Severino Wows In Long-Awaited Return, Shocking Injury Ends Betances' Season
Luis Severino pitched four dominant innings and reached 98.8 mph in his injury-delayed season debut for New York
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Luis Severino pitched four dominant innings and reached 98.8 mph in his injury-delayed season debut for New York
The 13-time All Star and baseball's all-time saves leader is widely regarded as the greatest closer in the sport's history.
Dellin Betances made his season debut for the Yankees, strengthening an already top bullpen. Jordan Montgomery returned, too, though he likely is tuning up for next season.
The Yankees have 20 homers over their past seven games, and have hit multiple home runs in 14 of their past 19. They have an MLB-best 285 home runs this season.
Anthony Kay allowed five runs and seven hits in 41/3 innings. Kay was obtained from the New York Mets in the July trade for Marcus Stroman.
All-Star catcher Gary Sánchez became the Yankees' latest injury concern when he left the second game of Thursday's doubleheader with left groin tightness
J.A. Happ (12-8) is set to start the opener Thursday for the Yankees against Detroit's Matthew Boyd (8-10), who was supposed to pitch Wednesday.
Jordy Mercer capped a comeback from a six-run deficit with a game-ending single off Chance Adams in the ninth inning
The New York Yankees officially ended Boston's three-year reign as AL East champs, beating the Red Sox on Monday night behind another big effort by James Paxton.
The Yankees won for the fourth time in five games and improved to 94-50, keeping pace with Houston for the top record in the majors.
J.A. Happ has not allowed a run in his last 15 1/3 innings.
New York starter Domingo Germán (17-4) gave up five runs in 4 1/3 innings, allowing three hits with four walks and five strikeouts
New York improved to 92-49, including 11-2 when using Chad Green as an opener. Green allowed two hits in two innings, and Boone said he might use an opener in the postseason.
The five homers came a day after Mike Minor and the Texas bullpen ended New York's streak of 220 games without being shut out.
During the month leading up to the July 31 trade deadline, Mike Minor heard often he might wind up pitching in the Bronx. Whatever the Yankees had in mind, this certainly wasn't it.
Through Little League and high school, three years in the Ivy League and six more in the minors, Mike Ford held onto his childhood dream.
New York hit 74 home runs in August, shattering the major league record for any month. The previous mark of 58 was shared by Baltimore (May 1987) and Seattle (May 1999).
Sabathia was scheduled to have his knee drained and receive a cortisone shot Saturday.
CC Sabathia was pulled after three innings with a recurrence of his on-going knee issues, and Tommy Kahnle (3-1) allowed three runs in the sixth.
The New York Yankees are now (officially) the most snake-bitten team in MLB history.
After opening their West Coast swing by being swept in Oakland, the Yankees rebounded to win five of six and continued to bash home runs.
Severino, coming back from a lat muscle injury, said he felt good after throwing 35 pitches over two innings against minor leaguers on Tuesday.
Judge became the third-fastest player in baseball history to reach 100 home runs, Tanaka threw seven sharp innings and outpitched Yusei Kikuchi in a showdown of Japanese starters, and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0 on Tuesday night.
Yusei Kikuchi made a point of watching Masahiro Tanaka growing up in Japan, whether he was pitching in his home country or once Tanaka got to the majors with the New York Yankees.
Torres hit his 13th home run in August, Ford went deep twice and New York beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Monday night.
