Game 10: Yankees at Indians postponed

For a second straight day rain has postponed a game between the Yankees and Indians. Thursday's game was supposed to begin a 7:05 pm ET, but was delayed and was not officially postponed until approximately 9:00 pm ET.

Joe Girardi expects this game, as well as yesterdays game, to be played on May 13th as a day-night doubleheader. The Yankees and Indians have a mutual off-day on that day.

The Yankees won the first two games of this four game set before rain halted the last two games of the series.

Ivan Nova to be skipped; Hughes to start Thursday

The Yankees have announced that Ivan Nova's turn in the rotation will be skipped due to the rain out on Thursday. Phil Hughes, who would have started the final game of their four game set, will still be making that start.

Ivan Nova will be available out of the bullpen as he will be given an extra five days until his next start.

One of the main reasons why they are skipping Nova is because they don't want to get the rotation out of their rhythm. They want Sabathia and Pettitte to pitch on five days rest and not seven.

As for Nova, he understood that he would be skipped, but he was a little disappointed.

"I really dislike that having to wait 10 days to pitch again, but i will keep my arm in good condition with some extra throws in the bullpen," Nova said. "It kind of sucks skipping this start because the team is on a roll here in Cleveland, and i really wanted to come out there and show what i can do."

Ivan Nova is 0-1 on the year with a 7.71 ERA.

Game 9: Yankees at Indians postponed

Due to inclement weather, the third game of the four game set between the Yankees and Indians has been postponed. There has been no official announcement on when the game would be made up.

The Yankees manager, Joe Girardi, believes that the game will be made up on May 13th, when both teams have an off-day. The Yankees will be returning from a road trip that consists of playing Colorado and Kansas City.

The Yankees will conclude their four game set tomorrow against the Indians.

Yanks' offense, pitching leads to a win against Indians

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Andy Pettitte pitches against the Indians on Tuesday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees went to work against the Indians on Tuesday night as they took the second game of their four game set by a final score of 14-1 . The Yankee offense had an outstanding night as they collected 18 hits and 14 runs. Andy Pettitte was able to hold the improved Indians lineup at bay as he surrendered only one run.

Andy Pettitte allowed one run on five hits in seven innings of work. He struck out four, but walked three batters. Pettitte finished his outing with 97 pitches thrown, in which 63 of them were for strikes. With his victory tonight, he improves his record to 2-0 on the year.

The Yankee offense found it's stroke tonight as they belted five home runs and put up fourteen runs on the board. Ichiro Suzuki, Robinson Cano, Kevin Youkilis, Lyle Overbay, and Brennan Boesch all hit home runs tonight in the win.

Robinson Cano continued his hot hitting tonight as he went 4-for-6 with two doubles and a home run. He scored two runs and drove in five.

Brett Gardner had a good game after getting off to a rough start. Gardner collected four hits in five at-bats. He scored three runs and drove in two runs. He also worked a walk.

Tempers almost flared in the fourth inning when Kevin Youkilis was plunked by Carlos Carrasco after a Robinson Cano hit a home run. Carrasco was ejected by home plate umpire, Jordan Baker. Baker seemed to get caught in the middle of his decision as he ejected Carrasco after throwing him a new ball. Terry Francona, the Indians manager, came out to argue the ejection, but later returned to the dugout without getting himself ejected.

The Yankee third basemen, Kevin Youkilis, would get redemption in his next at bat as he drilled a two-run shot to left field.

Adam Warren would relieve Pettitte to work the eighth and ninth inning. He allowed no runs on two hits. He also struck out one and did not issue a walk.

The Yankees will look to add on to their three game winning streak tomorrow when they play game number three of four against the Cleveland Indians.

Yankees re-sign Clay Rapada to minor league deal

Almost one week after he was released, the Yankees have announced that they have re-signed left-hander Clay Rapada to a minor league deal. Rapada was designated for assignment on March 31st in order to make room for Lyle Overbay on the 40-man roster.

Rapada posted a 2.82 ERA, 8.9 K/9, and 4.0 BB/9 in 38 1/3 innings last year for the Yankees. He appeared in 70 games last year out of the bullpen.

Clay Rapada battled through shoulder bursitis during spring training, so it will take him some more time to get back on track. Rapada will likely be assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, as he cannot return to the major leagues until May 3rd, due to league rules that states a player cannot return until after 30 days after his release.