Terry Collins is trying his best to make this a baseball summer at Citi Field. To do that, the Mets have to beat the bad teams and last night was a good start with two big plays from local Met Mike Baxter, who grew up a short drive from the ballpark. The...
The Yankees could thank Alex Rodriguez for their back-to-back wins, or maybe Andy Pettitte and Phil Hughes. Or they could look to general manager Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi, who called a team-meeting before Tuesday’s game after the Yankees had lost si...
For a team built for two- and three-run homers, the Yankees certainly have had a hard time hitting them recently. So while the middle of their lineup continues to flail in clutch situations, they’ll have to take games like last night’s 3-2 win over the R...
This was Rafael Soriano’s first true test as the Yankees closer — because his first two save attempts were nothing like the assignment handed to him last night. Soriano’s first save chance as Mariano Rivera’s replacement came on May 10 — when he had a th...
BALTIMORE — Mark Teixeira hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning, Curtis Granderson also connected, and the New York Yankees got three hits from Alex Rodriguez in an 8-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. It was the fourth...
Bronx, NY – Andy Pettitte dazzled on the mound, pitching eight scoreless innings, as the New York Yankees topped the visiting Cincinnati Reds, 4-0, in the opener of a three-game interleague series. Pettitte (1-1) made his second start since re-joining th...
By Daniel Barbarisi It's like a symphony, of sorts.From one corner of the Yankee clubhouse, Cory Wade sniffles. Seemingly in response, Curtis Granderson lets out a quiet cough. Then comes the staccato sound of Clay Rapada clearing his throat, as he tries...
College commencement ceremonies and Major League Baseball games are staples of American life in May. Only a small number of men can say they have participated in both. As of Wednesday morning, 917 players had appeared in at least one big-league game this...
Baltimore, MD – Wei-Yin Chen pitched seven strong innings and J.J. Hardy drove in two runs to help Baltimore to a 5-2 win over the New York Yankees, as the Orioles earned a split of the two-game series. Chen (4-0) allowed four hits and two runs, while wa...
By the time David Price found the right pitches, it was too late for the Tampa Bay Rays. Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson homered off Price and the New York Yankees hit several other balls really hard, too, in a 5-3 win Thursday night that sent the Ra...
OAKLAND, Calif., May 26 (UPI) -- Home runs by Mark Teixeira , Robinson Cano and Nick Swisher Friday powered the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory over Oakland. The Yankees scored three times in both the third and fifth innings and were helped along by a ...
Curtis Granderson hit a solo home run and Rodriguez had a two-run homer in the first inning of the Major League Baseball game last night at Yankee Stadium. That snapped a stretch of 52 at-bats without a home run for Rodriguez, who has 636 homers to rank ...
: Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson had a productive night at the plate in Wednesday's series finale against the Royals. He went 2 for 4 with a home run, two runs scored and a walk in the 8-3 win. He launched a solo shot off Will Smith in his first at...
Yep, it went like that Wednesday night for Royals rookie lefty Will Smith, whose major-league debut lasted just 3 1/3 rocky innings in an 8-3 loss to the New York Yankees.Smith served up booming homers to Curtis Granderson and Alex Rodriguez in a three-r...
NEW YORK Is Jumbo for real? That’s a tantalizing thought for the Royals – isn’t it? – after watching Felipe Paulino produce his third scoreless start in four outings since returning from the disabled list in Monday’s 6-0 victory over the New York Yankees...
