Yankees place David Robertson on 15-day DL

The Yankees have placed their closer, David Robertson, on the 15-day DL with a Grade 1 strain of his left groin strain.

Robertson first felt the injury against the Blue Jays on Sunday, in which he recorded his second save of the season. After about five or six pitches, he felt irritation in his left groin. Initially, he thought it would go away overnight, but notified the team Monday morning and was quickly sent for a MRI.

Shawn Kelley will likely close out ballgames for now on until Robertson makes recovers.

Yankees defeat Orioles 4-2 in home opener

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Orioles	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	8	0
Yankees	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	8	0

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0

1

0

0

1

0

0

2

8

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Yankees

0

0

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1

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0

4

8

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Orioles

0

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1

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1

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8

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Yankees

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The Yankees opened up Yankee Stadium for the first time in 2014 today and presented it with a 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and he pitched very well to pick up his first win of the season. Kuroda located his pitches and kept them down in the zone throughout the game. He got himself into some trouble in the seventh inning, but Matt Thorton and David Phelps came on to clean up the mess.

The Yankee offense was effective today. As a team they scored four runs on eight hits. Jacoby Ellsbury, Kelly Johnson, and Yangervis Solarte all contributed with RBI's in the win. Derek Jeter grounded into a double play to score Solarte in the third inning.

Shawn Kelley picked up the save today due to David Robertson's groin injury.

The Yankees and Orioles will continue their three game set with another afternoon game tomorrow.

Game 7: Orioles at Yankees

Game 7: Orioles at Yankees

April 7th, 2014, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV: YES (NYY) Network Radio: WCBS 880 (NYY)

Weather: Overcast/Chance of Showers, 51 Degrees, Wind: 10 MPH

The Yankees will host the Baltimore Orioles for three games as they kick off their Opening Series at Yankee Stadium.

Click Here for the Probable Pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Orioles (2-4)
David Lough, LF
Nick Markakis, RF
Adam Jones, CF
Chris Davis, 1B
Matt Wieters, C
Nelson Cruz, DH
Steve Lombardozzi, 2B
Ryan Flaherty, SS
Jonathan Schoop, 3B

Pitching: Ubaldo Jimenez RHP (0-1, 6.00 ERA this season)

Yankees (3-3)
Brett Gardner, LF
Derek Jeter, SS
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Carlos Beltran, RF
Brian McCann, C
Alfonso Soriano, RF
Brian Roberts, 2B
Kelly Johnson, 1B
Yangervis Solarte, 3B

Pitching: Hiroki Kuroda RHP (0-1, 3.00 ERA this season)

Enjoy the game!

Probable Pitchers: Orioles at Yankees: April 7th-9th

After starting the season on the road, the Yankees come back home to face the Orioles in their Opening Series at Yankee Stadium.

Here are the Probable Pitchers for this series:

Game 1: Monday, April 7th, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Orioles:
Ubaldo Jimenez RHP (0-1, 6.00 ERA this season)

Yankees:
Hiroki Kuroda RHP (0-1, 3.00 ERA this season)

Game 2: Tuesday, April 8th, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Orioles:
Wei-Yin Chen LHP (0-1, 6.35 ERA this season)

Yankees:
Ivan Nova RHP (1-0, 3.18 ERA this season)

Game 3: Wednesday, April 9th, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Orioles:
Miguel Gonzalez RHP (0-1, 18.90 ERA this season)

Yankees:
Masahiro Tanaka RHP (1-0, 2.57 ERA this season)

Enjoy the series! 

Yankees defeat Blue Jays 6-4 behind Sabathia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yankees	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	9	0
Blue Jays	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	9	0

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3

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3

0

0

0

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6

9

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Blue Jays

1

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9

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9

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Blue Jays

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The Yankees took two-out-of-three against the Blue Jays in their three game set as they defeated them 6-4 today behind ace, C.C. Sabathia.

Sabathia looked much better than he did in Houston, and if it wasn't for his rocky sixth inning, then this outing would have been a very quality start.

The Yankee offense came out swinging today as they scored three early runs before Sabathia even threw a pitch.

Brett Gardner hit the Yankees first home run of the 2014 season with his two-run shot down the right field line in the fourth inning.

David Robertson came on to pitch the 9th inning and shut down the Blue Jays to collect his second save of the young season.

The Yankees will travel to New York for the first time this season to play their home opener at Yankee Stadium.