The left-hander, batting at number five, came to the crease with the team in trouble.
Swede Henrik Stenson, Australian left-hander Richard Green and Welshman Garry Houston share second place following 67s.
Also, right-hander Stephen Fife was activated from the 15-day DL and optioned back to Albuquerque.
The right-hander had trouble with his command Wednesday, but said his health was not an issue.
Left-hander Jake McGee was set to get the win until Rodney took over in the ninth.
Girardi suspected Kuroda would be able to make his next start, but the right-hander wasn't sure.
Aided by two double plays, the right-hander faced only three batters over the minimum.
The left-hander drove Zaheer Khan straight to mid-on before setting off for a ludicrous run.
The right-hander never failed to make it out of the first in his 110 previous starts.
And then it all fell apart for the Washington Nationals' right-hander after a teammate's error.
When play resumed, Andrew Brown led off with a solo home run off left-hander Tony Watson.
When play resumed, Brown led off with a solo home run off left-hander Tony Watson.
The right-hander had three 1-2-3 innings but still gave up six runs and nine hits.
Girardi says he borrowed the idea of batting his right-hander eighth from Tony La Russa.
The results were ugly for the left-hander, who gave up five runs in the third.
In 6 1-3 innings, the right-hander gave up eight hits, hit a batter and walked one.
By the time the right-hander was lifted after the sixth, he really had impressed his manager.
The left-hander gave up five runs and seven hits, including three homers, over seven innings.
It all ended for the left-hander when he tried to turn his first ball to leg.
The veteran right-hander survived 126 deliveries, while Laxman lasted 16 more without being dismissed.
The left-hander did well enough here, with scores of 47 and 26 not out.
New York jumped on Blue Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow with two runs in the first.
Eventually, Broad capitalised with a delivery that curved back into Boucher, removing the right-hander lbw.
"There's still a lot of time to turn things around, " right-hander Phil Hughes said.
He joins a strong rotation fronted by 15-game winner Ian Kennedy and right-hander Trevor Cahill.
Ace right-hander Roy Halladay was hampered by lower back and shoulder problems last year.
Manager Terry Collins expects the right-hander to return for another spring training start early next week.
The team has not ruled out the right-hander missing his first turn during the regular season.
Girardi feels there is enough time for the left-hander to be ready for opening day.
The left-hander finished up the win over the Braves with 2 2-3 hitless innings.
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