Sabathia Shuts Down Jays' in Return

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	1
Yankees	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6	10	0

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

The Yankees were able to defeat the Blue Jays 6-1 with the help of C.C. Sabathia. He made his first start since being placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left groin strain. 

Sabathia allowed 0 runs on 4 hits in 6 innings of work. He started the 7th, but was pulled after allowing a leadoff hit. He threw 87 pitches, in which 66 of them were for strikes.

The Yankee offense was powered by Andruw Jones. Jones crushed a three run shot to left field in the second inning. They would go on to score three more runs in the seventh inning to give them a commanding 6-0 lead.

Rafael Soriano would come on in the ninth, due to the inability of Chad Qualls to shut the door. He would earn his 24th save on the season.

The Yankees and Blue Jays will conclude this series tomorrow afternoon.

Joba Chamberlain Impressive in Rehab Appearance

Joba Chamberlain has pitched yet another impressive rehab appearance for the Gulf Coast League on Tuesday. Chamberlain has been rehabbing from a right ankle injury and from Tommy John Surgery.

Chamberlain retired all three batters that he faced and he struck out two of them. He has been clocked on the radar gun in the high 90's.

"We're encouraged," Joe Girardi said. " and it seems like we're getting through this and it shouldn't be a real long time if everything goes according to plan."

Joba could be back in the Bronx sometime in early August.

Darnell McDonald Designated for Assignment

The Yankees have announced that they have designated Darnell McDonald for assignment. This was the move in order to reinstate C.C. Sabathia from the disabled list.

McDonald played just four games for the  Yankees this season. He had four at-bats and did not record a hit.

And for the record, i really never liked him anyway.

Game 90: Blue Jays at Yankees

July 17th, 2012, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

TV: My 9 Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Sunny, 93 degrees, Wind: SW at 13 MPH

The Yankees took the opener against the Blue Jays last time, and they will play Game 2 tonight.

Click Here for the probable picthers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Blue Jays (45-45)
Rajai Davis, LF
Colby Rasmus, CF
Brett Lawrie, 3B
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B
Adam Lind, DH
Yunel Escobar, SS
Ben Francisco, RF
Kelly Johnson, 2B
Jeff Mathis, C

Pitching: Brett Cecil LHP (2-1, 6.75 ERA this season)
(Brett Cecil against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (55-34)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Alex Rodriguez, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Nick Swisher, RF
Andruw Jones, LF
Jayson Nix, 3B
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: C.C. Sabathia LHP (9-3, 3.45 ERA this season)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Ibanez's Slam Drop's Jays'

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

Raul Ibanez watches his go-ahead Grand Slam against the Blue Jays on Monday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were able to get back into the win column on Monday when the defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 thanks to a Raul Ibanez grand slam in the eighth inning. 

Phil Hughes started for the Yankeess and he had a solid outing. He allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 7 innings of work. He was tabbed with the no decision though. Hughes exited the game with 106 pitches thrown, in which 61 of them were for strikes.

Russell Martin contributed to the scoring tonight with a solo home run to right field in the second inning. It was his 9th on the year.

Robinson Cano extended his hit streak to 19 games with his RBI double in the third inning, that made it's way past a diving Bautista.

The Yankees and Blue Jays were tied at 2 in the eighth inning when Raul Ibanez came up with the bases loaded and two out. Ibanez drilled a 3-1 fastball from Jason Fraisor that reached the second deck in right field to give the Yankees the 6-2 lead.

Rafael Soriano would relieve Cody Eppley in the ninth, who could not close the game out, to secure his 23nd save on the season.