Sabathia gets first win as a Yankee in win over Royals

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04/11/2009 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - CC Sabathia dazzled on the mound to get his first win as a Yankee, as New York made short work of the Kansas City Royals, 6-1, in the second installment of a three-game set from Kauffman Stadium.

Sabathia (1-1) threw 7 2/3 innings of scoreless, six-hit ball while fanning six batters for the Yankees, who won their third in a row after starting the season with two consecutive losses. Jose Veras recorded the final four outs and gave up the lone run.

Nick Swisher went 2-for-3 with a triple, a homer, two walks, three runs driven in and three runs scored in the win. Jorge Posada had two doubles and drove in three runs, while Xavier Nady had two hits. Johnny Damon scored twice in the win. New York's first baseman Mark Teixeira did not play due to a sore left wrist.

Tony Pena drove in the lone run for Kansas City, which dropped its second straight game to move to 2-3 on the young season. Mark Teahen scored the run in defeat.

Horacio Ramirez (0-1) was saddled with the loss after yielding all six runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings of work.

The Yankees got on the board in the first inning. Damon had a one-out single, and Swisher followed with a walk before Hideki Matsui lined out. Posada then made it 2-0 with a double to right.

Derek Jeter singled to lead off the third and came around to score two batters later as Swisher slugged a triple to right field. Matsui grounded out, but Posada kept it going with an RBI double to left, making it 4-0.

Damon drew a one-out walk in the fifth before Swisher launched a 1-1 fastball over the fence in left to make it 6-0. Matsui followed with a double that chased Ramirez in favor of Robinson Tejeda, who got out of the inning without any further damage.

After a few scoreless innings, Teahen drew a leadoff walk for KC off Veras in the ninth. Brayan Pena then flied out to Damon in left, but Mike Jacobs put two runners in scoring position with a double. Tony Pena grounded to Robinson Cano at second, which drove in a run to get the Royals on the board. Willie Bloomquist followed with a groundout to end the game.

Game Notes

It was Teixeira's 29th birthday...Sabathia threw 108 pitches, 73 for strikes...These teams split 10 meetings last season, but the Yankees are 23-8 against the Royals since the start of the 2006 campaign. New York has built an 11-4 record at Kauffman Stadium over that span.

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