New Yankee Stadium (Image: Newscom)

The the game tied at one, the Indians scored nine times in the top of the seventh and then held on for a 10-2 victory. The win bettered the Indians record to 3-7, while the loss sent the Yankees to 5-5.

In the seventh inning, the Indians got a solo shot from Victor Martinez and a grand slam from Grady Sizemore. Kelly Shoppach, who had an RBI double to get Cleveland on the board in the fourth inning, added a one-run single in the seventh.

For the Yankees, their two runs were courtesy of a Jorge Posada homer in the fifth and a Robinson Cano single in the seventh.

Cliff Lee, last year’s Cy Young award winner in the American League, got the win for Cleveland by pitching six innings and giving up only one earned run. C.C. Sabathia pitched 5.2 innings and also gave up only one run.

Through the weekend, Yankees and Indians will play three more times at the new Yankee Stadium.

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CC Sabathia, New York Yankees (Image: Newscom)

Sabathia split the 2008 season between the Cleveland Indians and the Milwaukee Brewers. After becoming a free agent during the offseason, the hefty left-hander had many suitors. When it came time to make a decision, Sabathia decided to sign with the Yankees for $161 million over seven years.

Although Sabathia got off to an extremely slow start last year with the Indians, he shined after being traded to the Brewers. In his 17 starts with Milwaukee, the California native was 11-2 with a 1.65 ERA. For his career, Sabathia has a 117-73 record and an ERA of 3.66.

The Yankees play their first nine games of the 2009 Major League Baseball season on the road before breaking in their new $1.6 billion stadium on April 16th against the Cleveland Indians.

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