New York Yankees: Review of Opening Weekend Predictions & Apr. 9-15 Predictions

Here we are again to start the first article with a full week of predictions.

The New York Yankees are coming off a disappointing weekend against the Tampa Bay Rays to start the season. Some predictions made before the weekend were close, some were way off.

Here is a review of the predictions made for the Yankees opening weekend and some predictions for the Yankees week ahead. They will face the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Angels.

Leave your comments and predictions and we will see how they stack up to what really happens.

Previous Predictions

My predictions:

Prediction: Yankees start the season 1-2.

Actual: Yankees were 0-3

Prediction: CC Sabathia struggles but gets the win. He battles through six innings and gives up five runs and 10 hits.

Actual: Sabathia didn't get the win because the bullpen blew the lead. He went six innings, giving up five runs and eight hits.

Prediction: Mariano Rivera gets his first and only save in the first game.

Actual: Rivera blew his only save opportunity in the first game.

Prediction: Mark Teixeira doesn't struggle. He goes 4-for-9 with a home run and four RBI.

Actual: Teixeira was 1-for-9.

Prediction: Yankees will hit five home runs coming from five different players. The five player were Robinson Cano, Teixeira, Raul Ibanez, Nick Swisher and Curtis Granderson.

Actual: The Yankees had two home runs. One from Swisher and one from Ibanez.

Prediction: Hiroki Kuroda goes seven innings, giving up two runs and six hits.

Actual: Kuroda went 5.2 innings, giving up six runs (four earned) and eight hits.

Prediction: Derek Jeter gets off to a slow start and goes 2-for-11 (.182 AVG).

Actual: Jeter went 3-for-13 (.231 AVG).

Prediction: Phil Hughes goes five innings, giving up five runs and eight hits.

Actual: Hughes went 4.2 innings, giving up two runs and five hits.

Yankees Sweep Orioles

After getting swept by the Tampa Bay Rays, the Yankees will sweep the Baltimore Orioles.

The rough start to the season has made some fans panic a little. The Yankees will quickly allow those fans to relax by sweeping the Orioles.

Nova Throws a Gem

Ivan Nova struggled this spring and left many believing he will have a sophomore slump. He will silence the critics in his first start against the Orioles. 

Nova will go six innings, giving up one run and six hits.

Teixeira Lays Down a Bunt and Hits a Couple of Home Runs Against Orioles

Mark Teixeira has not started how he wanted to. He had a couple of hits taken away because of the Rays shift.

Seeing how successful the Rays were with the shift, the Orioles will also put a shift on for Teixeira. In response to the shift, he will lay down a bunt and get a hit. Another way to avoid hitting into the shift is by hitting home runs. Teixeira will hit two in the series against the Orioles.

CC Sabathia Will Struggle Again but Will Get a Win

CC Sabathia struggled with his control in his first start against the Rays. He is one of those pitchers that can still get a win when he doesn't have his best stuff.

That will be the case in his second start of the season. Sabathia will go seven innings, giving up four runs and nine hits.

Yankees Take 2 out of 3 from the Angels

The Yankees will face Albert Pujols and the Angels to end the week. They will lose the first game of the series but win the last two.

The Yankees overall season record at the end of the week will be 5-4. 

Alex Rodriguez Will Have Three Home Runs by the End of the Week

Alex Rodriguez made solid contact against the Rays. He has looked healthy and able to produce. 

Rodriguez will start hitting some home runs this week and by the end of the week have three home runs on the season.