Kuroda, Yanks' shut out Jays' in opener

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Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Blue Jays on May 17th. (Getty Images)

The Yankees defeated the Blue Jays 5-0 in the opener of their three-game set as Hiroki Kuroda picked up his sixth win with his outstanding performance tonight.

Kuroda allowed no runs on two hits in eight innings of work. He struck out five and walked only one. He finished his outing with 108 pitches, in which 67 of them were for strikes. Kuroda looked good from the start. Besides the leadoff double by Melky Cabrera in the first inning, Kuroda cruised through the Blue Jays lineup.

The Yankees got on the board quickly tonight as Brett Gardner tripled to open the first inning and scored on Robinson Cano's ground out.

With a 2-0 lead in the seventh inning, the Yankees opened the game up as they scored three more runs to pad their lead to 5-0. David Adams led off the inning with a double and Ichiro Suzuki followed with a bunt single. Austin Romine picked up his second RBI of the season with an double down the left field line to score Adams. Ichiro came around to score on the Gardner single and Romine scored one batter later on the sacrifice fly by Jayson Nix.

Preston Claiborne pitched a scoreless ninth to end the ballgame.

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

Game 42: Blue Jays at Yankees

Game 42: Blue Jays at Yankees
May 17th, 2013, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV: My 9 Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Partly Cloudy, 76 Degrees, Wind: NNE at 5 MPH

The Yankees will host the Blue Jays in the opener of their three game series that begins tonight. Hiroki Kuroda will start for the Yankees and he will go against Mark Buehrle and the Blue Jays.

Click Here for the Probable Pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Blue Jays (17-24)
Melky Cabrera, LF
Jose Bautista, RF
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B
J.P. Arencibia, C
Adam Lind, DH
Brett Lawrie, 3B
Colby Rasmus, CF
Emilio Bonifacio, 2B
Munenori Kawasaki, SS

Pitching: Mark Buehrle LHP (1-2, 6.19 ERA this season)
(Mark Buehrle against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (25-16)
Brett Gardner, CF
Jayson Nix, SS
Robinson Cano, 2B
Vernon Wells, LF
Ben Francisco, DH
Lyle Overbay, 1B
David Adams, 3B
Ichiro Suzuki, RF
Austin Romine, C

Pitching: Hiroki Kuroda RHP (5-2, 2.31 ERA this season)
(Hiroki Kuroda against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Probable Pitchers: Blue Jays at Yankees: May 17th-19th

The Yankees will conclude their six game homestand with three games against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Here are the Probable Pitchers for this series:


Game 1: Friday, May 17th, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Blue Jays:
Mark Buehrle LHP (1-2, 6.19 ERA this season)
(Mark Buehrle against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
Hiroki Kuroda RHP (5-2, 2.31 ERA this season)
(Hiroki Kuroda against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Game 2: Saturday, May 18th, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Blue Jays:
Brandon Morrow RHP (1-2, 4.69 ERA this season)
(Brandon Morrow against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
David Phelps RHP (1-2, 4.33 ERA this season)
(David Phelps against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Game 3: Sunday, May 19th, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Blue Jays:
R.A. Dickey RHP (3-5, 4.83 ERA this season)
(R.A. Dickey against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
C.C. Sabathia LHP (4-3, 3.19 ERA this season)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Enjoy the series!

Andy Pettitte placed on disabled list

The Yankees have announced that they have placed left-hander Andy Pettitte on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left trapezius muscle.

After striking out two consecutive batters in the fifth inning, Pettitte was removed from the game. Pettitte said after the game that his back locked up during the inning and that he was unable to continue.

The Yankees have recalled Vidal Nuno from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre and he will take Pettitte's spot in the rotation.

Andy Petitte is expected to resume his season as soon as his stint is over on the disabled list.

Yanks' lose finale against Mariners

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Andy Pettitte pitches against the Mariners on May 16th. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were unable to take the series against the Mariners as they were defeated 3-2 on Thursday night. Andy Pettitte, the Yankees starter, exited in the fifth inning with upper back stiffness and is day-to-day. Chris Stewart also left the game in the eighth inning with a groin injury.

Pettitte allowed two runs on four hits in four and two thirds innings of work. He struck out five but walked three. He exited his injury shortened start with 79 pitches, in which 48 of them were for strikes.

David Adams got the Yankees on the board in the second inning with a RBI double, which was his first RBI of his career  that scored Curtis Granderson. The Yankees would collect one more run in the seventh inning on an infield single by Robinson Cano that scored Ichiro Suzuki.

With the tying run at third base with two outs in the ninth inning, Robinson Cano grounded out to shortstop to end the Yankees bid to tie the game.

The Yankees will begin a three-game series with the Blue Jays tomorrow.