Category: New York Yankees

The spotlight was fixed on Sonny Gray on Thursday for his Yankees debut, but Indians ace Corey Kluber quickly pulled it back in his direction. Kluber’s complete-game gem led Cleveland to its eighth straight home win, a 5-1 victory at Progressive Field. Acquired by New York from Oakland prior to Monday’s non-waiver Trade Deadline, Gray logged six solid innings, but... more

Just hours after the Yankees acquired pitcher Sonny Gray, their bats were on full display as they thumped the Tigers, 7-3, on Monday at Yankee Stadium. The Tigers made it interesting when they loaded the bases in the ninth inning and forced the Yankees to bring in closer Aroldis Chapman. Detroit added its third and final run on a fielder’s... more

It looks like things are getting bright for the Yankees again, as they just went on a promising six-game winning streak. Originally forming on a series-clinching victory against the Seattle Mariners, the team, back at home, was able to sweep the Cincinnati Reds and take three out of four games from the Tampa Bay Rays. Rotation Steps Up The Yankees... more

Masahiro Tanaka dominated the Rays’ hitters and the Yankees’ power bats dominated Rays pitching Friday night in a 6-1 win over Tampa Bay at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees (55-46) earned their fifth consecutive win, and second straight over the visiting Rays (53-51). New York maintained the top American League Wild Card spot, while Tampa Bay sits third. Yankees.com: Read More more

Brett Gardner’s walk-off single in the ninth gave the Yankees a 5-4 win over the Rays on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. It was Gardner’s second game-winning hit of this four-game series for the Yankees (56-46), who won their sixth in a row and maintained their position in first place in the American League East. The third-place Rays (53-52) lost... more

Corey Dickerson drove in a pair of runs and the Rays’ bullpen fired five scoreless innings to salvage the finale of a four-game American League East showdown, a 5-3 victory over the Yankees on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. “This was a swing game, no doubt, just by the standings alone. You fall back another game or you get one... more

Brett Gardner sparked a game-tying rally with a leadoff triple in the ninth, then launched a walk-off home run off Andrew Kittredge in the 11th inning as the Yankees defeated the Rays, 6-5, on Thursday evening at Yankee Stadium. Down to their final three outs, the Yankees tied the game against Alex Colome. Gardner dashed to third base after his... more

Brett Gardner’s solo home run in the sixth inning helped lift the Yankees to a 4-1 victory over the Mariners on Thursday as flame-throwing Luis Severino outdueled Felix Hernandez in the opening game of a four-game series at Safeco Field. “It shows you he understands what he needs to do,” New York manager Joe Girardi said of Severino. “He has... more

About that slump, Aaron Judge. The Yankees rookie entered Friday night’s matchup with the Mariners 4-for-29 since the All-Star break, but Judge showed with one fifth-inning swing that he’s the same player who won the T-Mobile Home Run Derby. Seattle right-hander Andrew Moore hung a curveball, and Judge deposited it into the last row of the upper deck in left... more

Clint Frazier hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth and four relievers combined for shutout relief to lift the Yankees to a 6-4 win over the Mariners at Safeco Field on Sunday. New York recorded its first series win since a three-game sweep of the Orioles from June 9-11. With Sunday’s win, New York remains 2 1/2 games back... more

The Yankees acquired some old yet new faces last Tuesday, as they were able to ship their #3 prospect, Blake Rutherford, in a package to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for David Robertson, Tommy Kahnle, and Todd Frazier. These additions tell us that GM Brian Cashman thinks that the team can make a run in the playoffs this year.... more

Jordan Montgomery carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Didi Gregorius homered and the Yankees posted their fourth win in the last five games despite hitting into a rare run-scoring triple play, securing a 4-2 victory over the Reds in Interleague action on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Relying heavily on his sinker and curveball, Montgomery faced the minimum through... more

Luis Severino continued to establish himself as an ace, Didi Gregorius homered for the third straight game and Clint Frazier contributed a pair of run-scoring hits, leading the Yankees to a 9-5 victory over the Reds on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. Todd Frazier also slugged his first homer as a Yankee, helping New York log its sixth win in eight... more

Jose Berrios threw 6 2/3 strong innings and Miguel Sano crushed a three-run homer as part of a six-run second inning to lift the Twins to a 6-1 win over the Yankees on Wednesday, marking their first series victory over New York in Minnesota since 2008. It was also the first series win for the Twins over the Yankees since... more

Didi Gregorius homered as part of a five-run fifth inning, pushing the Yankees past the Twins, 6-3, on Tuesday at Target Field. New York evened the series with the victory and is now 11-3 in its last 14 meetings with Minnesota. – Yanks acquire Frazier from Sox in 7-player deal (Yankees.com) Aaron Judge, who finished the night 2-for-4 with an... more

Seeing Aaron Judge dominate the Home Run Derby was fun and all, but now it’s back to business. The New York Yankees squared off against their rival, the Boston Red Sox to begin the second half of the season. It was a well fought series for both sides, as it was split at two games a piece. The Yankees came... more

A zany bottom of the ninth inning on Friday night at Fenway Park left the Red Sox celebrating a 5-4 walk-off win over the Yankees without a hit leaving the infield amid the unlikely rally. Perhaps, then, it was only fitting that the winning run came courtesy of a walk by Andrew Benintendi against Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman, who blew... more