Nova Snaps Winless Drought, Yankees Defeat Jays 5-2
Ivan Nova snapped a five game winless streak as the Yankees took their winning streak to 4 games by defeated the Blue Jays, 5-2 on Saturday.
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Ivan Nova snapped a five game winless streak as the Yankees took their winning streak to 4 games by defeated the Blue Jays, 5-2 on Saturday.
Mark Teixeira hit his 22nd homer to help the AL East leaders win their third consecutive game and snap a three-game skid at Rogers Centre. New York had not won three straight since sweeping Toronto at Yankee Stadium from July 16-18.
Yankees closer Rafael Soriano wasn't ready to go full-frontal Tebow, but he was able to undress Detroit in the ninth inning Thursday.
Joe Girardi got mad. Then, the New York Yankees got even.
Mariano Rivera will visit the upstate New York thoroughbred track on Friday, where the third race will be named "The Spa Welcomes Mo!" He'll appear in the winner's circle to address the crowd and present the trophy to the winner.
Curtis Granderson snapped out of a short slump by hitting his 30th homer and driving four runs, helping the New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 12-8 Wednesday night and ending the Tigers' six-game winning streak.
The Orioles are not the Yankees' biggest problem. The real problem for the Yankees is the Yankees.
Lineup questions are all the rage these days. It seems unfathomable to many fans that Joe Girardi would bat his leading home run (and strikeout) man in the leadoff spot.
The Yankees scored twice off Tigers closer Jose Valverde in the ninth inning and had runners at second and third when Curtis Granderson popped up for the final out. The AL East leaders have lost 12 of 18.
Ivan Nova insisted his confidence isn't an issue. His location? Well, even Nova acknowledged that's becoming a problem.
An X-ray taken Thursday gave the Yankees third baseman reason to believe he's right on target.
Andy Pettitte is recovering from a broken fibula and is hoping to return to the Yankees in September.
The Yankees defeated the Mariners 6-2 on Sunday, before heading out on a 7-game road trip.
Felix Hernandez silenced Yankee bats as the Mariners shutout the Yankees 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.
CC Sabathia pitched a three-hitter and struck out 10, dominating the Mariners as usual while leading the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory Friday night.
