Fantasy Facts - Sabathia's Fastball Velocity Down

CC Sabathia is averaging 89.8 MPH on his fastball this season, down from an average of 92.2 MPH over the previous four seasons. Opponents are hitting .333 against his fastball this season. Jose Bautista is hitting .579 against fastballs in May, best in the major leagues.

Ibanez, Mariners break out bats in 12-2 rout of Yankees

MLB - Sabathia first since Sabathia

CC Sabathia (NYY): 6 1/3 IP, 10 H, 10 K; 1st pitcher since...CC Sabathia (Aug. 30, 2011) to allow 10+ hits and record 10+ strikeouts in a start.

MLB - Sabathia Bad in 1st Inning

CC Sabathia has now allowed 8 first-inning runs in this his 8th start of 2013 (Through the first inning, 8 of 19 ER Sabathia has allowed this season have come in the first).

MLB - Rosales gets to CC early

Adam Rosales led off Friday night's game against the Yankees with a home run, the first time he's accomplished that in his career. It was the eighth time in CC Sabathia's career that he's allowed a leadoff home run to start the game, and first time since 2010 (Austin Jackson on August 17, 2010).

Cy Young Winner Off To A Rough Start

From Elias: R.A. Dickey took the loss in the Yankees' 3-2 win over the Blue Jays on Sunday, dropping his record to 2-4 on the season. Only four other pitchers have had four losses in the month of April after winning the Cy Young Award the previous season: Randy Jones in 1977, Frank Viola in 1989, Doug Drabek in 1991 and CC Sabathia in 2008.

The Herd with Colin Cowherd

ESPN MLB analyst Curt Schilling comments on Derek Jeter's future, aces that are dealing with diminished velocity, Chad Billingsley's season-ending injury and more.

Mike and Mike

ESPN MLB Insider Jayson Stark weighs in on Albert Pujols' health, CC Sabathia's velocity and more.

Another Rough First Inning At The Trop For Sabathia

From Elias: The Rays jumped on CC Sabathia for four runs in the first inning en route to a 5-1 victory over the Yankees in Tampa on Monday night. It is only the third time in his 134 starts with the Yankees that Sabathia has allowed as many as four runs in the first inning, and all three instances came against Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field.