Yankees Historic win, in Opening Season: Granderson hit a go-ahead circuit leading to the seventh inning and Mark Teixeira (notes) had a three-point shooting
Justin Verlander (notes), lifting New York over the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Thursday, the first open in the Bronx in March.
"It was good except the weather," said Granderson, who arrived in New York on 23 on Wednesday, during the game to minor leaguers for the rehabilitation in Tampa, Florida, earlier that day.
CC Sabathia (records) launched a workmanlike six innings, Derek Jeter
(Notes) added a
Sacrifice fly in the seventh with his no-new swing less and Mariano Rivera (notes), wearing his socks high perhaps for the first time, won
his first save and 560: e of his career.
Newcomers Russell Martin (notes) and Rafael Soriano
(Notes) have done their part that
Yankees got a fast start to gray, windy, 42-degree days.
"Their enclosure and the long ball is what we did today," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. "I thought it was actually a decent game for the conditions. It was quite difficult. "
Sidelined with a strained side since March 22 Granderson made two spectacular catch against his former team and homered to open the third straight off a lefty, nothing less. He connected against former Yankee Phil Coke (notes) (0-1), as New York went on their first full season without
George Steinbrenner as an owner since 1973.
"He played a good game when the situation does not know that he would be here today," said Jeter.
The flags above the lights in right field to beat fault toward the poles, Teixeira connected off Verlander in the third inning. Typically, a 0235 batting in the first month of the season, first baseman did not get his first win last season until his fifth game.
"I've been to state championship begins in March for many years." Finally, we were allowed to start in March, because everyone knows my Aprils, "said Teixeira." It 'nice to start this way. ... Last year was terrible, it was embarrassing. "
Slimmed down 25 pounds and healthy after surgery on his right knee during the winter, Sabathia gave six hits and three runs, two earned. Start on the opening day in each of his three seasons in New York, Sabathia struck seven and walked two.
Joba Chamberlain (notes), Soriano, AL saves leader Tampa Bay last year,
and Rivera hit perfect runs and the Yankees retired the last 10 overall. Chamberlain (1-0) earned win.
"That's the way we drew it up," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said with a smile.
Verlander made his fourth straight start on opening day, most of the Tigers since Jack Morris 10 in a row. Was hoping to get a quick start after the season 1-2 with a 5.29 ERA in April last year before finishing 18-9, and he changed his offseason training to help achieve this.
"Obviously, coming out of spring I've had, this is not the result I wanted," said Verlander, who had 0.96 ERA this spring.
Pitching in shirtsleeves, right-hander reached 97 mph on the radar gun in the first, but walked Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez (notes) before deleting
Robinson Cano (notes) with 31: e height of the round.
Verlander gave only two hits, including Rodriguez's one-out double that of the sixth to hit the fence of the center right above the 385-foot mark. Cano walked, but hit Nick Swisher (notes) and Jorge Posada
(Notes) with
two changeups misleading, 85 mph, and the other 86.
Jhonny Peralta (Notes) led to his first race for months. After no
RBI in 66 at-bats this spring, hit a sacrifice fly to center in his first plate appearance to give Detroit the lead in the second round.
Miguel Cabrera (Notes) lined up on the left, and his first at-bat of Detroit
Victor Martinez (Notes) has reached a hot shortstop Jeter, making an angle average
His claim is not protected by a fence, and hit. Sabathia walked to set up a fully charged before flying Peralta and Granderson.
Detroit closed to 3-2 on Brandon Inge (white) two to freeze in the room, and placed it on the sacrifice fly by Cabrera
fifthly, the aid Cano Rhymes error "victim tries. covers the first Cano closed the glove before drawing Teixeira arrived and dropped the ball field.
Swisher hit an RBI single in the eighth inning.
Granderson immediately tested the injured side, diving on the slick grass to catch a rhyme "(notes)
depreciation in the first line. Granderson was smiling and raising his glove. He also made a socket on the shoulder of the ninth.
"You worry a little about the shoulder, he looked like he landed on it," Girardi said of the first capture. "I saw him get up and running, and he smiled. So I was not too worried."
NOTES: Martin has a hit, stole a base and scored two goals in his debut Yankees. ... The last time the two teams met on opening day in New York was 1966, with the Tigers 2-1 victory April 12. .... The Tigers do not have to Homer for the first time at the new Yankee Stadium. Discard the new appointment to the music. "Star Wars" Darth Vader's theme from ... The Yankees have won 13 of their last 14 home openers.
Justin Verlander (notes), lifting New York over the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Thursday, the first open in the Bronx in March.
"It was good except the weather," said Granderson, who arrived in New York on 23 on Wednesday, during the game to minor leaguers for the rehabilitation in Tampa, Florida, earlier that day.
CC Sabathia (records) launched a workmanlike six innings, Derek Jeter
(Notes) added a
Sacrifice fly in the seventh with his no-new swing less and Mariano Rivera (notes), wearing his socks high perhaps for the first time, won
his first save and 560: e of his career.
Newcomers Russell Martin (notes) and Rafael Soriano
(Notes) have done their part that
Yankees got a fast start to gray, windy, 42-degree days.
"Their enclosure and the long ball is what we did today," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. "I thought it was actually a decent game for the conditions. It was quite difficult. "
Sidelined with a strained side since March 22 Granderson made two spectacular catch against his former team and homered to open the third straight off a lefty, nothing less. He connected against former Yankee Phil Coke (notes) (0-1), as New York went on their first full season without
George Steinbrenner as an owner since 1973.
"He played a good game when the situation does not know that he would be here today," said Jeter.
The flags above the lights in right field to beat fault toward the poles, Teixeira connected off Verlander in the third inning. Typically, a 0235 batting in the first month of the season, first baseman did not get his first win last season until his fifth game.
"I've been to state championship begins in March for many years." Finally, we were allowed to start in March, because everyone knows my Aprils, "said Teixeira." It 'nice to start this way. ... Last year was terrible, it was embarrassing. "
Slimmed down 25 pounds and healthy after surgery on his right knee during the winter, Sabathia gave six hits and three runs, two earned. Start on the opening day in each of his three seasons in New York, Sabathia struck seven and walked two.
Joba Chamberlain (notes), Soriano, AL saves leader Tampa Bay last year,
and Rivera hit perfect runs and the Yankees retired the last 10 overall. Chamberlain (1-0) earned win.
"That's the way we drew it up," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said with a smile.
Verlander made his fourth straight start on opening day, most of the Tigers since Jack Morris 10 in a row. Was hoping to get a quick start after the season 1-2 with a 5.29 ERA in April last year before finishing 18-9, and he changed his offseason training to help achieve this.
"Obviously, coming out of spring I've had, this is not the result I wanted," said Verlander, who had 0.96 ERA this spring.
Pitching in shirtsleeves, right-hander reached 97 mph on the radar gun in the first, but walked Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez (notes) before deleting
Robinson Cano (notes) with 31: e height of the round.
Verlander gave only two hits, including Rodriguez's one-out double that of the sixth to hit the fence of the center right above the 385-foot mark. Cano walked, but hit Nick Swisher (notes) and Jorge Posada
(Notes) with
two changeups misleading, 85 mph, and the other 86.
Jhonny Peralta (Notes) led to his first race for months. After no
RBI in 66 at-bats this spring, hit a sacrifice fly to center in his first plate appearance to give Detroit the lead in the second round.
Miguel Cabrera (Notes) lined up on the left, and his first at-bat of Detroit
Victor Martinez (Notes) has reached a hot shortstop Jeter, making an angle average
His claim is not protected by a fence, and hit. Sabathia walked to set up a fully charged before flying Peralta and Granderson.
Detroit closed to 3-2 on Brandon Inge (white) two to freeze in the room, and placed it on the sacrifice fly by Cabrera
fifthly, the aid Cano Rhymes error "victim tries. covers the first Cano closed the glove before drawing Teixeira arrived and dropped the ball field.
Swisher hit an RBI single in the eighth inning.
Granderson immediately tested the injured side, diving on the slick grass to catch a rhyme "(notes)
depreciation in the first line. Granderson was smiling and raising his glove. He also made a socket on the shoulder of the ninth.
"You worry a little about the shoulder, he looked like he landed on it," Girardi said of the first capture. "I saw him get up and running, and he smiled. So I was not too worried."
NOTES: Martin has a hit, stole a base and scored two goals in his debut Yankees. ... The last time the two teams met on opening day in New York was 1966, with the Tigers 2-1 victory April 12. .... The Tigers do not have to Homer for the first time at the new Yankee Stadium. Discard the new appointment to the music. "Star Wars" Darth Vader's theme from ... The Yankees have won 13 of their last 14 home openers.
