Record Last Week: 3-3 (23 RS, 21 RA)
Season Record: 26-23 (211 RS, 217 RA, 24-25 pythag. record)
Opponents This Week: @ Cardinals (three games, Mon. to Weds.), vs. Twins (three games, Fri. to Sun.)
Top stories from last week:
- The week started with an off-day, then Masahiro Tanaka lost for the first time in Tuesday’s series opener against the Cubs. A late rally helped the Yankees to an extra innings win on Wednesday.
- The Yankees stayed in Chicago to face the White Sox for four games. They got dominated by Chris Sale in the series opener, then David Robertson served up a walk-off homer on Friday. The Bombers took the third game in extra innings on Saturday and won yesterday’s game with ease.
- Injury Updates: CC Sabathia (knee) will be out until at least July. Michael Pineda (back/shoulder) has been throwing bullpen sessions and will pitch in Extended Spring Training tomorrow. Carlos Beltran (elbow) will try to swing a bat today. Shawn Kelley (back) has been shut down with continued soreness. Manny Banuelos (arm) was shut down with fatigue but could soon return to game action. Brian Roberts (knee) missed a day after a foul pitch but has since returned to the lineup.
- The Yankees are close to a deal worth $1.1M with Korean SS Hyo-Jun Park. They are also interested in Venezuelan OF Antonio Arias but are not seriously pursuing Cuban OF Daniel Carbonell.
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