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Yankees Over Tigers – One Inning is All it Takes
It’s going to take David Price a long time to forget about the third inning in the game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, pitching for the losing side (8-4) and giving up nine consecutive hits, leading up to eight straight runs, which isn’t just a low point for his career but is a rare occurrence for any pitcher at all.
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Tigers Over Yankees – Slowing Down the Playoff Momentum
After five consecutive wins, the New York Yankees and their building momentum towards a playoff berth were halted by the Detroit Tigers who have their own worries in the AL Central, claiming a 5-2 victory behind an excellent pitching performance from Rick Porcello.
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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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Angels Over Athletics – Taking Over the Division
The win at the end of a three-game series for the Los Angeles Angels over the Oakland A’s wasn’t just about the division or getting something out of another encounter, but also about having the best record in baseball thanks to a 9-4 victory. A great performance from Jered Weaver and big home run from Josh Hamilton and Mike Trout made sure they got they what they set out to do.
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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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Dodgers Lose to Brewers – It All Falls Apart in One Inning
The Los Angeles Dodgers seemed to be well on their way to another comfortable victory thanks to Yasiel Puig and Zack Grenike, but Jeremy Wright fell apart in the 8th inning by giving up five runs and the Dodgers couldn’t generate enough offense to escape from a 6-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
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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.