Yankees bats quiet in opener against Rockies

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Rockies	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	x	2	8	0

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Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Rockies on Tuesday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were unable to defeat the Rockies in the opener of their three game set as they were defeated 2-0. The Yankee offense was silent in the game tonight as they were able to collect only four hits. Hiroki Kuroda was outstanding but was took the loss due to no run support.

Kuroda allowed two runs on seven hits in seven innings of work. He struck out three and walked only one. He finished his outing with 101 pitches thrown, in which 64 of them were for strikes.

The Yankee offense couldn't get anything going against the lefty Jorge De La Rosa. They were 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. They mustered only four hits and all of them were singles.

The Yankees and Rockies will continue their three game set tomorrow night.