multi-hit game.

Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and besides his shaky first, he pitched well. Kuroda allowed three runs on five hits in five and a third innings of work. He struck out six, but walked four. He struggled with command early on, but he settled in during the later innings. Kuroda finished the game with 111 pitches thrown, in which 64 of them were for strikes. With his outing today, Kuroda picked up his first win of this young season.

The Yankee bullpen had a strong showing today, with the exception of Shawn Kelley, who had a shaky outing. Boone Logan and Joba Chamberlain both pitch scoreless outings, although they combined for three walks.

Robinson Cano snapped out of his skid as he went 3-for-4 with two home runs and a double. He drove in two runs and walked once. Travis Hafner also had a big day as he went 2-for-3 with a home run and a single. He drove in four runs and walked twice. Vernon Wells quietly had a good day as well as he went 3-for-4 with a walk.

The Yankees will look to duplicate their performance tomorrow when they resume their series with the Indians.