Judge's 55th homer, IKF's slam lead Yanks to sweep of Twins
He erased a 1-0 deficit in the fourth inning of the second game when he sent a belt-high slider from Joe Ryan (10-8) into the left-field seats. Gerrit Cole (11-7) struck out a season-high 14 in the night game, allowing five hits and two walks in 6 2/3 innings. in the seventh, Correa struck out to strand two runners against Lucas Luetge, who got his second save. New York (83-54) opened a five-game AL East lead over second-place Tampa Bay and clinched its 30th straight winning season despite an injury-depleted lineup. All-Star LHP Nestor Cortes (9-4, 2.68 ERA) could be activated following a groin strain to start for New York.
wftv.comDonaldson, Carpenter lead Yanks over Red Sox 12-5
Yankees Red Sox Baseball New York Yankees' Isiah Kiner-Falefa (12) and Aaron Hicks, right, celebrate after the team's win over the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game, Friday, July 8, 2022, in Boston. The Red Sox are 16 games back. He left with what the Red Sox said was right forearm extensor tightness. After going 0 for 3 with two strikeouts, Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers left after the fourth inning because of low back pain. RHP Kutter Crawford (2-2, 5.04) starts for the Red Sox.
wftv.comDonaldson, Carpenter lead Yanks over Red Sox 12-5
Josh Donaldson hit a three-run homer in a four-run first inning, Matt Carpenter homered among three hits in his first start in left field in a decade and the New York Yankees beat Boston 12-5 for their 10th win in their last 11 games against the Red Sox.
Báez to Detroit, MLB teams race to finish biz before lockout
Javier Báez agreed to bring his high motor to the Motor City, while other teams around the majors raced to finish up business before Tuesday’s deadline to tender contracts and a likely roster freeze coming when baseball's collective bargaining agreement expires Wednesday.
Heaney, Rizzo, Velazquez help streaking Yanks sweep Red Sox
Red Sox Yankees Baseball New York Yankees pitcher Andrew Heaney winds up during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in New York. ... RHP Ryan Brasier is close to joining the Red Sox, Cora said. Bench coach Will Venable, who tested positive for the coronavirus while the team was in Toronto and was forced to quarantine in Canada, will rejoin the Red Sox at home Friday. ROSTER MOVERed Sox RHP Tanner Houck was returned to Worcester after serving as the 27th man for Tuesday’s doubleheader. Yankees: RHP Jameson Taillon (7-4, 3.89 ERA) takes the ball Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series against Minnesota.
wftv.comYankees beats Royals 5-2 for 12th straight series against KC
Yankees Royals Baseball New York Yankees' DJ LeMahieu scores off an Aaron Judge single in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. — (AP) — Luke Voit had a two-run single in the first inning and the New York Yankees beat Kansas City 5-2 on Wednesday for their 12th straight series victory over the Royals. Chad Green (6-5) got the victory in relief as New York took two of three from Kansas City. The Royals scored their second run in the fifth. Royals RHP Brady Singer was reinstated from the 10-day Injured List.
wftv.comWalsh slams Chapman as Angels stun Yanks after Ohtani flops
Jared Walsh hit a tying grand slam off Aroldis Chapman in a seven-run ninth inning for his second homer of a long night, and the Los Angeles Angels stunned the New York Yankees 11-8 in a rainy game that finished after 1 a.m. Shohei Ohtani’s highly anticipated first pitching appearance at Yankee Stadium was a wild wreck that ended early.
Ohtani's 26th homer starts Angels past reeling Yankees 5-3
Shohei Ohtani pounded his hardest-hit home run of the season, José Suarez pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run relief after Dylan Bundy threw up on the mound because of heat exhaustion and the Los Angeles Angels beat the troubled New York Yankees 5-3.