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Yankees Over Royals – On Fire With Postseason in Sight
There’s is still time before the playoffs begin, but the New York Yankees are grabbing a hold of their last opportunity to catch the train, picking up a fifth consecutive win as they beat the Kansas City Royals 8-1 thanks to an excellent pitching performance by Michael Pineda and a great day at bat for Jacoby Ellsbury.
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Yankees Over White Sox – A Roll That Might Lead to the Playoffs
Things change quickly and the New York Yankees are benefiting from that, sweeping their three-game series against the Chicago White Sox with a 7-4 win, capped off by a three-run walk-off home run by Brian McCann, as the team that looked to be spiraling into disappointment has finally found some offensive consistency to ride on.
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Yankees Over Astros – Stopping the Embarrassment
After losing two consecutive games to the Houston Astros, the New York Yankees picked themselves up and put on a solid performance, or maybe it was just Brandn McCarthy doing the pitching, coming up with a 3-0 win, hoping to get some sort of momentum from it in order to somehow make the playoffs.
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Rays Over Yankees – One is Rising, the Other Crashing & Burning
Things keep devolving and deteriorating for the New York Yankees, losing 5-0 to the Tampa Bay Rays, who got a fantastic pitching performance from Alex Cobb but more importantly are at .500 for the first time since April, managing to come back from 18 games under in the same season, something that only three other teams have done.
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Orioles Over Yankees – The Pummeling Continues
One of the most one sided divisional rivalries in Baseball is entering a different phase, as the Baltimore Orioles picked up another win over the New York Yankees, this time 5-3 thanks to big home runs from Jonathan Schoop and Adam Jones, improving their situation on top of the AL East.
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Orioles Over Yankees – Demolition With Some Bad News
The Baltimore Orioles had plenty of reasons to be smiling after beating the sliding New York Yankees 11-3 which included three home runs from the likes of Chris Davis, Nelson Cruz and Jonathan Schoop, but seeing Manny Machado going down with an injury was probably a lot less satisfying.
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Indians Over Yankees – Making History While Losing
A lot of this season is about Derek Jeter, not the New York Yankees. While the retiring legend moved himself up to 6th on the all-time hit list with career number 3431, blowing past Honus Wagner, his team lost 3-0 to the Cleveland Indians, pushing them further back in the race for a playoff spot through the division title or a wild card spot.
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Yankees Over Red Sox – Unlikely Home Run Hero
Things continue to get worse for the Boston Red Sox, as they lose for a second consecutive game to the New York Yankees, this time 8-7 in Fenway Park with Brett Gardner hitting a game-winning home run in the sixth inning, capping off a furious Yankees rally and comeback before some strong closing innings from Esmil Rogers, Dellin Betances and David Robertson.
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Yankees Over Ranges – A Debut to Remember
It didn’t take Chase Headley long to make a very good impression on his debut for the New York Yankees, hitting a walk-off RBI single to give them a 2-1, 14th inning win over the Texas Rangers, maybe bringing some much needed push and new blood in their attempt to find themselves in the playoffs eventually.
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MLB Season – Toronto Blue Jays Have a Red Hot Pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals Have One as Well
Two pitching performances that stood out above the rest in another day of baseball were the Toronto Blue Jays beating the Tampa Bay Rays 9-6 as Mark Buehrle became the first pitcher to win nine times this season, while the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the New York Yankees 6-0 as Lance Lynn pitched the first complete game of his career.