Slumping in the darkest corner of the bench resided Dan Johnson.
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Lobstein, a Rule 5 player that entered with a 9.82 ERA, struck out four over two innings, including Mark Teixeira, Dan Johnson and Hafner during a perfect fifth.
The Yankees are stockpiling players like Francisco, Juan Rivera, Matt Diaz and Dan Johnson as they try to survive injuries to Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira that will keep those big-name stars out of action for at least the season's first month.
Six position players are fighting over four spots in the infield and outfield, with major league vets Brennan Boesch and Ben Francisco likely having the best chance at landing outfield spots, and Jayson Nix and Dan Johnson the best possibilities for infield jobs.
Clippard settled down, though, and struck out Dan Uggla and Chris Johnson.
Clippard settled down, though, to strike out Dan Uggla and Chris Johnson.
"It is the perfect opportunity to bring Dan Cole in, " said Johnson.
Three of the dead men were from Stanton - Thomas Hazelton, who was 30, his brother Dan, who was 26, and Peter Johnson, who was 42.
Charlie Hodgson "controlled the game" and "showed a lot of maturity, " noted Johnson, who also singled out Dan Ward-Smith, Phil Dowson, Chris Robshaw, Dave Attwood, Geoff Parling, Brad Barritt and David Strettle as others who have pressed their claims.
As well as youngsters such as Ben Youngs, Chris Ashton, Ben Foden, Dan Cole and Courtney Lawes forcibly asserting their Test credentials, Johnson also took heart from the contributions of others to the second-string side.
John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Kelly Ayotte, Pat Toomey, Bob Corker, Ron Johnson, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, John Hoeven, Dan Coats, Richard Burr and Mike Johanns.
Looking like his overpowering self of old, Rivera retired Dan Uggla on a popup to second, then threw called third strikes past Juan Francisco and Chris Johnson.
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