TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former Oneonta Tigers outfielder Curtis Granderson put a dent into the New York Yankees’ pitching staff Sunday.

Right-hander Chien-Ming Wang left in the third inning of New York’s 9-8 exhibition victory over the Detroit Tigers after Granderson grounded a hard one-hopper off the right knee of the Yankees starter.

Wang suffered a bruise, but X-rays taken at a local hospital were negative.

"Everything was normal, so that’s good," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "One thing you don’t wa[an error occurred while processing this directive]nt to mess with now, even though there’s nothing that’s going to be long term here, you don’t want him favoring something and wind up hurting his arm. So, you’re just going to have to see how long it takes."

Wang is competing with Jaret Wright and Shawn Chacon for two rotation spots behind opening-day starter Randy Johnson and Mike Mussina. Torre is expected to go with a four-man rotation during the first two weeks of the season because of off days.

Torre said he is unsure if Wang will pitch in his next exhibition start, which is scheduled for Friday at Arizona.

"The next 48 hours will probably tell us more than anything else," Torre said.

Wang allowed two runs and three hits in 2 1/3 innings Sunday for the Yankees, who got an RBI double and a two-run single from Gary Sheffield. Bubba Crosby’s two-run homer in the eighth put the Yankees ahead, 9-8.

Ivan Rodriguez went 3-for-3 with three RBIs for Detroit. Granderson played right field and center field for the Tigers, going 2-for-5 with two runs.

In 2002, Granderson won New York-Penn League Player of the Year honors after batting .344 and leading the O-Tigers in runs scored (45), hits (73), and slugging percentage (.495).

The same season, Granderson earned the O-Tigers’ only All-Star honor and won the NY-Penn’s Stedler Award, which is given to the player deemed likely to go the farthest in professional baseball.

Granderson made his major league debut with Detroit on Sept. 13, 2004. He batted .240 (6-for-25) in nine games, then followed with a .272 batting average (44-for-162) in 2005. Granderson appeared in 47 games for Detroit last season and hit eight homers.