Yankees Lose Heartbreaker On Controversial Call
The Yankees' hopes of a late comeback was ended by a controversial call at first base. New York and Baltimore are now tied atop the AL East.
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The Yankees' hopes of a late comeback was ended by a controversial call at first base. New York and Baltimore are now tied atop the AL East.
Ivan Nova was activated for the DL on Saturday, but Freddy Garcia will start for the Yankees on Sunday.
Alex Rodriguez hit his 300th home run with the Yankees, Russell Martin and Steve Pearce also homered, and New York regained sole possession of first place in the AL East by defeating the Baltimore Orioles 8-5 on Friday night.
It's almost impossible to hate the Red Sox when they're this bad. Almost. Stomp them now, before they get good again, which will eventually happen. Eventually.
Buck Showalter's inspired Orioles are defying logic and mastering the aging Yankees.
A-Rod is back, Mark Teixeira and Ivan Nova are close and Andy Pettitte is making strides. Here comes the cavalry -- and boy, do the Yankees need it.
History is on New York's side. The 15 previous times the Yankees headed into September in first place since divisional play began in 1969, they made the playoffs.
Adam Jones had heard tales about how Camden Yards used to be when the place was packed and the Orioles were in a pennant race. With one dramatic swing of the bat, Jones found out for himself just how crazy the place can get.
This is not the way the Yankees drew up this season. But here they are with 26 games to play, and everyone in that clubhouse talking about how capable they are of turning the ship around.
Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees are heading to Baltimore for a key division series with some positive momentum.
That big lead in the AL East is gone. The Yankees are in a free-fall that's seen them blow a 10-game cushion over the past 47 days.
Here comes Evan Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays — again. Longoria hit a go-ahead homer and the Rays beat New York 5-2 on Tuesday night to drop the struggling Yankees into a tie for first place in the AL East.
Mr. William Jenkinson, who has been referenced in this blog many times in the past, is an internationally known baseball historian, lecturer, author and resource person. I dare say that no one on the planet knows more about Babe Ruth than Bill.
Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson are back in the New York Yankees' starting lineup.
