Yankees players of the week: May 13-May 19

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David Phelps grabs player of the week honors for last week, as he pitched well in his two starts. For the week, Phelps went a combined 13.2 innings, giving up 10 hits, two runs while racking up 15 strikeouts and pitching to a 1.32 ERA. On May 13, he started in the first game of [...]

Yankees Game 37: Masterson masterful in first game

Phelps took a tough loss, giving up one through 6.2 innings. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

New York Yankees 0 — Cleveland Indians 1   David Phelps made one bad pitch in today’s 1-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians. The first game of a doubleheader today.   David Phelps got the nod for the first game today to makeup rained out games earlier this season. On a 2-2 pitch in the [...]

Yankees Game 32: Vernon Wells drives in two in win

Vernon Wells drove in two, scored twice, and played third base in the ninth inning tonight.

New York Yankees 3 – Colorado Rockies 2   Vernon Wells came through in many ways in tonight’s 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies. Colorado Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio got into trouble early in tonight’s game. After a leadoff single by Brett Gardner, the speedy outfielder would steal second, his fifth stolen base of the [...]

Yankees game 32 lineup: 5/8/13

David Phelps takes the mound for the Yankees tonight (Photo courtesy of nydailynews.com)

  David Phelps is trying to stop a 2 game losing streak for the Yankees tonight as they play the second game of a three game set in Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies. Phelps is making his second start of the season and enters the game with a 1-1 record, a 5.56 ERA, and a 1.50 [...]

Yankees Game 27: Cano, Francisco go deep in finale

Robinson Cano hit his eighth home run of the season tonight.

Houston Astros 4 — New York Yankees 5   Yankees take the series with the Astros in tonight’s 5-4 win.   The Yankees looked to have a good game from the beginning. Spot starter David Phelps had a quick nine-pitch first inning with three groundouts. The offense got started with a bang too. Ichiro Suzuki [...]

Yankees Game 22: Yankees overcome injuries

David Phelps provided four innings of one-run baseball to replace the injured Nova.

Toronto Blue Jays 4 — New York Yankees 6   Yankees pull together and overcome early injuries in tonight’s 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.   The injury bug could not wait to get the Yankees tonight. In the first inning, just five pitches into the game, Francisco Cervelli would be forced to exit [...]

Yankees Game 17: Jays avoid sweep in finale

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New York Yankees 4 — Toronto Blue Jays 8   Pitching struggles in today’s 8-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.   Ivan Nova started today’s game in an attempt to complete the sweep for the Yankees. A pair of singles put Nova in early trouble. With Edwin Encarnacion prominently pulling pitches, the infield was [...]

Yankees Game 10: Home runs hurt Hughes again

Solo home runs got to Hughes in today's loss.

Baltimore Orioles 5 — New York Yankees 3   A familiar flaw in Phil Hughes’ game came back in today’s 5-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.   In 2012, Phil Hughes had 32 starts and gave up 35 home runs. In this season, Hughes didn’t give up any home runs in his first start but [...]

Hughes to start tomorrow in Detroit

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Phil Hughes will return earlier than expected, as he will board a plane soon and head to Detroit according to Wallace Matthews of ESPN New York. Hughes was in line to return on April 11 at Cleveland, but instead will start tomorrow. Hughes last pitched in extended Spring Training on Monday, going seven innings, and said he [...]

Yankees Spring Training Game 31: Yankees hold on to win

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New York Yankees 11 — Baltimore Orioles 8   The Yankees held off the Baltimore Orioles in tonight’s high scoring 11-8 win.   David Phelps started tonight’s game as he prepares for the 2013 season as a starting pitcher. Phelps was effective through his first four innings, including striking out the side in the 4th [...]

Hughes will start season on DL

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The rotation battle between Ivan Nova and David Phelps that has been going on all Spring Training appears to have taken care of itself, as both guys will break camp in the rotation. Phil Hughes will start the season on the DL, according to the New York Post’s Joel Sherman. Hughes has missed a lot [...]

Yankees Spring Training Game 26: David Phelps struggles in 4th inning

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Minnesota Twins 6 — New York Yankees 1   David Phelps couldn’t finish the 4th inning in tonight’s 6-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins.   The Yankees offense was non-existent in tonight’s game. The World Baseball Classic MVP from the Dominican Republic, Robinson Cano, returned to the lineup tonight and got the only hit for [...]

Yankees Spring Training Game 22: Split Squad shutout at night

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New York Yankees 0 — Atlanta Braves 4   The second of two games today ended the same way the day game did, a 4-0 shutout to the Atlanta Braves.   The Yankees offense was held to just three hits in tonight’s game. Eduardo Nunez, Matt Diaz, and Dan Johnson managed to succeed in getting [...]

Yankees Spring Training Game 16: Phelps continues strong Spring

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New York Yankees 3 — Toronto Blue Jays 0   The Yankees hold the Toronto Blue Jays off the scoreboard in today’s 5-0 win.   Kevin Youkilis got his first hit in a Yankees uniform today (1 for 13) with a ringing double. The big hit of the game came from the returning Yankee, fighting [...]

Yankees Spring Training Game 11: Shutout in First Spring Night Game

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Atlanta Braves 2 — New York Yankees 0   The first night of Spring Training didn’t go too bad despite losing 2-0 to the Atlanta Braves.   David Phelps started tonight and went 4 innings as he competes for a spot in the starting rotation. A leadoff double would go on to score in the [...]

Spring Training Game 6: LaRoche brings in only run in Yankees loss

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Toronto Blue Jays 1 — New York Yankees 0   One run is all you need to win in today’s 1-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.   Brett Gardner (6 for 11, .545) and Ichiro Suzuki (5 for 8, .556) continue to look well-prepared for the season to start already, with each getting a [...]

Hughes might not be ready for season

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The 2013 season is not off to a promising start for Phil Hughes. The big righty who is looking to have a breakout season in his contract-year is sidelined with a bulging disk in his upper back. Shutdown for a week, Hughes has not gotten back into a throwing program like he thought he would. [...]

Spring Training Game 1: Almonte shines to start the Spring

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New York Yankees 8 — Atlanta Braves 3   Outfielder Almonte shined on offense and defense in the 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves to open Spring Training.   Early in Spring Training, defense isn’t as solid as you want and for the Atlanta Braves, this was evident. An error by third baseman Chris Johnson [...]

News and Notes from Tampa: Day Two

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With the first day of spring workouts in the books, the competition now begins for the last spot in the New York Yankees rotation. Both David Phelps and Ivan Nova are slated to throw their first official bullpens of the spring today, and it will be the first chance to get a look at what [...]

Ivan The Confident

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If one thing can be said about Ivan Nova over his brief career already, it’s that he is very confident. Confidence in sports is just as important as physical ability. It all starts with the belief that anything is possible – the talent will take care of the rest. Especially for a young starting pitcher [...]