王 & 布魯尼 look ready to pitch in for Yankees - 棒球

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Chien-Ming Wang and Brian Bruney look ready to pitch in for Yankees

BY Peter Botte and Matt Gagne DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITERS


Unless the Yankees believe they have more to prove against Triple-A
hitters, Chien-Ming Wang and Brian Bruney both appear on the verge of
returning to the Bombers in the next few days.

Wang has tossed 13 shutout innings in two rehab starts for Triple-A
Scranton, including seven frames Sunday in a 3-0 win in the first game
of a doubleheader against Columbus. The two-time 19-game winner, who
posted an unsightly 34.50 ERA in three starts before going on the DL
on April 19 with hip soreness, gave up four hits and walked none while
needing just 75 pitches to record 21 outs.

Bruney, who has been out since April 25 with elbow soreness, started
Game 2 and allowed one run in one inning. He could be back as a bullpen
reinforcement as early as tomorrow.

"It's good if they're both pitching well. Maybe we'll get Bruney back
quickly, and Chien-Ming Wang," Joe Girardi said, noting he planned to
discuss their status last night with GM Brian Cashman, who attended
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ <=just discuss these

the games in Scranton.

HEARTWARMING: Brett Gardner was seemingly playing off a Hollywood script
Friday night - a script that turned out to have a happy ending.

After spending Friday morning with ailing children at New York Presbyterian
Hospital in Manhattan, and after being given a good luck bracelet
by a 9-year-old girl, Gardner came off the bench in the Yankees' 5-4 win
and hit an inside-the-park home run in the seventh inning. A day later,
Gardner received word that the little girl who gave him the bracelet -
the family apparently requested her name be withheld - underwent a
successful heart transplant after being on the waiting list for 107 days.

"I'm glad to hear she's doing well," Gardner said. "I'm really happy
for her, and hopefully she can make progress and make strides.
Hopefully she gets out of the hospital soon and we'll try to get her
and her family out here to a game or something. Hopefully at some point
this season she'll feel up to doing it."

X FACTOR: Girardi said OF Xavier Nady could head to Tampa to continue
his rehabilitation from a torn elbow ligament by the time the Yanks
leave the Bronx next Monday ... Robinson Cano was rested and didn't
start for the first time this season, but entered as a pinch-hitter
in the eighth and went 0-for-2. Ramiro Pena made his first career
start at second base ... Girardi said Alex Rodriguez, who homered
for the second straight day, might be used as the DH tonight or
tomorrow.





Lovemasami said: No see 'Tuesday'


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