Zack Greinke, a former American League Cy Young winner, left for the easier pickings of the National League this winter. Tuesday, the Yankees reminded Greinke of why he was happy to leave.

The Yankees hammered the Brewers ace for seven runs in two innings, sending him to the showers a half-hour into the game. They won 12-2.

The Yankees got their runs the Yankee way: the home run. Mark Teixeira hit a moon shot into the second tier in right field for his league-leading 24th homer, while Nick Swisher hit his 10th as they pushed the losing Red Sox further back in the AL East race.

Greinke now has an 11.43 ERA in 18.1 career innings at Yankee Stadium—his worst performance in any park.

—Daniel Barbarisi

Reyes's Triples, Steals Only Outpaced by Ty Cobb's

DETROIT—Jose Reyes played in his 1,000th career game Tuesday night when the Mets opened a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers. And while the milestone itself was of little significance, it offered a chance to put Reyes's career to date in some historical context.

Entering Tuesday, Reyes had 97 triples and 359 stolen bases. Since 1898, when the modern stolen base rule was enacted, only one other player has had as many triples and steals combined at the time of his 1,000th game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Ty Cobb had 106 triples and 391 steals at the time of his 1,000th game, in 1912.

Reyes's triple total alone put him in rare company. It was the highest of any player through 1,000 games since Stan Musial had 98 in 1949. So if he's not worth Carl Crawford money, it appears Reyes will at least be worth Stan Musial money. The former St. Louis Cardinals slugger earned a salary of $50,000 in 1949.

—Brian Costa