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Early fireworks spark Yanks-Jays showdown
Pitchers have a chore negotiating their way through the first four batters of the Toronto lineup as Nathan Eovaldi was the latest to experience Friday night. Three of the hitters reached base in the...
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Toronto takes Round 1 by a knockout
The Blue Jays applied some pressure on the Yankees with a five-homer, 11-5 victory Friday night in the opener of the four-game showdown series at Yankee Stadium. By increasing their lead in the...
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Wild card looms as AL East slipping from Yanks’ grasp
Scoreboard watchers among Yankees fans may want to pay more attention to what the Rangers, Twins and Angels are doing than to the Blue Jays. Toronto’s doubleheader sweep Saturday left the Yankees 4 1/2...
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Bird likes those ducks on the pond
Take heed all you sluggers that refuse to bunt against the shift, especially leading off an inning in a tie game when getting on base is the priority. It works! How delightful it was to see Brian...
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Yankees waste solid effort from Sabathia
It is tough to lose a two-hitter, but that is what happened to CC Sabathia Thursday. The lefthander gave up only two singles through seven innings, which marked the eighth consecutive game in which the...
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Memorial Day weekend a draw for Yankees
The Memorial Day weekend was a push for the Yankees as they went 2-2. They took two of three games from the Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., and dropped the opener of a three-game set...
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Yankees starting to growl in dog days
The Yankees are trying to convince their American League East rivals that they are not out of contention. The Yanks made a very convincing argument Monday night in a 1-0 victory over the first-place...
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Bullpen breakdown costs Yanks chance to advance
There was a time until last month when the Yankees might have easily put away Tuesday night’s game even after the Blue Jays had cut a 6-0 deficit to 6-4 in the sixth inning. Yankees manager Joe Girardi...
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It is getting awfully tight in the AL East
After playing .500 ball (3-3) on their trip to Kansas City and Baltimore, the Yankees got off to a strong start on the next to last homestand of the season. A 5-3 victory over the Blue Jays kept the...
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Late-inning bullpen breakdown strikes Yanks again
The situation had reached the level that just scoring a run would be considered a moral victory for the Yankees. At this stage of the season, however, they need more than moral victories. They need...
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