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Day of exciting firsts for Lindgren, Heathcott

On a day full of bright spots for the Yankees, who snapped a six-game losing streak, they received a boost from two of their youngest players. Lindgren, 22, tossed two scoreless innings, while 24-year-old outfielder Slade Heathcott belted his first career home run, a two-run blast in the seventh inning off Greg Holland.

Heathcott's first MLB home run
Heathcott's first MLB home run 5/25/15: Slade Heathcott laces a two-run shot into the right-field seats for his first career big league home run

"You want to see your young players come up and have success and feel like they're contributing," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.