11 Brett Gardner, CF

Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner hit his first home run of May in Friday's win over the Rays. He went 1 for 4 with a walk and two RBI.

Gardner has hit .254/.328/.401 with four home runs and nine stolen bases in 177 at-bats. He'll remain a key part of the offense with Curtis Granderson sidelined for about a month.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi has been juggling a lineup of four outfielders for three spots since Curtis Granderson came off the disabled list May 14. Girardi expressed Wednesday he would eventually like to settle on a rotation of three outfielders among Granderson, Brett Gardner, Vernon Wells and Ichiro Suzuki, but for now he will continue with the status quo.

"At some point you will probably get to where you will try and put out the same lineup every day," Girardi said. 

Girardi has a simple message for his outfielders.

"Just go out and play, that’s all you can do," Girardi said. "As we have seen there are so many things that can happen in this game that we might need to play all four of them."

The Yankees gave a rest to outfielder Brett Gardner Wednesday in Baltimore with Jason Hammel on the mound for the Orioles. 

The 29-year-old Gardner went 1 for 4 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's loss. He's performed fairly well in May with a .261 average, nine runs scored, four RBI and seven stolen bases over 19 games.