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Think what you will about how Monday's trade of Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs affects the Yankees' playoff hopes for this season. The point is, general manager Brian Cashman pulled off quite a nice deal.
Michael Pineda was the winner of a pitcher's duel with Dallas Keuchel and the New York Yankees eked out a 2-1 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night at Minute Maid Park.
The Yankees will also acquire reliever Adam Warren and outfield prospects Billy McKinney and Rashad Crawford.
The New York Mets finished their nine-game, post-All-Star-break road trip with a winning record (5-4) by taking two of three against the second-place Marlins this past weekend in Miami.
Nathan Eovaldi pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Carlos Beltran and Mark Teixeira hit early home runs and the New York Yankees concluded a 10-game homestand with a 5-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
Chase Headley scored the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning on a throwing error by shortstop Brandon Crawford as the New York Yankees overcame a hiccup by part of their late-inning relief trio.
It's quite clear that the baseball gods wanted Charlie Hayes to be one of the main contributors to the Yankees' 23rd world championship.
Chris Tillman pitched seven sharp innings and became the second 14-game winner in the major leagues on Thursday as the Baltimore Orioles snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees.
Three days before Mike Piazza will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, former Yankees manager Joe Torre was asked about the two controversial incidents in 2000 involving the Mets catcher and Roger Clemens.
Jim Leyritz and Mark Wohlers will forever remain inseparable in Yankees history. They spoke recently to WFAN's Sweeny Murti about that Game 4 home run in the 1996 World Series.
Michael Pineda pitched six effective innings, and the New York Yankees matched a season high by going two games over .500 with a 5-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday night.
According to MLB.com's Statcast, Chapman hit 105.1 mph on the radar gun Monday night against Baltimore.
Mark Teixeira is injured. Again. This time it was a foul ball off his foot. Last month, he missed 18 games with torn cartilage in his knee, an issue he must manage with occasional days off.
Starlin Castro drove in four runs Tuesday night and the New York Yankees moved over the .500 mark for the first time in over three weeks with a 7-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
The Yankees are 46-46 after winning their last two games. They sit 7½ games behind the American League East-leading Orioles and are five games out for the second wild-card spot.
