NEW YORK — Yankees captain Derek Jeter and left fielder Johnny Damon are out of the starting lineup because of flu.

Jeter originally was in the starting lineup for Friday night's Subway Series opener against the Mets, then was scratched and missed the game — on his 35th birthday. He and Damon were not in the posted lineup for Saturday night's game, and manager Joe Girardi said they were the latest Yankees to get sick, following Chien-Ming Wang, Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera.

Fill-in leadoff batter Brett Gardner raised his average 22 points to .303 in the Yankees' 9-1 victory Friday with a career-high five hits, including his third homer of the season and a triple. Ramiro Pena played shortstop and had two doubles and a single.