Megill's 10 Ks Lead Mets Over Reeling, Bumbling Yanks
The Yankees lost their season-high seventh in a row and for the 11th time in 13 games following a 13-game winning streak.
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The Yankees lost their season-high seventh in a row and for the 11th time in 13 games following a 13-game winning streak.
The Yankees have lost six straight and 10 of 12, a jarring collapse immediately following a 13-game winning streak that propelled them to the top of the wild-card race.
The Yankees have lost five straight and nine of 11 since winning 13 in a row. This latest defeat dropped them a half-game behind Boston for the first wild-card slot.
In front of a massive crowd of Yankees fans, Hall of Famers and celebrities, including Michael Jordan and Knicks legend Patrick Ewing, the long-time Bronx Bombers captain was finally inducted.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Cole was not headed for an MRI and the right-hander said it was too early to determine if he would miss his next scheduled start.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 40th homer, Marcus Semien went deep twice and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-0 on Monday for their fifth straight win.
The wild card-contending Yankees dropped to 7-9 against the Orioles this year. Baltimore is 1-18 against AL East-leading Tampa Bay.
The Yankees had won 15 of 19 thanks largely to a surging offense that averaged 5.1 runs and eight hits per game in that span.
Stanton also homered as the Yankees remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Boston in the the race for the first AL wild card.
Cole threw seven excellent innings of four-hit ball to earn his AL-leading 14th victory, and New York snapped its four-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory Wednesday night.
Ohtani stole home, Jared Walsh hit a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Angels hung on late to send the Yankees to their fourth straight loss, 6-4 Tuesday night.
New York has lost two in a row for the first time since July 22-23.
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, but that's all New York managed against Montas and the A's bullpen.
Giancarlo Stanton homered for a fourth straight game, Aaron Judge hit a three-run shot in front of friends and family, and the Yankees extended their best winning streak in nearly 60 years to 13.
The surging New York Yankees keep coming up with timely hits, defensive gems or key pitches to pull off close wins — and now they have their best unbeaten run in nearly 60 years because of all those little things.
The Yankees remained four games behind first-place Tampa Bay in the AL East.
In a historic matchup between two of baseball's hottest teams, the New York Yankees kept right on rolling.
The Yankees moved to 21-5 since dropping three of four at Boston in late July.
The Yankees also won by at least five runs for the first time since beating Baltimore Aug. 4.
The Yankees are 19-5 since losing three of four in Boston July 22-25.
New York, which has won 18 of 23, now holds one of two AL wild cards in a tight three-way race that includes the Red Sox and Oakland Athletics.
It took the New York Yankees just over six weeks to erase a 10 1/2-game gap between them and the Boston Red Sox.
New York has won 10 of 13 and pulled within two games of Boston for an AL wild-card spot. The Yankees open a three-game series against the Red Sox with a day-night doubleheader Tuesday.
Rougned Odor hit a two-run homer, Nestor Cortes pitched six solid innings and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Sunday.
New York manager Aaron Boone got his 300th win.
