Hafner lifts Yankees past Jays'

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C.C. Sabathia pitches against the Blue Jays on Saturday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were able to defeat the Blue Jays on Saturday for a third consecutive time as they defeated them 6-4. Travis Hafner gave the Yankees a big boost today as he hit a three-run shot as well as a RBI triple. C.C. Sabathia struggled early on again, but managed to pitch eight innings and picked up his fourth win in April as a result.

Sabathia allowed four runs, three earned, on nine hits in eight innings of work. He struck out four batters and did not walk any. Sabathia struggled early on as the Blue Jays were up 3-0 at one point. He gave up one run in the third inning and two runs in the fourth. He finished his outing with 112 pitches thrown, in which 80 of them were for strikes.

Travis Hafner was the spark for the Yankees today as he drove in four runs with a home run and a triple. Down 3-0 in the fourth, Hafner hammered a pitch to right-center field to tie the game at three. Later in the game Travis Hafner would come up big again as he drilled a triple to center field, which scored Vernon Wells, to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead.

Joba Chamberlain pitched the ninth inning and shut the door to pick up the win for the Yankees.

The Yankees and Blue Jays will conclude their four game set tomorrow afternoon.

Roster Moves: Cervelli, Nova, Nuno, Romine

The Yankees have made some roster moves on Saturday as they placed two players on the disabled list along with calling up two players from Triple-A.

Francisco Cervelli and Ivan Nova have been placed on the 15-day disabled list due to their injuries they suffered on Friday. Cervelli underwent successful surgery to repair his fractured right hand while Ivan Nova has been diagnosed with right tricep inflammation.

As a result of their injuries, the Yankees have called up catcher, Austin Romine, and left-hander, Vidal Nuno. Nuno will serve as the teams long reliever in the bullpen as David Phelps will replace Ivan Nova in the rotation.

Nuno posted a 1-1 record with a 0.61 ERA in seven games during spring training. With his outstanding performance in spring training, Nuno earned the 2013 James P. Dawson award, which is an award given annually to the Yankee rookie that performs the best during spring training.

In other news, the Yankees have moved Derek Jeter from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL in order to make room for Vidal Nuno on the 40-man roster.

Game 25: Blue Jays at Yankees

Game 25: Blue Jays at Yankees
April 26th, 2013, 4:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV: YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Mostly Sunny, 67 Degrees, Wind: SSE at 5 MPH

The Yankees will battle it out again with the Blue Jays today as they play the third game of their four game set. The Yankees will send out their ace, C.C. Sabathia, who will go against the Blue Jays starter, J.A. Happ. The Yankees took the opener on Thursday night as well as the second game last night.

Click Here for the Probable Pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Blue Jays (9-15)
Rajai Davis, CF
Melky Cabrera, LF
Jose Bautista, RF
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B
J.P. Arencibia, C
Brett Lawrie, 3B
Mark DeRosa, DH
Maicer Izturis, SS
Emilo Bonifacio, 2B

Pitching: J.A. Happ LHP (2-1, 3.86 ERA this season)
(J.A. Happ against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (13-9)
Brett Gardner, CF
Jayson Nix, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Vernon Wells, LF
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Travis Hafner, DH
Ichiro Suzuki, RF
Eduardo Nunez, SS
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: C.C. Sabathia LHP (3-2, 3.34 ERA this season)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Yanks defeat Blue Jays despite losing Nova, Cervelli

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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.

Ivan Nova injures elbow; Exits game in the third

Ivan Nova is the latest player to suffer an injury as he left the game in the third inning on Friday with pain in his throwing arm. It is unclear if it's his elbow that is experiencing pain or around the elbow.

Nova was 54 pitches into his outing before being pulled and had allowed one run on four hits. He hit Munenori Kawasaki with a pitch to begin the third, then allowed a single to Raji Davis before he exited the game.

There has been no update on Ivan Nova's condition, but we will update you as soon as we get more information.