CC rebounds for a huge Yankees win.

CC Sabathia hasn't been happy with the way he's been pitching lately. His fastball command has been an issue over his last few starts and coming in, the big Yankee southpaw hadn't won a game in over a month (April 27th vs Toronto). Friday night against the Red Sox, Sabathia delivered and ace like performance, allowing only one runs on six hits, while walking none and tying a season with 10 strikeouts...

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Yanks and Sox battle in the Bronx.

The top two teams in the AL East will square-off for a three game series starting tonight at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees have lost five straight games, including being swept by the Mets in the Subway Series. The Red Sox split their series with the Phillies during the week. Tonight's lineup: Gardner CF Youkilis DH Cano 2B Teixeira 1B Wells LF Nix SS Adams 3B Ichiro RF Stewart C Sabathia P Sabathia (4-4, 3.96 ERA) hasn't been on top of his game lately and has been struggling with some command issues....

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Subway Series shifts back to the Bronx.

Tonight's lineup: Gardner CF Cano 2B Hafner DH Overbay 1B Boesch RF Ichiro LF Nix 3B Brignac SS Stewart C The Yankees are in the midst of a three-game losing streak which is their longest of the season, and they'll try to break out against the Mets, Jermey Hefner (0-5, 4.76 ERA). David Phelps (3-2, 3.96 ERA) will be the man given the ball in hopes to break the losing skid. Youk and Tex play in a rehab game: Injured Yankees, Kevin Youkilis and Mark Teixeira, began their rehab assignments in Double-A...

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Subway Series, Game 2.

Yankees lineup: Gardner 8 Cano 4 Wells 7 Overbay 3 Adams 5 Suzuki 9 Brignac 6 Stewart 2 Kuroda 1 The struggling Yankees lineup will be facing Mets young phenom, Matt Harvey (5-0, 1.93 ERA). Other notes: Francisco Cervelli will be reporting to Tampa this weekend to begin his rehabbing. He'll start throwing and hopes to return to the Yankees in about three weeks. Follow @GavinEwbank2013 on Twitt...

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Mets take late lead, beat Yanks in opener.

The Yankees may have the upper hand when it comes to the all-time Subway Series rivalry. But it was the Mets that were able to edge out the Yankees, 2-1, in the series opener from Citi Field. Pitching and defense were the keys to winning this game. Scoreless through the first five innings, the Yankees were able to break the tie in the 6th inning when Brett Gardner hit a bloop triple past a diving...

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NYY vs NYM: Lineup and more.

Tonight's Yankee lineup: Gardner CF Nix SS Cano 2B Wells LF Adams 3B Ichiro RF Overbay 1B Stewart C Hughes P The Yankees will be opposed by the Mets, Jon Niese (3-5, 4.80 ERA). Other notes: *Joba Chamberlain says that he expects to be activated off the the DL tomorrow. He said that he threw two innings in a rehab appearance on Saturday and was hitting 95 to 96 mph. *Vidal Nuno said that he expects to be starting on Thursday in the Mets finale against the Mets at Yankee Stadium. Follow @GavinEwbank2013...

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Huff makes his Yankee debut.

David Huff was claimed off a waivers by the Yankees on Saturday and he joined the team in Tampa Sunday morning prior to the Yankees series finale against the Rays. Huff made his debut in the 8th inning to relieve a struggling CC Sabathia after he allowed seven runs in seven innings. Huff walked struck out the 1st batter he faced before walking the next two. Sam Fuld grounded into a fielders choice...

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Yanks and Mets battle in the Subway Series.

The Yankees weren't able to capture a rare sweep of the Rays Sunday in Tampa, so now they'll pack their bags an head back to the Empire State for an inter-league battle with the New York Mets. With the new scheduling format this season the Subway Series will endure a new twist. The first two games of the series will take place in the Queens at Citi Field on Monday and Tuesday. Then the two team...

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Sabathia isn't happy with his pitching.

CC Sabathia endured what was maybe his worst start of the season Sunday in Tampa as he surrendered a season-high seven runs on seven hits, including a pair of two-run homeruns in seven innings against the Rays at Tropicana Field. Although it isn't a shock that Sabathia got rocked in the Trop. The Yankees have lost 9 of his 10 starts since he joined the team in 2009, and he's 1-6 with an ERA of...

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Sunday's notes: Huff, Francisco, injuries.

Yanks add David Huff: Yesterday the Yankees claimed RHP David Huff off of waivers from the Cleveland Indians and added him the active roster this morning. Huff's best known work is being the guy that took a line drive off the head from Alex Rodriguez back in 2010 while pitching for the Indians in Yankee Stadium. Huff appeared in 3 games for the Indians this season and has an ERA of 15.00 in 3 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits, while striking out five and walking one. All of his appearances...

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Granderson leaves after hit by pitch.

The Yankees tough injury riddled season became even worse on Friday and it happened to a player who had returned only 8 games ago from a fractured forearm. Curtis Granderson is expected to missed at least 4 weeks while he recovers from a fractured fifth metacarpal on his left hand when he was hit by a Cesar Ramos pitch Saturday night in the Yankees 9-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. "It's heartbreaking,"...

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Yanks travel to Birdland.

With Sundays finale against the Blue Jays rained out. The Yankees will use the off-day on Sunday to their advantage as they head into Baltimore to face an always tough Baltimore Orioles club. Sundays postponement pushed CC Sabathia's start back to Monday, in which he'll be apposed by former Yankee, Freddy Garcia. Garcia is coming off a start in which he allowed 4 runs on seven hits, while...

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Rain washes out series finale.

The Yankees attempt for a second straight sweep over the Toronto Blue Jays was put on hold Sunday. About 30 minutes prior to 1st pitch the game was postponed due to rain. Too much rain, keeps the brooms away. A make-up date has not been scheduled, but the Blue Jays next come to New York August 20-22. Both teams have an off-day on August 19th, making that a likely make-up date. "We're not going...

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Where does Nova fit?

Phelps tossed 7 innings, allowing only 1 run on 6 hits, while walking 3and striking out 8, Saturday against the Blue Jays. Today, David Phelps showed everyone that he really has a bright future as a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. Throwing a career high 7 innings allowing only 1 and striking out 8 Blue Jays hitters. Earlier is the season I preached to take Phelps out of the bullpen...

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Phelps powers Yanks past the Jays.

It seems like David Phelps is just getting better with each start he makes. After allowing only 1 run to the Indians on Monday, Phelps was at it again tossing a career high, 7 innings in a 7-2 win over the Blue Jays. Phelps struck out 8 Jays hitter, while surrendering only 1 run on 6 hits, while walking 3 on 113 pitches over 7 innings. Before today, Phelps' career high in innings was 6 2/3, which...

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Kuroda pitches great, Yanks beat the Jays.

Hiroki Kuroda continued his run as the Yankee best pitchers this season, when he was able to go 8 innings, allowing only 2 runs and no runs, while walking 1 and striking out 5 over 108 pitches, against a Toronto Blue Jays club that he's seen so much of this season. It was the 3rd time that Kuroda has faced the Blue Jays this season and in those three starts, he's only allowed just four runs in 21 1/3 innings, with a current streak of 12 consecutive scoreless innings. Picking up wins in those three...

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Injury update: Pettitte, Stewart, and more.

Pettitte hopes for nothing serious: Andy Pettitte left in the 5th inning of Thursday's 3-2 lose to the Mariners, with tightness in his left trap muscle. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after the game that he believes it's nothing serious. "I don't think Andy's [injury] is too bad," Girardi said. "His trap just kind of got a knot in it, and to me it was affecting his velocity. That's why I took him out. It's muscular, but I don't know what that means going forward."  After striking out Kyle...

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Pettitte gets hurt, Yanks lose to M's.

If there's one thing that the Yankees didn't want, it's for one of their top three pitchers to get hurt. Well, in the 5th inning of Thursday's loss to the Mariners, the Yankees now have something to fear. Andy Pettitte was forced to leave the game with whats tightness in his left trap muscle. As of now, Yankees manager Joe Girardi says that he injury isn't serious. It was effecting his velocity, so they removed him. "It was just really tight," Pettitte said. "I couldn't get extended at all. I...

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Have no fear. The youngsters are here!

It's the guys like Preston Claiborne, David Adams, and Vidal Nunothat give hope to a bright Yankees future. I'll be honest. Coming into the season, I wasn't exactly confident in where the Yankees would stand as a ball club. I knew it wouldn't be easy to watch, given all the injuries and the lack of spending. I knew that we would have to meet some new, young faces. But as I write this, the Yankees...

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Wednesday's notes: Overbay, Hafner, and more.

Overbay left in the dust? Overbay the Great! That's what I was chanting last night as I watched him help lead a Yankees comeback Tuesday night in the Bronx. Trailing only Robinson Cano for the team lead in RBI's, Overbay has come a long way. From a 3-day tryout to a New York standout. He's making a name for himself in the sports worlds biggest market. But with Mark Teixeira saying today that he expects to be playing in big league games by June 1st, Overbay knows that his days in pinstripes might...

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Granderson is back in the Bronx.

The Grandy man returns. It was finally announced shortly after 3pm eastern time that the Yankees have call at Curtis Granderson from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. In a related roster move, Vidal Nuno has been sent down to Triple-A Scranton in order to make for for Granderson on the 25-man roster. Granderson played in five games for the RailRiders since he had joined the team for his rehab stint on last Thursday. Nuno is being sent down after tossing 5 shutout innings on Monday against the Indians. Grandy...

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Yanks split double header with the Indians.

Game 1: Yankees 0, Indians 1. Not much happened in game one of the Yankees double header in Cleveland on Monday and when I mean not a lot happened, I mean not a lot happened. Justin Masterson was masterful and the Yankees couldn't manage anything more than four hits and a couple walks off the Cleveland righty over nine innings in the shutout performance. David Phelps didn't have the best of days on the mound, but he was still able to battle through 6 2/3 innings. After he walked...

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Kuroda pitches well as Yanks sweep Royals.

All it took was a couple of home runs from Vernon Wells and Robinson Cano to go along with an impressive pitching performance from Hiroki Kuroda, for the Yankees to finish off the Royals in the series finale. Kuroda came out of the games firing strikes as he kept his pitch count low all afternoon. He only had one strikeout through 7 2/3 innings, but had the Kansas City hitters putting a lot of balls on the ground, inducing 12 ground ball outs. The Royals were able to score an early run off Kuroda...

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Sunday's notes: Rivera/Joba, Nunez, and Nova.

Joba and Rivera settle a dispute.  Prior to Saturday's game in Kansas City, Mariano Rivera was conducting an interview in the Yankees dugout with reporters talking about a recent visit had with a local family. Joba Chamberlain was standing on the top step of the dugout shouting at some family members in the stands. Rivera told Joba to be quiet. “Don’t ever shush me again.” barked Joba. Rivera chuckled, as he thought Chamberlain was joking. But Joba wasn't joking. “No, seriously. Don’t ever...

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Pettitte pitches past the Royals.

He lost some of his touch recently but Andy Pettitte rebounded Saturday in Kansas City by tossing 7 very effective innings of two run ball, backed by a Vernon Wells home run and some shut down pitching from the bullpen to take care of business against the Royals. Facing a well known foe in James Shields, the Yankees jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 3rd inning when a throwing error on a ground ball from Robinson Cano, thrown by Mike Moustakas allowed Jayson Nix to score with two outs in the inning. Shields...

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Saturdays notes: Granderson, Nunez.

Grandy could return Tuesday. Though Granderson only began his rehab stint with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Thursady, it hasn't been ruled out that the power hitting lefty join the Yankees in the Bronx when the team returns Tuesday to begin a six game homestand against the Mariners. "I don’t know. He’s getting at-bats under his belt." Said Yankees manager Joe Girardi. "I know he’s feeling better but I don’t want to put a date on it. I know everyone wants a date but the date is for me...

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Offense hopes to awake in KC.

The Yankees recent trip to Colorado didn't exactly firing on all cylinders like many would have expected. But the the Yankees are in Kansas City to battle a much improved Royals ballclub. As I mentioned, the Yankees only managed six runs over three games against the Rockies and where shutout in the first game of the series on Tuesday. Pitching was the key to the Yankees winning in Colorado. Hiroki Kuroda allowed only two runs in his start on Tuesday. David Phelps gave up two on Wednesday. Sabathia...

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Rain doesn't stop Yanks from a win.

CC Sabathia had his stuff working through the first four inning before a two hour rain delay force the big lefty out of the game, only to be backed by a strong performance from the Yankees bullpen in a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Sabathia threw only 54 pitches over four innings, allowing only 1 run on one hit, while walking one and striking out two. Not being able to make it to the 5th inning, Sabathia didn't qualify for the win. The Yankees jumped on Rockies starter Jeff Francis early...

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Yankees notes: Nova, Grandy, and more.

Nova planning a return next week. Ivan Nova pitched four plus innings in an extended spring game on Wednesday in which he allowed four runs against the Blue Jays in his first outing since being placed on the 15-Day DL. Nova said that he hopes his next step will be to pitch for the Yankees Monday in their double header against Cleveland. "It's going to be in five days, so I can keep doing my work here, do my bullpen here, do everything I've got to do here and then be ready to go," Nova said, even...

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Yankees head to mile high.

After finishing up a successful 7-3 homestand on Sunday, the Yankees took their Monday off-day to travel to the mile high city of Denver, Colorado for a three game series with the Rockies. Both of these teams can hit the ball out of the park and the thin Coors Fields air will certainly play to be a factor in this series. The Yankees starters have been pitching well this season but you can also expect them to have a tough time facing a Rockies lineup that leads the league in batting average. Given...

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Sunday's notes: Granderson, Claiborne, Nunez.

Nunez day to day: Eduardo Nunez had to leave Sunday's with some tightness in his left ribs, causing the Yankees shortstop to undergo an MRI in hopes of it being nothing serious. Luckily the MRI came back negative and is only listed as day to day. "Started in the third inning," Nunez said. "I thought it might be some food, something like that. I kept playing. After I swing [in the third], it hurt a lot. I went out to play defense, I couldn't move." Nunez has already missed a few games this years...

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Comeback bid fails, Yanks lose to the A's.

In dramatic fasion the Yankees failed to pull off a comeback against the Athletics in the series finale on perfect day for baseball at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Andy Pettitte made his first start since allowing 7 runs in 4 1/3 innings against the Astros last Monday and he couldn't seem to regain his form against the A's. Oakland made Pettitte work just as they did to Sabathia and Hughes, with Pettitte throwing 100 pitches in 5 innings, surrendering 4 runs on 4 hits, while walking 4 and striking...

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