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.
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 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.
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.
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 veteran right-hander survived 126 deliveries, while Laxman lasted 16 more without being dismissed.
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.
The right-hander went 12-8 with a 5.02 ERA last year, down from 16-4 the year before.
The right-hander, an All-Star in 2011 and '12, has 98 saves during the past three seasons.
Australian-born right-hander Sinclair has played 32 Test matches, although his last appearance was in March 2008.
The starting pitchers are Houston right-hander Roy Oswalt and left-hander Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox.
Right-hander Clay Buchholz (7-0) is slated to start Sunday's series finale against the Yankees' Hiroki Kuroda (6-3).
To clear roster spots, the Yankees optioned right-hander Ivan Nova and left-hander Vidal Nuno to Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes-Barre.
The right-hander allowed a combined 13 earned runs over 8 2-3 innings in his previous two starts.
The right-hander did not give up another hit until Paul singled with two outs in the fourth.
Matt Harvey, the Mets' 24-year-old right-hander, got to show off his bat as well as his arm.
"My ultimate aim has got to be top 10 in the world, " added the 6ft 1ins right-hander.
The Hampshire right-hander then missed the one-day series when West Indies made a return visit in May.
The right-hander got one more run of support as he did in his three-previous starts this season combined.
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