New York Yankees' Brett Gardner steals second base as Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus awaits the throw during the sixth inning of last night's game at Yankee Stadium. (AP/Frank Franklin II)
Yankees 12, Rangers 4: Behind three home runs and the pitching of CC Sabathia, the Yankees got back on track. Nick Swisher, Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano each had home runs in, giving Sabathia (7 innings pitched, 8 hits, 4 runs) more than enough cushion for the win. The Yankees did this without Derek Jeter, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list yesterday with a strained right calf. Jeter, six hits away from 3000 hits, is out until at least June 29th and it's his first stint on the DL since 2003.
Mets 4, Braves 3: Jon Niese is on a roll. After starting the season with three straight losses, Niese has won three straight games and is 5-1 since May. Last night, Niese pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing just 5 hits and 2 runs for his 6th win of the season and defeating his Braves counterpart Jair Jurrjens. Francisco Rodriguez closed the game out with his 19th save of the season.
Dream 79, Liberty 58: Atlanta outscored the Liberty in ever quarter on the way to its first win of the season.