April 15, 2013

Rule 5 pick McFarland thrust into the spotlight, but has delivered scoreless frames

Conor Jackson was passed over for the final spot on the Orioles roster at the end of spring training.

NEW YORK – The New York Yankees bullpen was a busy place in the eighth and ninth innings Sunday night as closer Mariano Rivera, set-up man David Robertson and middle reliever Shawn Kelley all warmed up.

Wei-Yin Chen had one bad inning and Baltimore couldn’t advance a runner to second base off New York starter Hiroki Kuroda until the ninth, resulting in a 3-0 series loss at Yankee Stadium.

NEW YORK (AP) — Hiroki Kuroda gave the Yankees a start they could lean on right when they needed it.

Never having been the same since he contracted Valley Fever in 2009, slugger Conor Jackson told the Baltimore Orioles he was retiring, it was reported Sunday. Jackson, who reportedly was the O’s last cut of spring training, was batting .200/.333/.240 i…

Defeat in New York Chen’s 10th straight regular season start without a victory

Hiroki Kuroda pitched a five-hitter for his fifth major league
shutout and Brett Gardner hit his first home run off a left-handed
pitcher since July 2010, leading the New York Yankees over the
Baltimore Orioles 3-0 Sunday night.

NEW YORK – Hiroki Kuroda threw a masterful five-hit shutout Sunday night and Brett Gardner’s two-run homer capped a three-run fifth inning as the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 in front of 34,154 at blustery Yankee Stadium.