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| Ivan Nova pitches against the Blue Jays on Friday. (Getty Images) |
Despite losing Ivan Nova and Francisco Cervelli tonight due to injuries, the Yankees were able to defeat the Blue Jays 6-4. The Yankees lost Francisco Cervelli in the first inning and has been diagnosed with a fractured right hand, while Ivan Nova exited in the third with pain in his throwing arm. David Phelps replaced Nova and picked up his first win of the season.
Nova allowed two runs on four hits in the two innings that he pitched tonight. Nova struck out two batters and did not allow a walk. He threw only 54 pitches, in which 36 of them were for strikes before being lifted.
The long reliever in the Yankee pen', David Phelps, would allow one run on 2 hits in four innings of work. He struck out nine and walked two. With his win tonight, he evened his record to 1-1 on the year.
Eduardo Nunez drove in the Yankees first run tonight with his force out in the second inning to tie the game at one. After allowing a run in the top of the third, the Yankees got it right back on a Vernon Wells sacrifice fly to left field.
Lyle Overbay would pick up his first hit in fourteen at-bats when he drove in Eduardo Nunez in the fourth inning with his RBI triple. Overbay would then come into score on a wild pitch, making it a 4-2 Yankee lead. The Yankees would pick up a huge run in the seventh inning in a 5-4 game when Robinson Cano scored on a passed ball by J.P. Arencibia to increase their lead to 5-3.
Jose Bautista would pull the Jays' a bit closer as he launched a long home run in the eighth inning off of David Robertson to shrink the Yankees lead to 5-4.
Brett Gardner was able to get that run back in the bottom half of the eighth inning with his solo shot to right field.
Mariano Rivera came on in the ninth inning to secure the 6-4 win. Rivera worked into and out of trouble as he loaded the bases, but did not allow a run. Rivera is now 8-for-8 on the season in saves.
The Yankees and Blue Jays will continue their four game set tomorrow afternoon.
