Cano homers twice in win against Blue Jays

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David Phelps pitches against the Blue Jays on Saturday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees won yet another series on Saturday as they took the middle game of the three game series by a score of 7-2. The Yankees previously won the opener on Friday 5-0. With a little help from the offense  David Phelps picked up his second win of the season.

Phelps allowed one run on six hits in seven innings of work. He struck out eight and walked three. Phelps struggled early on with his fastball command, but seemed to find it towards the end of his outing. He finished his outing with 113 pitches, in which 66 of them were for strikes. 

Robinson Cano powered the offense with his two home runs, which accounted for his four RBI's. The Yankees would get some help as homered as well. 

The Yankees are now 18-0 when they score first, which is the best record out of every team. 

The Yankees and Blue Jays will conclude their three game series tomorrow afternoon. 

Yankees acquire Reid Brignac

Jon Heyman of CBS Sports has reported that the Yankees have acquired infielder Reid Brignac from the Colorado Rockies. In return, the Rockies received cash considerations.

Brignac, 27, was designated for assignment by the Rockies on Thursday after being acquired by them at the beginning of the season. He batted .250 with one home run and six runs batted in throughout 29 games.

In order to make room for Brignac, the Yankees have designated Alberto Gonzalez for assignment.

Game 43: Blue Jays at Yankees

Game 43: Blue Jays at Yankees
May 18th, 2013, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV: YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 68 Degrees, Wind: S at 11 MPH

The  Yankees and Blue Jays will play the middle game of their three game set today at Yankee Stadium. David Phelps will go for the Yankees and he will face Brandon Morrow and the Blue Jays.

Click Here for the Probable Pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Blue Jays (17-25)
Melky Cabrera, LF
Jose Bautista, RF
Edwin Encarnacion, DH
J.P. Arencibia, C
Adam Lind, 1B
Brett Lawrie, 3B
Colby Rasmus, CF
Maicer Izturis, SS
Emilio Bonifacio, 2B

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

Yankees (26-16)
Brett Gardner, CF
Robinson Cano, 2B
Vernon Wells, LF
Travis Hafner, DH
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Curtis Granderson, CF
Jayson Nix, SS
David Adams, 3B
Austin Romine, C

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

Enjoy the game!

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!