Yankees bring 1-0 series advantage over Red Sox
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After an up-and-down season, the Yankees are poised to make a run at another AL East title, sitting just two games behind the first-place Blue Jays. Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features,
New York beat Boston in the opener of their three-game series behind stellar pitching from starter Luis Gil and another home run from Aaron Judge.
Detroit is a World Series contender in its own right, with Tarik Skubal fronting a playoff rotation and Riley Greene leading the offense. The Red Sox have embarrassed the Yankees so far this season, winning eight of the first ten meetings this season. So the challenge is clear.
Together, Fernando Cruz and Mark Leiter Jr. gave up nine runs while recording no outs in an historically bad seventh inning, turning a tie game into a blowout 12-2 loss to the Tigers on a crisp night at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees were again in a tight game against the Tigers late Wednesday, but their bullpen once again imploded in their second straight 10-run loss against Detroit.
New York Yankees (64-57, third in the AL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (61-61, fourth in the NL Central) St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Luis Gil (0-1, 7.27 ERA, 1.85 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Cardinals: Andre Pallante (6-9, 4.95 ...
The Yankees could not control how soft their schedule became over the past week, but they did take care of business almost as well as they could have.
NEW YORK -- Mother Nature put a damper onAlex Rodriguez's pregame ceremony. He was always a lightning rod, after all. Rodriguez's tribute before his final game with the New York Yankees on Friday night lasted just five minutes due to a massive thunder and ...
Videos from Thursday's game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers show President Donald Trump being welcomed with loud cheers.
Yankees captain Aaron Judge hit his 359th career home run in the first inning Tuesday night against the Detroit Tigers, breaking a tie with Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra for fifth place on the franc