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Three Straight Homers in the 8th Lift Yankees Past Nationals, 4-2
Down 2-0 into the 8th, the Yankees crushed three straight homers off the Nationals bullpen to erase the deficit and win Game 2, 4-2.
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Jimmy Spiro
Jimmy writes the Bronx Pinstripes game recap after every Yankees game. Beat-reporter pacing, fan's heartbeat. He calls opposing players by last name and has no patience for dead-air innings.
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Ben Rice's Two Homers, Five RBI Power Yankees Past Rays 12-4
Ben Rice homered twice and drove in five as the Yankees routed the Rays 12-4, salvaging a split of the four-game series.
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Jonathan Aranda Does It Again: Rays Blank Yankees 3-0, Boone Ejected
Jonathan Aranda drove in all three runs as the Rays blanked the Yankees 3-0, and Aaron Boone got tossed for good measure.
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Ben Rice Goes Deep, But Three Rays Homers Sink Yankees, 6-4
Ben Rice crushed a 3-run homer off Ian Seymour, but the Rays answered with three homers of their own to beat the Yankees 6-4 at the Trop.
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Cam Schlittler's Gem and Jose Caballero's Two Homers Send Yankees Past Rays
Cam Schlittler struck out 8 over 8 innings and Jose Caballero homered twice as the Yankees opened at Tampa Bay with a 5-1 win.
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Joe Ryan Silences the Yankees, Twins Take the Series 6-1
Joe Ryan struck out nine, Royce Lewis broke the game open in the fifth, and the Yankees dropped their ninth game in ten, 6-1 to the Twins.
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Twins Torch Yankees 11-4 in Fourth of July Home Run Barrage
Yankees 4, Twins 11: six Twins homers and a stranded bases-loaded rally sink the Bombers on a Fourth of July stinker at the Stadium.
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Ben Rice's Blast Snaps the Skid as Yankees Beat Twins 5-2
Ben Rice's two-run homer off Paredes broke a 1-1 tie and snapped a six-game skid as the Yankees beat the Twins 5-2 behind Cole and a lockdown pen.
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Camilo Doval Melts Down as Tigers Complete Sweep, Yankees' Skid Hits Seven
Doval walked in a run, then handed Detroit three more on a throwing error, as the sub-.500 Tigers swept the Yankees and the losing streak hit seven.
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Yankees Fall to Tigers, 9-3, as Schlittler Implodes and Skid Hits Six
Three first-inning home runs sank Cam Schlittler and Tarik Skubal allowed one hit in six innings as the Yankees fell 9-3, their sixth straight loss.
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Casey Mize Was Unhittable. The Yankees Did the Rest.
Casey Mize dealt a career-high-tying 10-K gem while Bronx defense unraveled in the 2nd. Tigers win 7-3, Yankees skid hits five straight.
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Fernando Cruz Hands Boston the Walk-Off; Red Sox Sweep the Yankees in 10
Red Sox 5, Yankees 4 in 10 -- Cruz blew a 2-run lead in extras, Duran walked it off, Boston sweeps the series.
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Cole Gives Up Two Homers, Former Prospect Seigler Twists the Knife as Yankees Fall 4-1 at Fenway
Red Sox 4, Yankees 1: Seigler hit his first career HR off Cole, Chapman closed it out, and New York dropped its third straight at Fenway.
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Payton Tolle Takes Perfect Game Into the Sixth, Red Sox Beat Yankees 6-1 at Fenway
Payton Tolle retired the first 16 Yankees and nearly threw a perfect game at Fenway. Red Sox 6, Yankees 1 -- and it wasn't really that close.
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Four Errors, Nine Strikeouts, and a Loss Cam Schlittler Didn't Deserve
Schlittler struck out nine and allowed zero earned runs. Four Yankees errors turned the fifth into a disaster, and Durbin's two-run shot did the rest.
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Goldschmidt Torches Skubal Twice as Yankees Win Series in Detroit, 4-2
Goldschmidt hit two home runs off Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, Dominguez added a go-ahead two-run shot, and the Yankees won 4-2 in Detroit.
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Yankees 4, Tigers 3: Jazz Chisholm's Lollipop Answer Snaps the Three-Game Skid
Jazz Chisholm answered Boone's lollipop critique with a go-ahead two-run homer as the Yankees beat Detroit 4-3, ending a three-game skid.
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Cole Gets Hit With a Leadoff Cycle as Tigers Take Series Opener, 5-3
Tigers 5, Yankees 3 at Comerica -- Gerrit Cole took the loss, Framber Valdez struck out 8, and the Yankees have lost three straight.
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Burns Shuts the Door, Reds Take the Series at the Stadium
Stephenson's 3-run shot in the 4th ended it. Chase Burns blanked the Yankees after Rice's solo HR, and Cincinnati took the series. CIN 4, NYY 1.
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Stewart's Career Day Buries the Yankees, 10-2
Sal Stewart tied a career high with 6 RBI as the Reds pounded the Yankees 10-2, with a fifth-inning error opening the floodgates.
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Yankees 10, White Sox 5: Goldschmidt and Bellinger Make It 8 of 9
Paul Goldschmidt's three-run bomb in the fifth finished it early as the Yankees beat the White Sox 10-5 -- their 8th win in the last 9 games.
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Ben Rice's 9th-Inning Blast Caps Yankees' 8-3 Win Over Blue Jays
Ben Rice broke a 3-3 tie with a 381-foot shot in the 9th, Caballero added a 3-run HR, and the Yankees took the series from Toronto 8-3.
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Goldschmidt Delivers in the Ninth, Yankees Take 3-1 Win in Toronto
Paul Goldschmidt's two-run homer in the 9th broke a 1-1 tie as the Yankees won 3-1 at Rogers Centre, moving to 42-27 and holding first in the AL East.
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Blue Jays 8, Yankees 5: Weathers Gets Torched Early, Late Rally Stalls in Toronto
The Blue Jays torched Ryan Weathers for five runs in two innings and held on for an 8-5 win, snapping the Yankees' four-game streak.
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Chisholm's Triple Breaks It Open, Yankees Sweep Cleveland 8-4
Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s 2-run triple in the second flipped a 1-0 hole, and the Yankees never trailed again in an 8-4 sweep clincher at Cleveland.
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Spencer Jones' First Career HR Lifts Yankees Past Guardians, 3-2
Spencer Jones went 443 feet to dead center for his first career HR, and Jazz Chisholm finished it off in the 8th as the Yankees topped Cleveland 3-2.
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Bellinger's 10th-Inning Single Puts the Yankees Ahead for Good in Cleveland, 7-5
Bellinger delivered the go-ahead single in the 10th, Goldschmidt drove in three, and the Yankees stole the series opener at Cleveland, 7-5 in extras.
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Bellinger Cracks It Open, Chisholm Blows It Apart -- Yankees 6, Red Sox 1
Three strikeouts didn't stop Jazz Chisholm Jr. from depositing a cutter into the right-field bullpen when it mattered most. Yankees take the series split and creep within a whisker of first.
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Red Sox 5, Yankees 3: Contreras Does the Damage, 17 Left Stranded in Game 1
Ben Rice went yard first, the Yankees had 17 LOB, and Willson Contreras had the last word. Boston takes Game 1 at the Stadium, 5-3.
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With Judge Out, Rodón Deals and McMahon Delivers: Yankees 2, Guardians 1
Without Aaron Judge, Rodón threw six sharp innings and McMahon drove in the go-ahead run in the 7th -- Yankees 2, Guardians 1.
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The Guardians Didn't Care Who Was on The Tonight Show
Chisholm hit his first Yankee Stadium homer after his Tonight Show appearance, but Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a homer and Cleveland took the series with a 5-4 win.
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Goldschmidt Did Everything. Ramírez Did More. Guardians 9, Yankees 4
Paul Goldschmidt was a one-man offense -- 3-for-5, a homer, all four RBI. Didn't matter. Cleveland took Game 1 at the Stadium, 9-4, on Ramírez's two doubles.
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Thirteen in the Third: Yankees Torch the A's 13-8 With a Historically Rare Inning
Ben Rice hit a double and a triple in the same inning, the Yankees sent 18 batters to the plate in the third, and all 13 runs scored before the fourth inning even started.
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Cole Fans 10, Yankees Blank Royals 7-0 for 14th Straight Win Over KC
Gerrit Cole struck out 10 in 6.2 scoreless innings in his second start since Tommy John surgery, Ben Rice drove in three, and the Yankees swept Kansas City.
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Rosario, Six Homers, and a Franchise First: Yankees Hammer Royals 15-1
Amed Rosario went 4-for-6 with two homers and every starter had at least 2 hits -- a franchise first -- as the Yankees rolled 15-1 in Kansas City.
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Volpe's Two-Run Single in the Ninth Sends Yankees Past Royals 4-3 on Memorial Day
Down 3-2 heading into the ninth at Kauffman, the Yankees rallied on a Volpe two-run single to win their 12th straight against Kansas City.
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Judge Ends It: Walk-Off HR Lifts Yankees Over First-Place Rays, 2-0
Judge ended his career-high 11-game RBI drought with a walk-off two-run HR in the ninth. Weathers blanked first-place Tampa Bay for seven.
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Cole's Return Was Brilliant. His Bullpen Wasn't. Rays 4, Yankees 2.
Gerrit Cole threw 6 shutout innings in his first start since the 2024 World Series. Tim Hill couldn't get a single out in the 8th. Rays win 4-2.
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Three Hits, No Answers: Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0
Carlos Rodón was good. Spencer Miles was better. The Yankees managed three hits and went 0-for-4 with RISP in a 2-0 shutout that completed a frustrating series split.
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McMahon Breaks a 24-At-Bat Drought, Rice Ties Judge: Yankees Hold Off Toronto 5-4
Ryan McMahon ended a 0-for-24 slide with a game-tying 3-run shot. Ben Rice's 16th tied Judge for the team lead. Yankees 5, Blue Jays 4.
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Bellinger, Chisholm Jr. Go Back-to-Back in the Seventh as Yankees Take Game One from Toronto
Down 5-3 in the seventh, the Yankees sent back-to-back two-run shots off Yariel Rodríguez to flip the ALDS rematch opener 7-5 -- then held their breath through a Bednar ninth.
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Six Outs Away: Mets Erase a 6-3 Lead, Walk Off in 10, Take the Subway Series
David Bednar, Tyrone Taylor's 9th-inning three-run bomb, and a Chisholm-Volpe collision decided the Subway Series rubber game. Yankees lose 7-6 in ten.
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Williams Closes Out His Old Team: Mets 6, Yankees 3
Rodón's wild pitch turned a lead into a hole, Vientos buried the Yankees in the fifth, and Devin Williams closed out his former team in the ninth.
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Same Old Jazz: Chisholm's Two-Run Double Keys Yankees' 5-2 Win at Citi Field
Jazz Chisholm's third-inning two-run double off Clay Holmes gave the Yankees all the cushion they'd need in a crisp 5-2 win at Citi Field.
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Seven Runs, One Hit, and a Max Fried Elbow Scare at Camden Yards
The Orioles shut out the Yankees 7-0 Wednesday as Kyle Bradish carried a no-hitter into the fifth and Max Fried left after three innings with left elbow soreness.
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The Yankees Hadn't Won in Four Days. Then Goldschmidt Hit the First Pitch 402 Feet.
Goldschmidt's first-pitch solo shot tied Carlton Fisk for 81st all-time, and Grisham's three-run blast ended the Yankees' four-game skid in Baltimore.
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No-Hitter Into the Seventh, Nothing to Show For It: Yankees Fall 3-2 in Baltimore
Ryan Weathers took a no-hitter into the 7th at Camden Yards. Then Coby Mayo hit a 389-foot three-run shot off Brent Headrick. Yankees fall 3-2 -- four in a row.
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Turang Walk-Off Completes Brewers' Sweep of the Yankees, First Since August 1989
Brice Turang's 411-foot walk-off shot off Bednar in the ninth sends the Yankees home swept for the first time by Milwaukee since August 1989.
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Schlittler Took the Hit. The Bullpen Couldn't.
Schlittler battled through a 108.5 mph comebacker and gave them six scoreless. The bullpen blew two saves and the Brewers walked off 4-3 in ten.
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Jacob Misiorowski Strikes Out 11, Brewers Blank the Yankees 6-0 in Spencer Jones' Debut
Misiorowski struck out 11 in six innings as Milwaukee blanked New York 6-0 Friday. Spencer Jones and Kervin Castro both debuted in the loss.
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Yankees 9, Rangers 2: Grisham Blows It Open in the Sixth
Down 2-1 heading into the sixth, the Yankees erupted for six runs -- anchored by Trent Grisham's bases-clearing double -- to win the series 2-1 over Texas.
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Will Warren's First Stumble Hands Eovaldi and the Rangers a Series Tie
Nathan Eovaldi went eight innings without a walk as Will Warren had his worst start of 2026 in a 6-1 loss that tied the Rangers series at Yankee Stadium.
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Chisholm Sends One to the Moon, Yankees Come From Three Down to Beat Rangers 7-4
Down 3-0 after one, the Yankees came back behind McMahon's tying blast and Chisholm's 413-ft go-ahead shot off deGrom. Five straight wins.
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For John: Judge Goes Deep as Yankees Sweep Baltimore, 12-1
Aaron Judge hit his 14th homer -- and the Stadium played John Sterling's own words back at the night. Yankees 12, Orioles 1. The sweep is complete.
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Domínguez Launches His First, Yankees Turn Up to 11
Domínguez's first homer of 2026, Judge's 413-ft blast, and a seven-run eighth powered the Yankees past the Orioles 11-3.
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Saturday Belli Bash: Bellinger Goes 4-for-4 as Yankees Top Orioles, 9-4
Cody Bellinger went 4-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI, and the Yankees rolled past the Orioles 9-4 at the Stadium on a Saturday afternoon.
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Ben Rice Goes Deep for No. 11, Warren Fans Nine as Yankees Down Orioles, 7-2
Ben Rice's 11th homer -- a three-run shot in the 2nd -- put the Yankees up 5-1 before Will Warren fanned nine across 6.1 dominant innings.
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Eovaldi Was Vintage. The Yankees Weren't. Rangers Win Series Finale, 3-0.
Nathan Eovaldi threw seven shutout innings and the Yankees couldn't get anything going at Globe Life Field -- a 3-0 loss in the series finale, though New York still won the set 2-1.
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The ugliest fun game of the year so far
Yankees 11, Angels 10. Seven home runs, a pinch-hit Grisham bomb, Judge passing Mantle, and a ninth-inning walk-off that ended on a bounced slider nobody saw coming.
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Three Games, Three Wins, One Run Allowed: Yankees Sweep Giants to Open 2026
The Yankees swept the Giants at Oracle Park, outscoring San Francisco 13-1. Fried set the tone, Schlittler looked healthy, Bednar locked down the ninth, and Judge homered in consecutive games after an 0-for-7 start.
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