Amid Heavy Rain Over The Bronx, Yankees Beat Rangers 5-3
Aroldis Chapman struck out Jurickson Profar with the bases loaded to give the Yankees a 5-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.
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Aroldis Chapman struck out Jurickson Profar with the bases loaded to give the Yankees a 5-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.
Ronald Guzman became the first rookie to hit three home runs in a game against the Yankees, powering the Texas Rangers past New York 12-7 on Friday night.
Stanton's 28th homer was measured at 121.7 mph, the fastest long ball tracked by Statcast since the system was introduced in 2015.
Giancarlo Stanton hit his first grand slam in four years and the New York Yankees swept the Chicago White Sox with a 7-3 victory on Wednesday night.
The Yankees hoped to get some encouraging news on injured slugger Aaron Judge during their current series in Chicago against the White Sox. It hasn't come, nor will it.
Lance Lynn pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning in his first start with New York, and the Yankees rebounded from their tough weekend in Boston.
New York Yankees left-hander J.A. Happ is on track to start Thursday against Texas after being sidelined by hand, foot and mouth disease.
Boston opened a 9 1/2-game lead atop the AL East over the Yankees, who lost their season-high fifth straight.
The Red Sox will go for a four-game sweep on Sunday night with David Price scheduled to face Masahiro Tanaka.
A 23-year-old right-hander selected on the fifth round three years ago, Adams is 3-5 with an ERA of 4.50 in 21 starts with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season.
Rick Porcello pitched a one-hitter, Steve Pearce homered for the fourth time in two nights and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees.
In the opener of a four-game series that gave New York the potential to erase most of its division deficit, the Red Sox instead opened a bigger gap.
Gray was chased in the third inning by the team with worst record in the majors.
Tanaka (9-2) struck out eight and walked two, lowering his ERA to 2.00 over his last five starts. He is 7-0 in 13 starts since an April 17 loss against Miami.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made the announcement Tuesday before a game against Baltimore.
