Category: New York Yankees

Aaron Judge ripped a game-tying single before adding another tape-measure home run to his big league resume, driving in three runs to power the Yankees to an 8-4 victory over the Rays on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. Facing a three-run deficit in the fifth inning, the Yanks scored eight straight runs to flip the script. Yankees.com: Read More more

Aaron Hicks homered from both sides of the plate and Luis Severino struck out a career-high 11, leading the Yankees to their fourth consecutive victory Thursday, a 3-2 win that completed a series sweep of the Rays at Yankee Stadium. Hicks accounted for all of the Yanks’ scoring, homering off right-hander Matt Andriese in the first inning before slugging a... more

Supported by home runs from Starlin Castro and Austin Romine, Masahiro Tanaka settled down to pitch into the seventh inning as the Yankees secured their fifth straight win on Friday, a 4-3 Interleague victory over the Cardinals at Yankee Stadium. Yankees.com: Read More more

The Yankees did enough against an uncharacteristically wild Carlos Martinez to support a stellar start from CC Sabathia and extend their winning streak to six games with Saturday’s 3-2 victory over the Cardinals at Yankee Stadium. Yankees.com: Read More more

Matt Holliday and Aaron Judge homered to support Jordan Montgomery’s first Major League win and run the Yankees’ winning streak to eight games in a 7-4 victory over the White Sox on Monday night at Yankee Stadium. Yankees.com: Read More more

The New York Yankees are red hot at the moment. After starting the season with a 1-4 record, the team has put together a 7 game win streak, 6 of which are at home.    This nice run now finds them currently in second place in the AL East division (as of 4/17).   What sparked some momentum to not only... more

The Yankees combined tape-measure power with a Masahiro Tanaka gem to put the finishing touches on an impressive first homestand, breezing to a 9-1 victory over the White Sox on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. Starlin Castro and Aaron Judge drew their teammates out of the dugout with back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning off rookie Dylan Covey, who... more

The Yankees packed for their second road trip having celebrated their best 15-game start in more than a decade, fattening their record with an 8-1 homestand that blended dominant starting pitching with jaw-dropping thump from the big bats. It took until the season’s 27th game for the 2016 Yankees to post their 10th victory, when the calendar had already flipped... more

The Pirates committed three errors Friday night, but they were not undone by their defense. Unable to muster any offense as they were swept by the Cardinals in St. Louis, the Bucs powered their way to an early lead then took advantage of a critical seventh-inning error by Castro and beat the Yankees, 6-3, at PNC Park. With two outs... more

Yes, that’s the same Ivan Nova. Facing his former team for the first time, Nova put together the kind of performance he’s become known for since joining the Pirates, firing seven efficient innings and leading the Bucs to a 2-1 victory and series win over the Yankees on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park. Yankees.com: Read More more

The New York Yankees started off the season at 1-4, but an undefeated week now finds them two games back of the Baltimore Orioles for the lead in the division. Continuing at home, the Bombers battled against the Chicago White Sox. The team was currently riding on a 7 game win streak, dating back to the week before. Up against... more

Aaron Judge and Luis Severino emerged from the thick fog at Fenway Park to lift the Yankees to a 3-1 victory over the Red Sox on Wednesday night in the first of 19 rivalry matchups this season. Celebrating his 25th birthday, Judge hammered a two-run homer in the top of the second inning in his first career at-bat at Fenway... more

Masahiro Tanaka got the best of an exquisite pitchers’ duel against Chris Sale in a Thursday night thriller at Fenway Park, leading the Yankees to a 3-0 victory over the Red Sox. Neither team had an extra-base hit. Tanaka was machine-like with his efficiency, firing a three-hit shutout that required just 97 pitches. The sinkerballer walked none and struck out... more

Mark Trumbo and Welington Castillo contributed big hits in a three-run 11th inning as the Orioles rebounded from another late bullpen collapse, snapping the Yankees’ four-game winning streak with a 7-4 victory on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Trumbo delivered the go-ahead hit off reliever Bryan Mitchell, who had returned to the mound after an unorthodox shift to first base,... more

The New York Yankees dominant pitching and clutch hitting now finds the ball club tied for first place in the American league with a 15-8 record (.652 WPCT). Strong Pitching Sits Down Red Sox It’s pretty obvious that the main contributors in a resulting two game sweep against arch rival Boston Red Sox were Luis Severino and Masahiro Tanaka. After... more

Ryan Goins homered and drove in four runs to support another strong effort from Marco Estrada as the Blue Jays defeated the Yankees, 7-1, in the opener of a three-game series on Monday at Yankee Stadium. Goins slugged a two-run shot in the second inning and connected for a rare two-run sacrifice fly in the sixth. Chris Coghlan and Jose... more

Aaron Judge went deep twice to claim the Major League lead with 12 homers and Brett Gardner also hit a pair of dingers, powering the Yankees to an 11-5 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday evening at Yankee Stadium. Judge claimed the American League lead with a solo shot in the third off Toronto starter Mat Latos, then muscled... more