Yankees Get Bad Break, Announce Hobbled Teixeira Is Done For The Year
If the Yankees are going to make the playoffs and then do something significant, they are going to have to do it without Mark Teixeira.
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If the Yankees are going to make the playoffs and then do something significant, they are going to have to do it without Mark Teixeira.
Those ready for the pivotal four-game series between the Yankees and visiting Blue Jays will have to wait a day for it to begin.
The Yankees are sputtering heading into the biggest series of the season.
CC Sabathia's strong start in his return from the disabled list was undone by Stephen Drew's fielding misplays.
With each passing day it looks like Greg Bird will be the Yankees' starting first baseman should they make the playoffs.
The 40-year-old Rodriguez hadn't hit the 30-homer mark since 2010. He didn't play last year while serving a season-long drug suspension.
Chris Davis led off the top of the ninth inning with his 41st home run, lifting the Baltimore Orioles to a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.
Nathan Eovaldi has an inflamed right elbow and won't throw for two weeks, the latest New York Yankees starting pitcher to get hurt.
Rookie first baseman Greg Bird hit a tiebreaking three-run home run with nobody out in the bottom of the seventh inning, lifting the Yankees to an 8-6 victory over the Orioles Monday afternoon.
The 37-year-old left-hander is 0-4 with a 7.71 ERA in four starts and 14 relief appearances.
Catcher Brian McCann and designated hitter Alex Rodriguez homered on consecutive pitches by right-hander Chris Archer with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning as the New York Yankees rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.
Tampa Bay's Moore did not qualify for the win Saturday because official scoring rules say the most effective relief pitcher gets the victory when a starter does not go at least five innings.
Alex Rodriguez, Brian McCann and Greg Bird homered in support of Luis Severino in the Yankees' 5-2 win over the Rays on Friday night.
Minus the 35-year-old Teixeira, the Yankees will likely play rookie Greg Bird at first base.
The New York Yankees hammered out five home runs in the first five innings and built a 12-1 lead before limping home to a 13-8 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the rubber game of a three-game series.
