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NEW YORK -- Robinson Cano drove in a run and scored another in a most unwelcome return to Yankee Stadium, helping the Seattle Mariners beat New York 6-3 Tuesday night for their fourth win in five games. Chris Mullin Jersey . Amid lusty boos from a modest crowd on a rainy, 46-degree night, Cano began his first game in the Bronx since joining Seattle this winter for $240 million with a wink -- at Yankees starter CC Sabathia (3-3). Cano got a mock cheer when he struck out to end the inning, then was met with chants of "You sold out!" from the Bleacher Creatures when he took his spot at second base. When Cano grounded out to first base in the fourth, first baseman Mark Teixeira gave him a smile after the close play. The five-time All-Star was even booed when he cleanly handled a grounder. Chris Young (1-0) gave up a second-inning homer to Teixeira and not much else in 5 2-3 innings to earn his first win since 2012. Mike Zunino had a career-high four hits, one courtesy of a replay review that sparked a four-run fifth inning. Fernando Rodney gave up an RBI single to Brett Gardner in the ninth before striking out Derek Jeter and Carlos Beltran with two runners on base. Cano really riled up the crowd in the fifth after driving in Seattles first run with a groundball to Teixeira with the bases loaded. Seattles big inning started with Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon winning a challenge on a bang-bang play at first. Zunino, the catcher whose errant throw to second in the third inning on Gardners stolen base gave New York a 2-0 lead, was ruled to have beaten out a grounder to second base. Sabathia gave up a single to Willie Bloomquist and a bunt hit to Abraham Almonte to load the bases. Yankees second baseman Brian Roberts was playing near the bag and did not reach first to cover when Teixeira fielded the bunt. Cano hit a sharp grounder to first for the run, Corey Hart followed with a two-run double and Justin Smoak made it 4-2 with a single. In the seventh, Cano reached on an infield single to second base and stole second. He was greeted there by Jeter, who gave his former double-play partner a friendly tap on the chest. Earlier, Jeter had playfully run his fingers through Canos fuzzy beard. Facial hair was no-no during Canos nine years with New York. Pinch-hitter Dustin Ackley and Zunino had RBI singles in the seventh, more than enough support to give Young his first victory since Sept. 2, 2012, for the New York Mets. He missed last season after having shoulder surgery and was decisionless in four appearances this year. The 6-foot-10 Princetonian held New York to three hits and three walks. Sabathia was chased after putting two on in the sixth, his shortest outing since July 26. He gave up nine hits and four runs in five-plus innings. He struck out six. NOTES: Mariners first base coach Andy Van Slyke was ejected by third base umpire Adam Hamari in the bottom of the eighth. It came shortly after Cano was called out on a check-swing appeal. ... Yankees RHP Ivan Nova had reconstructive elbow surgery Tuesday. Dr. James Andrews performed the operation in Pensacola, Fla. ... Suspended Yankees RHP Michael Pineda cut short a simulated game in Tampa after experiencing tightness in an upper back muscle. He will have an MRI. His first scheduled start (Monday) after a 10-game ban for having a foreign substance on his neck is in jeopardy, according to manager Joe Girardi. ... Yankees CF Jacoby Ellsbury was out of starting lineup because of a sore left hand. ... Mariners RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (torn tendon in middle finger) rejoined the team and had a bullpen session at Yankee Stadium. Hes scheduled to pitch again Friday but McClendon would not commit to saying it will be in the majors. Wilt Chamberlain Warriors Jersey . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. Harrison Barnes Warriors Jersey . The result was a game-winning, power-play goal. Chiasson snapped a third-period tie and lifted the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory on Monday night.Calgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish, Toronto Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray and Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Dwight Anderson are among the notable CFL players honoured by their peers in the 2013 CFL on TSN Player Poll. With one week left in the regular season, Cornish - voted The Toughest Player To Bring Down - is a leading candidate for the CFLs Most Outstanding Player award. He has rushed for 1,799 yards and could break Willie Burdens club record for rushing yards in a single season with a 98-yard performance against the B.C. Lions on Friday Night Football. Ray becomes just the second two-category winner in the history of the CFL ON TSN Player Poll. He was chosen by peers as the CFLs best clutch performer and most accurate passer with more than 50 per cent of the total vote in both categories, including a near-unanimous selection as the leagues most accurate quarterback. The lone repeat winner from last year is Anderson, who was a near-unanimous selection as the leagues best trash-talker. Anderson has been awarded the distinction in all four years of the CFL ON TSN Player Poll. TSNs Dave Naylor joins the CFL on TSN panel to analyze the results of the poll alongside host Dave Randorf and analysts Chris Schultz, Milt Stegall, and Jock Climie during the CFL ON TSN pre-game show on Saturday at 1:30pmm et on TSN.David Lee Warriors Jersey. More than half of the league participated in the CFL on TSN Player Poll as players representing all eight CFL teams cast ballots. You can weigh in with their thoughts on the results by joining the conversation on TSN.cas Your Call Feature as well as Twitter and Facebook using the hashtags #TSN and #CFLPlayerPoll. The results of the 2013 CFL ON TSN Player Poll are as follows: Best Clutch Performer: Ricky Ray, QB, Toronto (59%) Biggest Threat To Score: Chad Owens, WR/KR, Toronto (46%) Most Underrated: Marquay McDaniel, WR, Calgary (27%) Most Accurate Passer: Ricky Ray, QB, Toronto (99%) Fastest Player: Maurice Price, WR, Calgary (65%) Toughest To Bring Down: Jon Cornish, RB, Calgary (64%) Toughest Player: Mike Reilly, QB, Edmonton (83%) Nastiest Player: Khalif Mitchell, DT, Toronto (40%) Best Trash-Talker: Dwight Anderson, DB, Saskatchewan (93%)* Hardest Hitter: Tyron Brackenridge, CB, Saskatchewan (32%) Best Hands: SJ Green, SB, Montreal (29%) * denotes repeat winner BONUS QUESTION: Who is the CFLs best Tweeter? Popular choices: Nik Lewis @nikel18 Khalif Mitchell @TruthWillFree96 Emmanuel Arceneaux @E_Arceneaux16 Odell Willis @KuntryKane205 Fake Mark Cohon @FakeMarkCohon Ricky Foley @Foley4Real Jim Popp @PoppJim Moton Hopkins @thehopkins95 ' ' ' |
