Yankees Finish Off BoSox In AL East Race With 4-Game Sweep
With only three projected regulars in the batting order, the banged-up Yankees won their fifth straight and completed the first four-game sweep of their longtime rivals since August 2009.
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With only three projected regulars in the batting order, the banged-up Yankees won their fifth straight and completed the first four-game sweep of their longtime rivals since August 2009.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Hicks will be shut down from throwing for a week to 10 days but is expected back this season — although it was too soon to project a time frame.
Outfielder Aaron Hicks hurt his elbow on a throw back to the infield. There was no immediate word on how long they would be sidelined.
The 31-year-old has been far and away New York's most important signing of the offseason. He now leads the majors with a .338 average and leads the Yankees with 75 RBI and a .920 OPS
Sabathia had surgery after the 2010 season, in July 2014 and after the 2016 and 2018 seasons.
New York earned its major league-leading 35th comeback win and improved to 23-21 when its opponent scores first.
"My job is obviously to constantly try to improve this club," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Wednesday. It's a shame he didn't remember that one day earlier.
The Yankees will head into the final months of the season with what they have, faltering pitchers, injured starters and all.
The Yankees are currently enduring one of the worst pitching months in franchise history, putting even more pressure on GM Brian Cashman to pay up and finally acquire an ace pitcher
Ray fits what the Yankees have coveted for some time, as he's a relatively young power pitcher who is under team control for one more reason.
Rather than cave to outlandish demands for starting pitchers, the Yankees appear to be considering a different route to improve their pitching leading up to Wednesday's trade deadline.
Didi Gregorius and Austin Romine each hit a two-run homer off Chris Sale, and Domingo Germán struck out nine Sunday night to help the Yankees top the Red Sox 9-6 .
Sabathia's knee is a chronic issue. He pitches with a brace and needs periodic injections during the season.
Here's a good question for New York's general manager -- what did he think was going to happen this season?
Manager Aaron Boone said DJ LeMahieu had an MRI on Saturday.
The lefty - who New York's front office considers a premier pitcher - now has an 11.00 ERA in the first inning this year and has given up 10 first-inning home runs in 18 starts.
The 19 runs were the most scored by the Red Sox against the Yankees in the 117-year history of the rivalry.
Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki said Thursday that he is retiring from Major League Baseball following injuries that limited him to 13 plate appearances since July 2017.
Gregorius went 8-for-10 with 10 RBI in his two starts and hit an RBI double to ignite a four-run second.
Perhaps a little time off is exactly what Gary Sanchez needs.
"That's one of those games that, for being late July, we'll probably be talking about for a long time," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
The Twins held on for a victory over the New York Yankees after a tone-setting triple play in the first inning of a series opener between AL division leaders Monday night.
As he took the podium Sunday afternoon in Cooperstown as the final inductee, Mariano Rivera joked, "Why do I always have to go last?"
James Paxton allowed a leadoff home run for the second straight outing and the Colorado Rockies went on to an 8-4 win over the Yankees on Sunday that halted a six-game losing streak.
A large crowd gathered for Sunday's Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown.
