Pettitte Sparkles In Return; Yankees Regain AL East Lead In First Of Double-Dip
Andy Pettitte pitched five sparkling innings in his return from a broken leg and his bullpen barely held on, but his performance kept the Yankees atop the AL East.
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Andy Pettitte pitched five sparkling innings in his return from a broken leg and his bullpen barely held on, but his performance kept the Yankees atop the AL East.
Curtis Granderson's caught fire in his last six games and is powering the Yankees down the stretch.
Ivan Nova was strong in his return from the DL as the Yankees defeated the Rays 5-3 on Saturday.
If you want those of us who eulogized Jeter last year to apologize, you got it. I'm sorry. But to bend the other way and embalm the man in faerie dust is equally misguided. He's great, just not the greatest.
Derek Jeter didn't let an injury stop him from tying Willie Mays for 10th place on the career hits list or helping the New York Yankees stay tied for the AL East lead.
It's a fight for survival at the top of the AL East , where some weird stuff could happen if the standings remain static.
The philosophy was simple, yet confusing at the same time and it goes like this - 'know and know you know.' See what I meant by both simple and confusing?
Whatever the Red Sox have left will be focused on beating the Yankees. And while Boston's hitters may not scare anyone, New York can look to their own lineup for that sensation.
Yes, some of these could be contradictory. That's just part of the reason these Yankees are hard to figure out.
The Yankees earned a series split by defeating the Orioles 13-3 on Sunday.
In a potential one-game playoff scenario, Jerry Meals' terrible call may come back to haunt the Yankees.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I said in the spring the Yankees could not bring the World Series back to the Bronx. I was right then. I'm right now.
"Who's panicking? I'm not," Yankees captain Derek Jeter said. "You're going to have highs and lows, but you're still going to have confidence."
Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-3 and further tighten the AL East race.
Alex Rodriguez returns to the Yankees' lineup Monday and will bat cleanup against the Rays.
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez played in the field for the first time during his three-game rehab assignment with the Single A Tampa Yankees on Saturday.
Curtis Granderson left Saturday's game with tightness in his right hamstring.
The 37-year-old star has been out for more than a month because of a broken left hand. He is scheduled to play for Class A Tampa at Lakeland on Friday night.
Everything seems synthetic, scripted and rehearsed, as though he practiced his responses in front of a mirror for hours -- something cynics would say he does daily no matter his media requirements.
