Yankees 3, Blue Jays 4: Toronto powers their way past New York with three homeruns

The Yankees got their hits today, but it wasn't enough for them to beat the Toronto Blue Jays, who used three homeruns to power their way past New York, 4-3, in the finale of this three-game series on Sunday afternoon at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. Brett Gardner put the Yankees up 1-0 just two pitches into the game with a solo homerun to right field off of Blue Jays starter JA Happ to lead...

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Game 134: More than one hit today, please

One step forward, two steps back. That seems to be the way to describe the Yankees' struggling offense this past week. After scoring eight run against the Royals on Monday, they were limited to just two runs the next day in Detroit. They put up eight more runs, all in the 3rd inning against David Price, on Wednesday, then scored just two on Thursday. And then they came into Toronto, where a five-run...

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Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2: Yankees get one-hit for the first time since 2009

The Yankees have beaten Drew Hucthinson three times this season, but on Saturday afternoon, the Bombers were only able to collect one hit in seven innings against the Blue Jays' right-hander in a 2-0 loss at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. A two-run homerun in the 1st inning by Jose Bautista off of Yankees starter Michael Pineda turned out to be the difference-maker in this one, as the Jays rebounded...

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Game 133: Just 30 games left

The Yankees are at that point in the season in which they can't afford to lose very many ballgames anymore. They took home a big win over the Toronto Blue Jays last night, scoring five runs in the 7th inning to take a 5-1 lead, as they would go on to win 6-3. The Yankees now stand seven games back of the Baltimore Orioles in the AL East, and three games back of the Detroit Tigers for the second...

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Minor League Recap - 8/29/14: John Ryan Murphy goes yard in Scranton's loss

Triple-A Scranton: 6-5 loss vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs SS Jose Pirela: 0-for-2, K RF Chris Young: 1-for-4, K 2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-for-4, K 1B Kyle Roller: 1-for-4, R, K CF Adonis Garcia: 2-for-4, R, 2 2B, RBI C John Ryan Murphy: 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, K -- 6th homerun of the season Manny Banuelos: 4 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR Tyler Webb: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K Preston...

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Yankees 8, Tigers 4: Shane Greene dominates after Yankees chase David Price early

Baseball is a very weird game sometimes, you guys. Facing former Cy Young winner David Price one night after getting just two runs over eight innings against Rick Porcello, the Yankees knocked Price out of the game with nobody out in the 3rd inning after collecting nine straight hits, as they would go on to beat the Tigers, 8-4, on Wednesday night in Detroit. Price gave up three singles in...

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Game 131: Brett Gardner returns

The Yankees and Tigers continue their three-game series tonight at Comerica Park. Detroit took the opener last night on the strength of eight innings of two-run ball from starter Rick Porcello, who was giving the Yankees fits all night. The only high note in the game for New York was the two solo homeruns hit by Jacoby Ellsbury, who has hit three dingers in his last two games. Tonight's lineup...

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Yankees ink outfielder Chris Young to a minor league deal

The Yankees have signed former Mets outfielder Chris Young to a minor league deal, as first reported by Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. Young will spend a few days in Triple-A Scranton, and is almost certain to be added to the Yankees' 40-man roster and brought up to the big leagues as a September call-up on September 1. Young was released by the Mets on August 16 after batting .205 with just eight...

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Game 130: Going for six straight

The Yankees continue their road trip with a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers that starts tonight at Comerica Park. New York enters on a five-game winning streak, their highest of the season, after taking down one of the hottest teams in baseball, the Kansas City Royals, 8-1 last night, bringing them to within 2.5 games of the second wild card spot. This will be the second meeting of...

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Yankees are in the playoff race because of their starting rotation

It's truly amazing what the Yankees have been able to accomplish so far in 2014 given the circumstances they have been playing under. Coming into the season having spent near half a billion dollars in free-agency, the Yankees quickly fell victim to the the infectious injury bug, losing four of their five Opening Day starters before the All-Star break, coupling with an offense that never got going. Starting...

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Minor League Recap - 8/25/14: Greg Bird, Gary Sanchez, Mason Williams power Trenton to victory

Triple-A Scranton: 4-2 loss vs Rochester Red Wings RF Ramon Flores: 1-for-4, 3B, RBI, K 2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB, K 1B Kyle Roller: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI, K LF Zoilo Almonte: 0-for-4 3B Scott Sizemore: 2-for-4 Bryan Mitchell: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Preston Claiborne: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K Double-A Trenton: 9-2 win vs Akron RubberDucks RF Jake Cave: 3-for-5, R,...

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Yankees 8, Royals 1: Michael Pineda and the bats take down the streaking Royals

The world is a batter place when Michael Pineda is on the mound for the New York Yankees. Making just his third start off of the disabled list, Pineda held the hottest team in baseball to just one run over 6 1/2 innings of work, as the Yankees put up six runs against James Shields en route to a 8-1 win at Kauffman Stadium on Monday night in the makeup of a June 9th rain-out. The win extended...

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Game 129: Makeup game

On what was suppose to be an off-day, the Yankees make a one-game stop in Kansas City to finally wrap of their four-games series at Kaufman Stadium -- the Royals had taken two of the three games played, with the June 9th matchup rained out. The Yankees are catching the Royals at the wrong time, 24 of their last 31 games, even with a loss to the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Kansas City currently holds...

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Minor League Recap - 8/24/14: Ramon Flores hits two homeruns in Scranton's loss to Rochester

Triple-A Scranton: 5-4 loss vs Rochester Red Wings CF Jose Pirela: 2-for-5, R RF Ramon Flores: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI -- 6th and 7th homeruns of the season 2B Rob Refsnyder: 2-for-4, R, 2B, BB, K 1B Kyle Roller: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB, K LF Zoilo Almonte: 0-for-4, 3 K C John Ryan Murphy: 0-for-3, BB, K Zach Nuding: 5 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR Chase Whitley: 2 IP, 2 H, 0...

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Yankees 7, White Sox 4 (F/10): Yankees finish off sweet of the Sox on Brian McCann's walk-off homerun

Coming off of the bench to pinch-hit for Francisco Cervelli, Brian McCann ripped a three-run walk-off homerun just inside the right field foul pole to send the Yankees home with a 7-4 win in 10 innings on Sunday, extending their winning streak to four games. White Sox shortstop Alexi Ramirez put the Yankees into a 1-0 hole just two pitches into the game with a solo homerun to left field off...

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Game 128: One more for the road

After taking the first two games of this three-game set on Friday and Saturday, the Yankees are looking for a clean sweep of the Chicago White Sox in the series finale this afternoon at 1:05 p.m. ET. The Bombers' offense put in one of it's best performances in a while -- albeit still lackluster -- putting up five runs yesterday for the first time since August 8, as New York would go on to win...

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Yankees 5, White Sox 3: Yankees' offense 'explodes' for fives runs against Chicago

Fresh off of his walk-off antics on Friday night, Yankees infielder Martin Prado was back it again on Saturday, collecting three hits, including a two-run double to put his team ahead, as the Bombers would go on the beat the Chicago White Sox, 5-3, on Joe Torre Day at Yankee Stadium. After a pregame ceremony to honor the former Yankees manager, Torre, which included the retiring of his No. 6...

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