Wells Hits Two-Run Homer, Yankees Beat Royals 3-2
Vernon Wells hit a go-ahead two-run homer and made a long running catch to preserve a 3-2 victory for Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees
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Vernon Wells hit a go-ahead two-run homer and made a long running catch to preserve a 3-2 victory for Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees
Mariano Rivera spoke with more than a dozen members of the Kansas City community before Saturday night's game against the Royals.
Pinch-hitter Brennan Boesch hit a tiebreaking infield single with the bases loaded in the ninth off closer Rafael Betancourt and the New York Yankees snapped a five-game skid at Coors Field with a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies.
As long as the bulldog attitude continues, the Mets may have found themselves a closer.
Robinson Cano homered and Eduardo Nunez scored the tiebreaking run after a sixth-inning double to send the New York Yankees past the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday night.
This serves as the best kind of news, the uplifting kind, if only because of what this 43-year-old is accomplishing in what he has proclaimed his final year in pinstripes.
As the Yankees fell victim to one injury after another earlier this year, fans were screaming "Mayday, mayday!" Well now it's May Day — May 1, that is — and the Yankees have survived pretty well so far.
Hiroki Kuroda settled in after a rocky start to pitch four-hit ball through seven innings, Travis Hafner had three RBI singles and the New York Yankees used small ball to beat the Houston Astros 7-4 on Tuesday night.
Little, Brown and Co. said on Monday that it will publish "The Closer" next spring in English, Spanish and audio editions. A children's edition will follow that autumn.
The Yankees are streaking after completing a four-game sweep of the Jays.
Ichiro Suzuki hit a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Tuesday night.
It was nice to think about, but it's a safe bet that Pete Rose will remain the all-time hits leader. Now you know what Rose meant when he said the first 3,000 were the easy ones.
Blue Jays reliever Aaron Loup made a two-run throwing error in the 11th inning and the Yankees beat Toronto 5-3 on Saturday.
If anyone knows what Jeter must be feeling -- that he has to come back and can't leave us with the image of him lying on the turf unable to get up -- it is Rivera.
Travis Hafner had a pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning to make a winner of CC Sabathia, who settled down after a shaky start and helped the New York Yankees beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 Wednesday night.
The Yankees turned a triple play in the eighth inning after Adam Jones dropped Vernon Wells' fly ball while blowing a bubble for a game-changing, three-run error, and New York beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Friday night for its fourth straight win.
Mariano Rivera wanted to finally meet the man who has kept a steady sports beat in Cleveland for 40 years, the guy sitting at the top of the bleachers year after year pounding away to spark a rally.
So watching the Yankees the last few days I was suddenly reminded of the movie "Major League." That happens nearly every time I'm in Cleveland -- I mean, why wouldn't it? -- but this time it happened for another reason.
CC Sabathia put in a strong seven-inning outing as the Yankees shut out the Tigers at Comerica Park.
Following two straight duds to start the season, the banged-up New York Yankees finally looked like themselves Thursday night.
Facing a Yankees lineup minus injured Derek Jeter for the first time since 2001 and just three starters from Opening Day a year ago, Jon Lester gave up five hits and two runs in five sharp innings against the defending AL East champions.
Lyle Overbay has emerged as the top contender to be the Yankees' starting first baseman with Mark Teixeira beginning the season on the disabled list.
October baseball is almost a divine right in the view of the Yankees. But there are doubts this year. Lots of them.
Vernon Wells is excited about the chance to wear the Yankees' pinstripes.
If Kenley Jansen could toss 80-90 frames for Los Angeles, he could strike out 130-140 batters with a low ERA and WHIP.
