Yankees fans enjoy Opening Day in a full house at Yankee Stadium.
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Former Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina throws out the first pitch of the game.
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Actor Richard Gere attends the Yankees Opening Day game at the Stadium.
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Mayor Mike Bloomberg attends the Yankees Opening Day game at the Stadium.
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Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson makes a diving catch during the first inning.
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Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia reacts during the second inning.
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Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter can’t field the ball during the second inning.
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Catcher Russell Martin singles in his first at-bat as a Yankee in the third inning.
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Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira rounds the bases after hit a three-run homer in the third inning.
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Yankees Russell Martin and Derek Jeter high five Mark Teixeira as they score on his three-run homer in the third inning.
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Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta hits a sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth inning to bring in Miguel Cabrera.
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Yankees’catcher Russell Martin confers with starting pitcher CC Sabathia on the mound during a break in the action against the Tigers during the fourth inning.
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Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera watches his fifth-inning sacrifice fly off Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia.
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Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez hits a double in the sixth inning against the Tigers.
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Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain pitches against the Tigers in the seventh inning.
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Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson celebrates his seventh inning home run with third-base coach Rob Thompson.
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Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter drives in a run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning against the Tigers.
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Yankees reliever Rafael Soriano pitches in the eighth inning against the Tigers.
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Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera applies the tag on Nick Swisher after he was caught in a rundown in the eighth inning.
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Yankees Russell Martin and Mariano Rivera celebrate their 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Opening Day.
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