Kuroda Awful, Situational Hitting Worse As Blue Jays Blast Yankees
Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, J.P. Arencibia added a two-run drive and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-1 on Wednesday night.
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Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, J.P. Arencibia added a two-run drive and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-1 on Wednesday night.
So far, we certainly have not seen the kind of withering cross-examination that was expected by lead defense counsel Rusty Hardin.
First Mariano Rivera, now David Robertson. The Yankees are running out of healthy pitchers to put in the closer's role.
Wei-Yin Chen pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Adam Jones homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees 5-2 Tuesday night.
The Rangers remain in the top spot with the Orioles surprisingly making the jump to the #2 spot
The 27-year-old -- who took over for Mariano Rivera when he tore his ACL and was lost for the season -- has been unavailable since Saturday with soreness in his left side, and received an MRI on Tuesday.
It's amazing the Yankees could even field a team at this point.
Mark Teixeira hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning, Curtis Granderson also connected, and the New York Yankees got three hits from Alex Rodriguez in an 8-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.
Andy Pettitte's comeback effort wasn't a one-shot deal, obviously, so not a big deal that he didn't get a "W" next to his name Sunday. Those will come, assuming he continues to feel this good.
The Cincinnati Reds hit the road on Sunday night for an unusual seven-game trip, one that has them playing two teams in the same city back-to-back.
Brian McNamee says he injected Roger Clemens with steroids about eight to 10 times when they were with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1998.
Pettitte is due to cash in -- and he hopes his Yankees reunion will last well into October.
This column places me in the odd position of defending Brian Cashman, whose record with pitching is dubious (at best) and well-documented, from Kei Igawa to Jaret Wright to Kevin Brown to A.J. Burnett and Carl Pavano.
Andy Pettitte's decent performance must have warmed the heart of his Texas kin, especially wife Laura, it probably did more than that for Yankees manager Joe Girardi.
The Yankees honored Purple Heart recipient Megan Leavey and combat dog Sgt. Rex at Yankee Stadium before Sunday's game.
