Phil Hughes (4-5) and the Yankees were unable to keep the lead after a four-run 6th in tonight’s 9-5 loss. The Yankees trailed 4-1 after 5 innings thanks to a two-run home run to center field by David Ortiz. However the Yankees offense supported the Hughes four-run 6th that included a misplay by right fielder [...]

Freddy Garcia made a successful return from the disabled list and earned his 11th win of the season by going 6 innings and allowing just 1 run on 2 hits. David Robertson gave up his first home run this season but Mariano Rivera helped shut the door on a 3-2 victory. The star of the [...]

Single runs in the 7th and 8th inning gave the Orioles the 2-0 lead and the win in a pitcher’s duel between Bartolo Colon and Zach Britton. The first run to score came on a single by Vladimir Guerrero and when the pitchers are throwing zeroes, one run usually wins it. The Yankees managed 4 [...]

With Hurricane Irene approaching the northeast, the millions prepare for rough days ahead. Unfortunately for the Yankees fans, the rough games that are A.J. Burnett starts continues to torture us as we fall to the Baltimore Orioles 12-5. A.J. Burnett was left out to give up 9 runs on 9 hits in 5 innings because [...]

For a team that came in with half the number of home runs as the Yankees, they sure swing the bat well. After rookie first baseman Brandon Allen hit two home runs yesterday, Coco Crisp flexed the same muscles, with a two home run game tonight. Coco Crisp took CC Sabathia deep in the first [...]

Nick Swisher started the Yankees offense in the 8th inning with a three-run home run to cut a 6-0 deficit in half. He also had the opportunity to drive in the last runs needed for a walk-off victory but fell short at the warning track in a 6-5 loss to open the series against the [...]

Following A.J. Burnett’s poor outing, Ivan Nova continues to impress. Nova got his 13th win of the season and 9th win in his last 10 starts. He managed to use his slider effectively when in jams and kept the Twins off the scoreboard. The Yankees first got their first run on a sacrifice fly from [...]

In a 9-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins, A.J. Burnett dealt with a bit of a poor strike zone but poor control and placement of pitches led to another bad outing. The Yankees starting pitcher went 1.2 innings and many of his pitches were hit hard for a total of 7 runs on 5 hits [...]

With Freddy Garcia going on the disabled list, an impressive start by Phil Hughes would definitely be encouraging and a little more complicated for Joe Girardi, in a good way. Phil Hughes did just that in an amazing way. Hughes went 7.2 innings and gave up just 2 hits, a solo home run in the [...]

In an 8-4 victory, the Yankees benefitted from 3 home runs and the reversal of a Minnesota one. Mark Teixeira hit a home run tonight and Nick Swisher went back-to-back with Andruw Jones. In the 1st inning, Justin Morneau hit a two-run home run that was looked over on instant replay and was announced as [...]