Yankees Win, Lose Wang

The Yankees outscored the Detroit Tigers 9-8 in an afternoon matchup at Legends Field, but their injury prone pitching staff took another hit. Chien-Ming Wang took a ball off of the bat of Curtis Granderson into his right knee and had to leave the game in the third inning. X-Rays were negative, but Wang is doubtful for his next start.

The Yankees had their hitting shoes on once again, lead by Gary Sheffield and Bubba Crosby who had 2 RBI each. Crosby hit what to be proved to be a game-winning two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth. Johnny Damon (.455), Robinson Cano (.353), Derek Jeter (.381), and Sheffield paced a 13-hit attack with 2 hits apiece.

The Yankee pitching on Sunday was ugly as Wang's knee. Wang allowed 2 runs in 2-plus innings before being forced to leave. Mark Corey allowed 1 run in 1 1-3 innings before Tanyon Sturtze allowed 3 runs, 1 earned in 2-3 of an inning.

The Tigers went ahead 8-7 in the seventh when Dusty Bergman allowed a solo home run to Chris Shelton. Ramiro Mendoza pitched a scoreless eighth for the win; Mike Myers tossed a 1-2-3 ninth to earn the save.

The Yankees improved to 13-13 with the victory

Notes

Despite a pair of black eyes, Jorge Posada was able to return to workouts on Sunday, including taking batting practice. It's not known when he'll be able to return to game action.

Carl Pavano was schedule to make his first game appearance on Thursday, but team doctors approved moving it up to Tuesday against the Phillies. Pavano will work one inning.

Keith McDonald, a 33-year old veteran catcher, was acquired from the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later. With third string catcher Wil Nieves out of minor league options, the Yankees wanted to pick up some insurance for behind the plate. McDonald has never appeared in a major league game.

Kevin Reese and Kevin Thompson were both reassigned to Columbus after the game. Catcher Ben Davis, recovering from Tommy John surgery, was reassigned to the minor league camp.

Shawn Chacon will get the start Monday night when the Yankees travel to Orlando for a 7:05 pm contest with the Atlanta Braves. Jorge Sosa will get the start for Atlanta.