David Robertson Activated; Phelps Demoted

David Robertson has been activated from the 15-day disabled list Thursday and is expected to be ready for the series opener against the Nationals on Friday.

Robertson has been out since May 14th with a right oblique strain.

David Phelps has been sent down to Class A Tampa. Phelps has appeared in 13 games for the Bombers and has posted a 2.94 ERA in 33.2 innings pitched.

Brett Gardner Injury Update

The Yankees have announced that Brett Gardner has been diagnosed with a left elbow muscle strain, as well as a bone bruise and joint inflammation that has not fully healed.

Brett has been given a Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and a cortisone shot. He will rest his elbow for 3-4 weeks and he will also have a brace on.

Gardner has been on the disabled list since April 18th and has only played 9 games this season.

Probable Pitchers: Yankees at Nationals

The Yankees will start a 3 game series in Washington, DC with the NL East leading Nationals.

Here are the probable pitchers for this series:

Game 1: Friday, June 15th, 7:05 ET, Nationals Park

Yankees: 
Phil Hughes RHP (6-5, 4.76 ERA this season)

Nationals:
Gio Gonzalez LHP (8-2, 2.35 ERA this season)

Game 2: Saturday, June 16th, 1:05 ET, Nationals Park

Yankees:
Andy Pettitte LHP (3-2, 2.81 ERA this season)

Nationals:
Jordan Zimmermann RHP (3-5, 2.91 ERA this season)

Game 3: Sunday, June 17th, 1:35 ET, Nationals Park

Yankees: 
Ivan Nova RHP (8-2, 4.64 ERA this season)

Nationals:
Edwin Jackson RHP (3-3, 3.02 ERA this season)

Enjoy the series!

Granderson's Homer Extends Win Streak to 6

Curtis Granderson celebrates with Derek Jeter after hitting a  go-ahead home run in the 6th inning of Wednesday night's game. (Getty Images)

The Yankees have extended their win streak to 6 games with a 3-2 victory over the Braves Wednesday night.

Hiroki Kuroda picked up the victory tonight as he only allowed 2 runs, on 9 hits in 6 innings of work. He struck out 8 and walked 2. Kuroda consistently worked out of jams throughout the game. The only mistake was a fastball to Brian McCann that was hit for a 2-run home run to right field.

The bullpen came on and worked 3 scoreless innings. Boone Logan, Cody Eppley, and all pitched well and held the braves to just 3 hits.

Cody Eppley escaped a jam in the 8th inning to hold the lead. The Braves had runners on 1st and 3rd and Eppley was able to get Martin Prado to hit a ground ball to Jeter to start the 6-4-3 double play.

The Yankee offense was able to get to the Braves starter, Tim Hudson, early on. Derek Jeter doubled to right center field on the first pitch of the ball game. Curtis Granderson moved him over to third with a ground ball to second base. Alex Rodriguez would come through after a big night last night with the RBI single to center field.

After surrendering the lead to a Brian McCann home run in the 5th inning, Curtis Granderson would hit a 2-run shot to right to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead in the 6th inning.

Rafael Soriano came on in the 9th to pick up his 11th save of the season.

The Yankees will enjoy an off day tomorrow and will start a 3 game set with the Nationals are Friday.

Game 62: Yankees at Braves

                                    June 13th, 2012, 7:10, Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia

The Yankees will try to complete their second consecutive sweep tonight in Atlanta when they take on the Braves in the finale of this 3 game set.

Here are the lineups:

Yankees (36-25)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Raul Ibanez, LF
Nick Swisher, RF
Russell Martin, C
Hiroki Kuroda, P

Pitching: Hiroki Kuroda RHP (5-6, 3.56 ERA this season)

Braves (34-28)
Michael Bourn, CF
Martin Prado, LF
Brian McCann, C
Dan Uggla, 2B
Chipper Jones, 3B
Jason Heyward, RF
Eric Hinske, 1B
Andrelton Simmons, SS
Tim Hudson, P

Pitching: Tim Hudson RHP (4-2, 3.83 ERA this season)

Enjoy the game!