Girardi isn't happy about rainouts

BALTIMORE -- The rainouts are piling up, and Joe Girardi isn't thrilled. Not that he or anyone else can do a thing about it.

"We don't like it because you know they're probably going to be split doubleheaders," Girardi said after Friday night's game against the Orioles was postponed, the Yankees' third rainout of April. "That makes it tough on your bullpen, it makes it tough on your guys, but what are you going to do?"

The Yankees also have makeup games, which have not been announced, to play against the Twins and Orioles, a result of rainouts April 5 and April 12, respectively, at the Stadium. No makeup of Friday night's game was announced, but there will not be a doubleheader this weekend.

The Yankees have a pair of 7:05 p.m. games in Baltimore May 18 and 19 and make their third and final trip here Aug. 26-Aug. 29. The Aug. 28 game starts at 1:35 p.m., a possible day for a doubleheader.

But the makeup might not be a doubleheader. The teams have a common off day Sept. 8, one day after they finish a three-game series at the Stadium. The Yankees could play here Sept. 8, then depart for Anaheim, where they will start a series with the Angels Sept. 9. The Orioles start a three-game series in Toronto Sept. 9. The Twins also are off Sept. 8, so nothing has been determined.

As for the rest of this weekend, Friday night's starter, CC Sabathia, will start Saturday night. Girardi left open the possibility of a change in the rotation after that. Originally, Sabathia was to be followed by Freddy Garcia, Ivan Nova and then A.J. Burnett starting the series against the White Sox on Monday, followed by Bartolo Colon Tuesday. Though Girardi didn't say, Nova could be a candidate to be skipped. "I just want to look at it, make sure how we set it up," Girardi said.

Hughes targets next week

Phil Hughes threw long toss to Russell Martin Friday afternoon in the rain and will throw a bullpen session Saturday that will approximate a simulated game -- throwing 15 pitches, sitting down, throwing 15 pitches, sitting down, etc.

Hughes said he could get a rehab start in the minors sometime next week. "We've talked about it and we'll talk about it tomorrow afterward," he said. "But from what I've gathered from Larry [Rothschild, the pitching coach], it sounds like if everything goes well, I'll be ready to make a rehab start."

Noesi down, Carlyle up

The Yankees brought up righthander Buddy Carlyle and sent righthander Hector Noesi back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, though not because of anything the 24-year-old did. "Noesi just hadn't pitched in 12 days," Girardi said.

He said that because Noesi is a starter, should there be an injury in the Yankees' rotation, he would be "a guy we'd consider."

The 6-3, 210-pound Carlyle appeared in only two games in spring training with the Yankees. He was 0-1 with a 3.52 ERA in five games and 72/3 innings with Scranton. He walked three and struck out 11.

Carlyle is 11-11 with a 5.61 ERA in six seasons, though he hasn't pitched in the majors since 2009 with the Braves.

"Buddy's a strike-thrower," Girardi said. "Buddy's pitched in the big leagues and he has experience and he's done different things."

Extra bases

Girardi said catcher Francisco Cervelli, whose rehab games are going well, could be activated sometime during next week's homestand . . . Girardi had Curtis Granderson batting second in Friday night's lineup and said, "We like the way he's swinging the bat."