Yankees open up with a win behind Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson

The Yankees opened the new year at home with a win over the Detroit Tigers. After an unusually warm spring the two teams travel to the Bronx to play in 42 degree weather, plus the rain. But that didn't stop the Yankees from giving manager Joe Giraridi is first opening day win as the Yankee skipper. This year marks 17 strait years that Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, and Derek Jeter (right) have opened up a season together. The Yankees lineup looked like this.

1. Brett Gardner-LF

2. Derek Jeter-SS

3. Mark Teixeira-1B

4. Alex Rodriguez-3B

5. Robinson Cano-2B

6. Nick Swisher-RF

7. Jorge Posada-DH

8. Curtin Granderson-CF

9. Russel Martin-C

Every person in the Yankees infield has won a gold glove and their outfield is the same as last years starters witch is the first time that the same outfeild has started two years together since the 67-68 seasons, and the Yankees last lost an opening day game at home was 1982. The Yankees sent C.C Sabathia agaist Justin Verlander of Detroit. C.C went 6.0 innings 7k 3walks 3 runs 6 hits and an era of 3. Verlander went 6.0 innings 7k 4 walks 3 hits 3 runs and an era of 3. But Dertoits main question stood true, how do we get from the starters to the bullpin. Detroits bull pin went 3.0 innings 0k 2 walks 2 hits 3 runs and the Yankees bull pin went 3 innings 3k 0 walks 0 hits 0 runs and threw only 39 pitches opposed to 41. C. C threw 107 pitches and Verlander threw 113 pitches. Another major factor to help the Yankees was Curtis Granderson. He had 7 catches and 3 unbelievable catches, one diving, one full sprint accross his body and another catch looking like Willie Mays.   

In the end the Yankees won 6-3 behind two home runs by Curtis Granderson-solo (also player of the game) and Mark Teixeira-3 run shot to right field. Granderson went 1-3 with one rbi and Teixeira went 1-2 with a 3- run homerun and a walk.