The New York Yankees set a major league record by winning their 11th straight home opener. Oddly, the record had been held by the 1945-1954 Pittsburgh Pirates, a club which lost 100 or more games three times in that period. The Yankees beat the Blue Jays, 3 – 2. Chien-Ming Wang allows two runs in 7 innings for the win over Roy Halladay.

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On April 1, 2008 — The New York Yankees set a major league record by winning their 11th straight home opener. Oddly, the record had been held by the 1945-1954 Pittsburgh Pirates, a club which lost 100 or more games three times in that period. The Yankees beat the Blue Jays, 3 – 2. Chien-Ming Wang allows two runs in 7 innings for the win over Roy Halladay.

 

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