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White Sox Over Yankees – Chicago Doesn’t Like Visitors
It’s been a rough stay for the New York Yankees in Chicago and that inhospitable feeling continues after losing 6-5 to the Chicago White Sox, coming away with their second consecutive win over the Yankes thanks to a walk off home run by Adam Dunn in the ninth inning.
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White Sox Over Yankees – An Almost Perfect Return
Considering how well the Chicago White Sox have been hitting this season, the return of Chris Sale to the pitching mound to play his first game in over a month is a substantial addition to the team, getting behind their star pitcher to beat the New York Yankees 3-2 as a combined effort held the shutout all the way into the ninth inning.
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Yankees Over Mets – A Pitcher’s Delight
The New York Yankees are a very good offensive team, but when it comes to their pitching, the only reliable player they have right now is Masahiro Tanaka who continued his impressive debut season with a 4-hitter and a shutout in a complete game against the New York Mets, paving the way towards a 4-0 win.
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Yankees Over Angels – A Special Memory
Almost every game and series is going to be the last of something for Derek Jeter. This time? His last game against the Los Angeles Angels, resulting in a 9-2 win for the New York Yankees to claim the series, while Jeter himself ended a very long drought when it comes to hitting home runs.
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Mariners Over Yankees – Booing Robinson Cano Doesn’t Help
The New York Yankees aren’t used to someone outbidding them, so the fans made it an unpleasant return for Robinson Cano, playing against his former team for the first time as a Seattle Mariners player, helping his team come up with a 6-3 on a very rainy day.
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Yankees Over Angels – Hits are Overrated
A team can get only three hits in a game and still win. The New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels behind another strong pitching performance from Masahiro Tanaka and a wild pitch thrown by Nick Maronde, giving the AL East leaders a 3-2 win.
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Red Sox Over Yankees – Michael Pineda Can’t Stop Cheating
Two weeks ago Michael Pineda and the New York Yankees were able to get away with the pitcher using pine tar for a few innings. Despite knowing the attention will be on him, he used some of the substance on his neck, and Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell didn’t wait long before bringing it to the umpires attention, tossing Pineda out of the game, while the Red Sox claimed the 5-1 victory in the end.
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Yankees Over Red Sox – A Victorious Homecoming
The spotlight was on Jacoby Ellsbury, playing in Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox as a member of the New York Yankees for the first time. The crowd was silenced quickly, the boos and jeers didn’t really matter. Ellsbury had a good day on the field, and the Yankees came away with the 9-3 win.
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Yankees Over Rays – Triple Play Steals the Show
A lot of good things are happening right now for the New York Yankees: The winning streak, CC Sabathia looking better, big hitting from Alfonso Soriano and Brian McCann. However, triple plays don’t come around too often, and the one that did stole the spotlight in the 10-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Yankees Over Red Sox – Some Simply Win, Others Whine About Replays
It isn’t a real New York Yankees – Boston Red Sox series without a little bit of controversy, as instant replays and reviews took center stage in the fourth game as well. Once again, the Yankees got the benefit of the doubt and eventually won 3-2 after a big hitting day from Carlos Beltran.