Tanaka Wins Fifth Consecutive Start As Yankees Top Cincinnati
The Yankees have the best record in the majors at 21-9 and are 12 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2015 season.
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The Yankees have the best record in the majors at 21-9 and are 12 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2015 season.
As the local baseball teams emerged from the weekend, the Mets and Yankees presented a contrast in mood.
Starlin Castro drove in Aaron Hicks with a fielder's choice in the 18th inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs early Monday morning in the majors' longest interleague game ever by innings.
Aaron Hicks tied a career high with four hits, Starlin Castro homered and drove in three runs against his former team, and the New York Yankees pounded Brett Anderson and the Chicago Cubs.
Gardner fouled off a pair of 1-2 fastballs, took a ball and on his seventh pitch of the at-bat -- the 29th to Gardner in the game -- he hit his fifth home run of the season, all in the last six games.
The Yankees' hard-throwing closer received his jewelry before Friday's game against the Chicago Cubs, the team he helped win the World Series for the first time since 1908 last season.
Sanchez had been out since suffering a Grade 1 strain of the brachialis muscle in his right arm during an at-bat April 8 at Baltimore.
Aaron Judge seemed embarrassed. He tries to deflect attention day after day, more comfortable discussing teammates than his own feats. But when told of Derek Jeter's recent praise, Judge seemed touched.
The Yankees plan to activate catcher Gary Sanchez from the disabled list Firday, general manager Brian Cashman said Thursday.
Yankees fans are swooning over Judge, especially younger fans that now have a bona-fide superstar in the making to root for.
Aaron Judge hit another long drive for his major league-leading 13th home run, and the New York Yankees rallied from an early deficit to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-6 on Wednesday night.
After watching rookie catcher Gary Sanchez burst onto the scene in record-breaking fashion last summer, Aaron Judge is having a similar impact this year.
Aaron Judge is attracting a lot of attention these days, so it's not exactly surprising that on Wednesday he was named American League Rookie of the Month for April.
In the absence of a period of sustained rest in the acute phase after the injury, pain exacerbated by running may have translated to an earlier stint on the DL. This could have accelerated healing, resulting in a delayed but more productive start.
Wade Boggs was one of the best hitters of all-time and a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
