Palladino: Pettitte Return Just What Yankees Needed
Andy Pettitte rewarded the faithful few at Yankee Stadium with hope. Hope that maybe this pitching staff is going to be all right after all.
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Andy Pettitte rewarded the faithful few at Yankee Stadium with hope. Hope that maybe this pitching staff is going to be all right after all.
Calvin's dislike for the Yankees' pennant race is preventing him from sleeping. On top of that, his girlfriend is an Orioles fan.
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.
Joe Girardi can't jam the reset button and make his team young and voracious again. But he is expected to beat Baltimore. And if he doesn't, he could go hungry.
It was easily determined whether Andy Pettitte or rookie David Phelps would pitch the first game or the nightcap. "Andy, you kind of give (Andy) his choice," said manager Joe Girardi.
A second-place team at No. 1? That's right -- the Atlanta Braves are hot, hot, hot.
New York, with a half-game advantage over the Baltimore Orioles, was finally going to get its veteran starter back on Tuesday. Instead, the game was postponed, and the left-hander will take the hill against Toronto on Wednesday.
Andy Pettitte is ready to take the mound on Tuesday against the Jays.
Curtis Granderson's caught fire in his last six games and is powering the Yankees down the stretch.
With the Yankees' offense sputtering, it was vital that Hughes was in complete command when he took the mound at Fenway Park.
It's a fight for survival at the top of the AL East , where some weird stuff could happen if the standings remain static.
"We win a game, we lose a game, we win a game, we lose a game," said shortstop Derek Jeter. "That's pretty much it."
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.
The Yankees are preparing for the worst as Mark Teixeira is set to have an MRI on Monday.
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.
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.
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.
But the regular season was not supposed to be anything more than an exercise for the Yankees. We knew the Red Sox were out of it almost from the beginning and were no longer a factor.
