Game 19: Yankees at Blue Jays

Brian ● Sunday, April 21, 2013 0 comments

Game 19: Yankees at Blue Jays
April 21st, 2013, 1:07 pm ET, Rogers Centre
TV:  YES Network Radio: WCBS 880
Weather: The Rogers Centre Roof: Closed

The Yankees and Blue Jays will conclude their three game set today. The Yankees have one the first two games of this series and are looking for the sweep.

Here are the lineups:

Yankees (10-6)
Brett Gardner, CF
Robinson Cano, 2B
Vernon Wells, LF
Travis Hafner, DH
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Eduardo Nunez, SS
Ichiro Suzuki, RF
Jayson Nix, 3B
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: Ivan Nova RHP (1-1, 5.59 ERA this season)
(Ivan Nova against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Blue Jays (7-11)
Munenori Kawasaki, SS
Melky Cabrera, LF
Jose Bautista, RF
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B
Adam Lind, DH
J.P. Arencibia, C
Colby Rasmus, CF
Brett Lawrie, 3B
Maicer Izturis, 2B

Pitching: Josh Johnson RHP (0-2, 6.91 ERA this season)
(Josh Johnson against the Yankees: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

After blowing lead, Yankees win in extras

Brian ● Saturday, April 20, 2013 0 comments


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Hiroki Kuroda - New York Yankees v Toronto Blue Jays
Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Blue Jays on Saturday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were able to come out with a win today as they defeated the Blue Jays 5-3 in eleven inning. What once was a 3-0 lead was washed away in the eighth inning, but the Yankees recovered and scored two in the eleventh. inning. Hiroki Kuroda was outstanding again today as he gave them a stellar outing.

Hiroki Kuroda allowed one run on three hits in seven and a third innings of work. He struck out seven and walked only one. Kuroda finished his outing with 108 pitches thrown, in which 64 of them were for strikes.

David Robertson replaced Kuroda with one out in the seventh and surrendered three runs, which tied the game at three.

The bullpen, excluding Robertson, was solid today. Joba Chamberlain was electric as his fastball hit 98 on the radar gun, which was backed up with a hard slider. Boone Logan did a good job today as well as Shawn Kelley.

The Yankee offense got on the board in the second inning when Vernon Wells lined a solo shot off of the right field foul screen. They would tack on two more runs in the fifth inning on a Kevin Youkilis two-run single.

With the game tied at three in the eleventh inning, the Yankees had runners on first and second with no outs. Francisco Cervelli was on first and Vernon Wells was on second as they both reached on singles. Ichiro Suzuki was up and he laid down a bunt that was fielding cleanly by Aaron Loup. Loup tried to get the lead runner at third base, but threw the ball wide of the bag. Vernon Wells and Francisco Cervelli would both score on the throwing error.

Mariano Rivera came on in the eleventh inning and locked down his fifth save of the season.

The Yankees and Blue Jays will complete their three game set tomorrow afternoon

Kevin Youkilis exits game due to lower back stiffness

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Kevin Youkilis was removed from Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays due to lower back stiffness. Youkilis did not come out to first base for the bottom half of the sixth inning.

Youkilis lined a two-run single to left field in the top of the fifth inning, and there were no signs of any pain or discomfort.

With another game tomorrow afternoon on the turf at Rogers Centre, it is likely that Youkilis will be given the day off. Let it be said that once they leave Toronto, the team will travel to Tampa Bay to play three more games on a turf field.

Kevin Youkilis dealt with some back problems last year and appeared in 122 games for the Red Sox and White Sox.

Game 18: Yankees at Blue Jays

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Game 18: Yankees at Blue Jays
April 20th, 2013, 1:07 pm ET, Rogers Centre
TV:  YES Network Radio: WCBS 880
Weather: The Rogers Centre Roof: Closed

After playing the opener last night, the Yankees and Blue Jays will continue their three-game set this afternoon.

Click Here for the Probable Pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Yankees (9-6)
Brett Gardner, CF
Ben Francisco, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Kevin Youkilis, 3B
Vernon Wells, LF
Francisco Cervelli, C
Ichiro Suzuki, RF
Eduardo Nunez, SS
Jayson Nix, 3B

Pitching: Hiroki Kuroda RHP (2-1, 2.87 ERA this season)
(Hiroki Kuroda against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Blue Jays (7-10)
Rajai Davis, RF
Melky Cabrera, LF
Jose Bautista, DH
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B
J.P. Arencibia, C
Brett Lawrie, 3B
Colby Rasmus, CF
Maicer Izturis, 2B
Munenori Kawasaki, SS

Pitching: Mark Buehrle LHP (1-0, 7.31 ERA this season)
(Mark Buehrle against the Yankees: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Pettitte dominates in opener against Blue Jays

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Andy Pettitte pitches against the Blue Jays on Friday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were able to defeat the Blue Jays 9-4 after Andy Pettitte made his return and picked up the win. Pettitte, who has been sidelined for about a week with back spasms, picked up his third win of this young season and number 248 of his career.

Andy Pettitte allowed three runs on six hits in seven and a third innings of work. He struck out five and walked only one. He finished his outing after throwing 90 pitches, in which 61 of them were for strikes.

The Yankee offense got off to a quick start as they scored two runs in the first inning. Travis Hafner doubled in a run and Vernon Wells drove in Kevin Youkilis with an RBI groundout.

The Yankees would tack on three more runs in the third inning. Travis Hafner hit his fifth home run on the year, a solo shot to left field, to increase their lead to 3-1. Eduardo Nunez would fly out to center field but two runs would score on a throwing error by Colby Rasmus.

Lyle Overbay hit a solo shot to center field with one out in the sixth to make it a 6-1 lead. Francisco Cervelli would follow up with a ground-rule double and would score on Brett Gardner's triple one batter later. This was the second inning in the game where they put up a three spot.

Vernon Wells also contributed with a solo shot in the seventh inning, which made it a 9-3 lead.

The Yankee bullpen was given a rest tonight. Shawn Kelley finished the ballgame as threw an inning and two thirds. He allowed one run on one hit. The only hit he gave up was a solo shot to J.P. Arencibia.

The Yankees and Blue Jays will continue their three game set tomorrow afternoon.

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