YANKS INJURY NOTES

CC Sabathia said his knee “feels good” and he’s on track to return from the DL and start Saturday in Boston. … Starlin Castro (right hamstring strain) is set to begin a rehab assignment on Friday with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where he’ll join Greg Bird. After playing five innings at first base and going 0-for-2 in his first rehab game Wednesday, Bird (right ankle) went 2-for-4 with an RBI single Thursday as the DH. … Matt Holliday (left lumbar strain) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Friday with High-A Tampa. There’s no exact timetable for his return. … Masahiro Tanaka (shoulder inflammation) did not throw his scheduled bullpen session Thursday but Girardi said everything was fine.