Yankees Like Their Chances Against Twins In AL Wild-Card Game
After a jaw-dropping 52-homer rookie season, it's Judge's turn to show what he can do in October.
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After a jaw-dropping 52-homer rookie season, it's Judge's turn to show what he can do in October.
The Yankees know full well that anything can happen in a wild card round, even at home.
The Toronto Blue Jays edged the playoff-bound New York Yankees in their regular-season finale Sunday.
New York needed two wins and two losses by Boston to force a tiebreaker Monday at Yankee Stadium. Instead, the Yankees will host Minnesota in the wild-card game Tuesday.
Pitching on six days' rest, Tanaka had a sharp slider and splitter, dominating a team that battered him for eight runs and three homers at Toronto on Sept. 22.
Yankees Manager Joe Girardi was full of praise for his squad when he spoke with WFAN's Mike Francesa on Thursday.
Sonny Gray said he didn't notice what was posted on the out-of-town scoreboard at Yankee Stadium, but his manager did.
While many first responders from the Tri-State Area traveled to Puerto Rico to help following Hurricane Maria, others here at home are stepping up to the plate, too.
Luis Severino cruised through his final postseason tuneup and Starlin Castro, Greg Bird and Aaron Hicks all homered during a four-run sixth inning, lifting the New York Yankees over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Ultimately, it's the slump and those 204 strikeouts he has as of Wednesday that could sink him.
Sanchez and Rays catcher Wilson Ramos said the fan had been yelling in Spanish: "Outside! Outside!"
Hicks robbed Wilson Ramos of a first-inning grand slam in the outfielder's return from the disabled list.
Judge has been special, leading the world north of Miami in round-trippers. In a season of alleged rebuild, Judge jammed the accelerator and shifted to reload gear.
The Yankees' Todd Frazier said the condition of the young girl injured by his foul ball last week has improved and she could be leaving a hospital soon.
Aaron Judge has broken Mark McGwire's major league record for home runs by a rookie, going deep twice on Monday to raise his total to 50.
