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Masahiro Tanaka, who has been out since July 8 with a small tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, threw nearly a dozen fastballs from the stretch off flat ground on Wednesday.
A lot of people didn't view Brandon McCarthy as a significant upgrade when the Yankees acquired him back in July. Six starts later it's hard to imagine them being in a playoff race of any kind without him.
With 44 games remaining, the Yankees do not possess the fear-inducing aura of Bronx Bombers teams of recent vintage. And unless the front office changes its philosophy, it's only going to get worse.
The Yanks still have hope, and thus they're rushing a pitcher back from the DL. The Mets, as usual, think about next year with a prize prospect. It's like night and day.
The game was scrubbed four hours before the scheduled 7 p.m. start time. Shane Greene (3-1) had been set to face Baltimore's Wei-Yin Chen (12-4).
"Everyone's saying it's a great play, but that's where he's supposed to be," Showalter said prior to the Yankees' loss on Monday.
Derek Jeter would hate to slip into retirement without one last foray into the postseason, yet with every defeat comes the realization that his final season could end before October.
Chris Davis hit a two-run homer after replacing an injured Manny Machado, and the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles beat the Yankees 11-3 Monday night to drop New York a season-high seven games out of first place.
Rounding things out, the guys reflected a bit on the life of Robin Williams. He was 63 years old and will certainly be missed.
Prior to getting suspended and subsequently going on the DL, Pineda was 2-2 with a 1.83 ERA in four starts. He struck out 15 and walked just three in 19 2/3 innings.
Is Wagner still the greatest shortstop of all time? A year ago, I would have said "Absolutely!" Now I am not so sure. This brings us to Derek Jeter.
Carlos Carrasco rejoined the Cleveland rotation in fine fashion by pitching five dominant innings and the Indians nearly tossed another shutout at Yankee Stadium, beating New York 4-1 Sunday.
Corey Kluber pitched four-hit ball for a superb six innings Saturday and Jose Ramirez hit his first career homer as the Cleveland Indians ended a four-game skid with a 3-0 victory over the New York Yankees
Dubbed "The Warrior'' by Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for his passionate style of play, O'Neill was honored before the Yankees played the Cleveland Indians.
McCann was injured in the third inning against Cleveland Friday night but remained in the game until he was pinch hit for in the sixth.
