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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 21, 2011
Swept away: Rays lose twice to Yanks, 21/2 back (AP)
The Boston Red Sox keep doing their part to put Tampa Bay in the playoffs. The Rays just can't get past the New York Yankees. First, they gave up three runs in the eighth inning and lost a doubleheader opener 4-2 on Robinson Cano's two-run double. Then, they gave up two runs in the eighth inning and lost the nightcap 4-2 on pinch-hitter Jorge Posada's bases-loaded single.
Jeter leaves game with hand injury (Yahoo! Sports)
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was hit in the right hand by a pitch in the third inning of Sunday's game against the Baltimore Orioles and was removed for a pinch-hitter one inning later. The Yankees announced Jeter has a bruised right middle finger and that X-rays were...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 31, 2011
Jeter hit by pitch, leaves with bruised finger (AP)
Derek Jeter has left a game against Baltimore after being hit by a pitch on the knuckles of his right hand. Jeter was hit by the first pitch from Orioles starter Jake Arrieta in the third inning Sunday. The New York Yankees captain was examined by team staff and went to first base. But in the fourth, he was lifted for pinch-hitter Francisco Cervelli.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 31, 2011
Mets rally against Rivera, avoid sweep by Yanks (AP)
Down to their last strike against Mariano Rivera, the New York Mets wouldn't wilt. And when Jason Bay lined a game-winning single in the 10th inning, an elated Jose Reyes found himself leaping around in the clubhouse. All in all, that might have been the best sign of the day for the feisty Mets. Pinch-hitter Ronny Paulino came through with a tying single off Rivera, Bay drove home the winning...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 3, 2011
Posada, Cano back in Yankees lineup at Texas (AP)
Catcher Jorge Posada and second baseman Robinson Cano are back in the New York Yankees' starting lineup against the Texas Rangers. Posada was back behind the plate Wednesday, a night after sitting out the opener of the two-game set because of discomfort in his throwing shoulder. Cano was held out of the starting lineup because of a fever, but entered as a pinch-hitter in the sixth and played...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on August 11, 2010
Rookie pinch-hitter helps Yankees beat Angels 10-6 (AP)
Colin Curtis already was down two strikes when he hopped off the bench. By the time he returned, the New York Yankees were lining up to push the shy rookie out for a curtain call. Rushed up to the plate after Brett Gardner was ejected, Curtis cracked a three-run homer Wednesday that sealed New York's 10-6 victory over Joel Pineiro and the Los Angeles Angels.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 21, 2010
Thames lifts Yanks over Jays, 7-6 in 10th (The Canadian Press)
NEW YORK, N.Y. - One inside-the-park-home run. Two blown leads. Three runners thrown out at the plate. And on the Fourth of July, a pinch-hit single to win it in the 10th inning.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 4, 2010
Thames wins it for Yanks in 10th, 7-6 over Jays (AP)
One inside-the-park-home run. Two blown leads. Three runners thrown out at the plate. And on the Fourth of July, a pinch-hit single to win it in the 10th inning. George Steinbrenner got one wild 80th birthday present from his New York Yankees. "He probably would have been in and out of his seat a few times," Derek Jeter said.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 4, 2010
Interleague Capsules (AP)
Edwin Jackson overcame a wild start to throw the fourth no-hitter in the season of the pitcher, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Jackson (5-6) threw a whopping 149 pitches -- a major league high -- and walked eight, all but one in the first three innings, in the second no-hitter in Diamondbacks' history.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on June 26, 2010
