BOSTON (AP) New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi found little to get excited about after Mark Teixeira's solo homer in the sixth inning.

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Carlos Pena may have missed all the excitement of the 2011's Game 162, but he did a pretty good job of recreating its thrills upon his return to Tropicana Field on Friday. Back with the Rays after a one-year stint in Chicago, Pena served as the main offensive force during  a 7-6 comeback win over the Yankees on opening day. The first baseman's line was of the "not too shabby" variety: 3-for-5 with a grand slam and five RBI. Boy, talk about a good day. Not only did Pena come up with Tampa Bay's two biggest hits, they also came off New York's two best pitchers. He tagged starter CC Sabathia for a first-inning grand slam (just after Yanks manager Joe Girardi ordered an intentional walk to Sean Rodriguez — whoops) and then hit the gamewinner off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth (a single to left field that scored Ben Zobrist from third). While Pena struggled during spring training — he hit only .107 — his five RBI were enough to outscore 12 of the 14 teams that played an offensively-challenged slate on Thursday. Check out both of Pena's clutch hits below:

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Throughout the spring, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi and general manager Brian Cashman talked a lot about having six starters for five rotation spots. Both men responded to questions about which pitcher would be left out with some version of this answer: "These things...

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It's not often that starting the season with one of your top offseason acquisitions on the disabled list would be called "great news," but New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Saturday he was relieved the news wasn't worse for starter Michael Pineda.

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The New York Yankees got good news about two injured outfielders. Curtis Granderson went 1 for 4 after missing two games because of right elbow soreness but the Yankees lost 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. "Curtis was great," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. Granderson, the designated hitter, singled in the third.

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Kyle Drabek made a strong impression on the opposing manager. Drabek threw five scoreless innings, outpitching CC Sabathia, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Tuesday night. "Pretty good," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "You could see he's got a hard sinker.

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"Night and day," answered New York Yankees manager, Joe Girardi when asked about the difference between this springs Phil Hughes and last. As of March 24, Hughes leads all Yankee starters with a 2.03 ERA, with 8 strikeouts, and a .98 WHIP.

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New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said his rotation might not be finalized until the end of spring training. Ivan Nova, Phil Hughes, Michael Pineda and Freddy Garcia are competing for three spots behind opening day starter CC Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda. Girardi said before Saturday's game against Detroit that he is going back and forth regarding the decision.

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Alex Rodriguez kept rolling, Michael Pineda made a quick change and the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-3 on Tuesday night. Rodriguez had two hits -- raising his batting average to .333 -- and three RBIs, while Pineda impressed manager Joe Girardi with his response after a tough start.

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New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi had quite a day in Fort Myers Fla . Despite witnessing a 5-1 loss at the hands of the Minnesota Twins, the day could simply be labeled as 'mission accomplished' with Phil Hughes' impressive pitching performance.

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