Yankees 3, Rays 4 (F/12): Brian Roberts comes up clutch, but Bombers fall in extras

With Rob Refsnyder breathing down his neck, Brian Roberts, for the moment, saved the Yankees' night with a solo homerun in the 9th inning with the Bombers down by a run, tying up the score. The Yankees and Rays would go to extra innings, where Tampa Bay beat New York, 4-3, in 12 innings on Monday night. David Phelps, who came into the game 2-0 with a 2.81 ERA in eight career appearances (four...

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Yankees 5, Red Sox 8: Pitching staff hurts the Yanks in series final against Boston

Coming off of a tough outing against the Toronto Blue Jays last week, Chase Whitley followed up with another disappointing start against Boston on Sunday night, giving up five runs in four-plus innings, as the Yankees fell to Red Sox, 8-5, in a Sunday Night Baseball matchup on ESPN. The Red Sox jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning on an RBI single by the struggling Stephen Drew, scoring...

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Game 80: Sunday Night Baseball

Masahiro Tanaka threw a 1-2 fastball with two outs in the 9th, Mike Napoli hit it just long enough to escape the ballpark, proceeded to call Tanaka an "idiot," and the Red Sox beat the Yankees, 2-1, on Saturday night, even this three-game series at a game a piece heading into Sunday night's series finale. The Yankees managed to only collected five hits in nine innings, eight of those innings...

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Yankees 1, Red Sox 2: Masahiro Tanaka goes the distance, but is killed by the long-ball

Masahiro Tanaka and Jon Lester were matching each other pitch for pitch, until Tanaka made a mistake to Mike Napoli with two outs in the of the 9th, and Napoli capitalized, sending that mistake just inches over the right field wall in Yankee Stadium, as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Yankees, 2-1, on Saturday night in the Bronx. The Red Sox scored both of their runs on homeruns. The first...

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Game 79: Masahiro Tanaka vs the Boston Red Sox, Part 2

Vidal Nuno answered the call last night, with media and fans pressuring Joe Girardi to removed him from the rotation after a few lackluster starters recently. Nuno tossed 5 2/3 inning of shutout ball against a pretty weak Boston Red Sox lineup, as the Yankees pounded a trio of homerun to take the opener of this three-game set, 6-0. Kelly Johnson hit his 5th homerun of the season last night,...

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Minor League Recap - 6/27/14: Rob Refsnyder, Shane Greene lead the way in Scranton's win

Triple-A Scranton: 6-0 win vs Syracuse Chiefs LF Jose Pirela: 0-for-5, K -- hitting .314 this season C John Ryan Murphy: 1-for-5, RBI RF Zoilo Almonte: 0-for-5, 2 K 1B Kyle Roller: 2-for-3, 2 R, 3B, RBI, BB, K -- hitting .292 in Triple-A DH Scott Sizemore: 1-for-4, R, 2B, K 3B Rob Refsnyder: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB -- second Triple-A homerun, and he's hitting .351 SS Dean ...

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Yankees 6, Red Sox 0: Vidal Nuno and the bullpen shutout the Sox

Facing a Red Sox lineup that has under-performed this season, Vidal Nuno pitched probably his best outing of the year, tossing 5.2 shutout innings with just two hits -- retiring 10 straight before walking David Ortiz with two outs in the 6th -- in the Yankees' 6-0 win over the Red Sox on Friday night in the Bronx. Before the game, Yankees manager Joe Girardi was forced to answer more questions...

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Minor League Recap - 6/26/14: Ian Clarkin tosses six shutout inning for Charleston

Triple-A Scranton: 7-4 win (F/7) vs Syracuse Chiefs (Makeup of April 4th rain out) LF Jose Pirela: 2-for-4 C John Ryan Murphy: 0-for-4, R, K RF Zoilo Almonte: 2-for-4, 2 R 3B Zelous Wheeler: 1-for-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, K -- hitting .324 in his last ten games DH Kyle Roller: 2-for-3, R, BB 2B Rob Refsnyder: 2-for-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB SS Dean Anna: 0-for-2, R, BB, 2 K CF Taylor Dugas:...

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Yankees 5, Blue Jays 3: Mark Teixeira drives in three runs to snap the Yanks' losing skid

Hiroki Kuroda fell behind early, giving up a run in the 1st inning, but the Yankees rallied back, took the lead this time after kept it after losing on Tuesday night, as the Bombers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night at the Rogers Centre. Mark Teixeira told reporters after the game that is was a big win for the Yankees, who gained a...

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Game 77: Losing isn't fun, so let's stop it tonight

Coming off of a fourth straight loss on Tuesday night, the Yankees are looking to rebound tonight in the finale of a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays, who took the second game of this series with a walk-off win on Tuesday, claiming a 7-6 win after Yangervis Solarte's wide throw to first base on a Melky Cabrera bunt scored Jose Reyes from second base to win the game. The Yankees...

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Minor League Recap - 6/24/14: John Ryan Murphy goes yard in Scranton's loss

Triple-A Scranton: 7-5 loss vs Rochester Red Wings LF Jose Pirela: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K 2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB, K -- batting .292 at Triple-A C John Ryan Murphy: 2-for-4, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 K 3B Scott Sizemore: 1-for-4, K DH Kyle Roller: 0-for-4, 3 K SS Dean Anna: 1-for-4 -- first game since coming off of the DL on Tuesday Bruce Billings: 6 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 2...

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Yankees 6, Blue Jays 7: Defensive mistakes doom the Bombers in loss to Toronto

The Yankees fell behind by six runs, somehow came back to tie the game, denying Mark Buehrle his second career victory against the Yanks, but the Toronto Blue Jays were able to walk it off in the bottom of the 9th, defeating the Yankees, 7-6, on Tuesday night at the Rogers Centre, adding another game to their lead over the Bombers in the AL East. The Blue Jays struck first against Phelps in the...

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