Yanks' Bats Silent in Loss to Royals

Russell Martin hits a double in the top of the 9th inning. (Getty Images)

The Yankees lost Saturday night to the Kansas City Royals 5-1. Their offense couldn't get started against the Royals starter Felipe Paulino, who was just activated off the disabled list.

Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and had another poor first inning.He allowed 2 runs in the first, but only 1 of them were earned. His pitch count was elevated early which forced him to leave after 4 1/3 innings. He allowed 3 runs, 2 earned runs on 6 hits. He struck out 2 and walked 3. Kuroda is now 2-4 on the year.

Russell Martin was the only offense tonight for the Yankees as he belted a solo shot in the 7th inning.

Freddy Garcia pitched 2 innings tonight. He didn't allow a hit or a run. He struck out 1 and walked 1.

The Yankees and Royals will finish off this 4 game set tomorrow afternoon.

Game 27: Yankees at Royals

                              May 5th, 2012, 8:05 ET, Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 

The Yankees took Game 2 of 4 last night against the Royals. The Yankees look to take Game 3 of 4 tonight.

Here are the lineups.

Yankees (14-12)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Alex Rodriguez, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Raul Ibanez, LF
Russell Martin, C
Dewayne Wise, RF
Eduardo Nunez, 3B

Pitching: Hiroki Kuroda RHP (2-3, 3.69 ERA this season)

Royals (8-17)

Jarrod Dyson, CF
Alex Gordon, LF
Billy Butler, DH
Eric Hosmer, 1B
Jeff Francoeur, RF
Mike Moustakas, 3B
Humberto Quintero, C
Chris Getz, 2B
Alcides Escobar, SS

Pitching: Felipe Paulino RHP (0-0, 0.00 ERA this season)

Enjoy the game!

Yanks' End Skid With Win Over Royals

C.C. Sabathia delivers a pitch during Friday Night's game. (Getty Images)

The Yankees ended their 3 game losing streak on Friday when they beat the Kansas City Royals 0-0. C.C. Sabathia started for the Yankees and was able to pick up his 4th win on the season.

Sabathia allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 8 innings of work. He struck out 5 and walked 0.

The Yankees offense jumped on Bruce Chen early with 2 runs in the first, but they quickly lost the lead when the Royals scored 2 of their own in the bottom half of the 1st.

Mark Teixeira connected in the 1st inning with a 2 run shot.

The Yankees were tied in the 7th inning before a couple of two out hits gave them the lead. Robinson Cano started the inning with a single, but Andruw Jones lined out and Jayson Nix popped out. Eduardo Nunez stepped up to the plate and hit a RBI triple to right field to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead. Chris Stewart would then hit a single to left to plate Eduardo Nunez to make the score 4-2. The red hot Jeter would be the next batter and he would go on to hit a 2 run home run to left center field on a hanging curveball to give the Yankees a 6-2 lead.

That would be all the offense the Yankees would need to pick up the win.

David Robertson got the call to work the 9th inning. He struck out the side on 15 pitches. He was consistently blowing the fastball by people. His fastball clocked at 95-97 MPH.


The Yankees and the Royals will play Game 3 of 4 tomorrow at 7:05 ET.

Roster Moves: Eppley, Wise, and Mitchell

The Yankees have called up right handed pitcher Cody Eppley and outfielder Dewayne Wise. Eppley has been called up and D.J. Mitchell has been optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Eppley has pitched in 4 games for the Yankees this season. He has given up 1 run on 4 hits in 5.1 innings this year. He has an ERA of 1.69 on the year.

Eppley was sent down to Triple-A Scranton/Wikes-Barre on April 29th to make room for D.J. Mitchell, but now Mitchell is the one being sent down and Eppley will be recalled.

Dewayne Wise has also been called up and the Yankees purchased his contract.

Dewayne Wise has played 9 years in the big leagues, with his most recent being with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011. He signed a minor league contract with the Yankees during the offseason.

On a side note, Mariano Rivera has been placed on the 15-day disabled list and Michael Pineda has been placed on the 60-day disabled list.

Mariano Rivera: "I'm Coming Back"

According to many sources, Mariano Rivera will indeed return in 2012 or 2013 as the Yankees closer.

"I'm coming back. Write it down in big letters. I'm not going out like this," Rivera told reporters. "I love to play the game and i don't think to me going out like this is the right way."

Mariano Rivera posted this on his Twitter account shortly after speaking to reporters.

It looks like the greatest closer of all time is looking to make a comeback and pitch again in pinstripes. Rivera will most likely return in 2013.

Credit goes to Bryan Hoch.