Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton homer in Yankees’ win over Astros
By now, the Yankees are used to Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton hitting home runs in the same game, and it almost always leads to a win. Aaron Boone said he felt “warm and fuzzy” when Judge and Juan Soto hit home runs for the first time in the same game last month. On Wednesday, […]
Yankees torch Justin Verlander in win vs. struggling Astros
Remember when the Astros dominated the Yankees? Those days certainly seem to be over. All they needed was Alex Verdugo. After opening the season with four straight wins in Houston, the Yankees defeated the Astros for their fifth straight with a 10-3 victory in the Bronx on Tuesday. They won four straight games for the […]
Yankees’ lights-out bullpen helping them thrive in close games
No one in baseball has played as close a game as the Yankees, but things have been going very well for them. Out of 36 contests, 27 have been decided by three points or less, the most in baseball. And in those games, they have 16 wins and 11 losses. Each game in the Tigers’ […]
Yankees stars, Knicks great come out for Game 1 at the Garden
Forget the Met Gala. Round 2 at the Garden will draw a crowd of die-hard Knicks fans. Yankees stars past and present, including Giancarlo Stanton, Nestor Cortez and Gleyber Torres, showed their support and spent their day off cheering on the Orange and Blue in Game 1 of the Knicks vs. rival Pacers series. Ta. […]
Yankees’ win over Tigers called after 56-minute rain delay
They played 7¹/₂ innings in the Bronx in the rain. But after the top of the 8th inning, it was decided enough was enough. The game was stopped and called 56 minutes late. “The last two innings were pretty bad,” manager Aaron Boone said after the Yankees’ 5-2 rain-shortened victory at Stadium. “There was a […]
Nestor Cortes praises Yankees fans as home dominance continues
There are two versions of Nestor Cortés. An unstable version on the road and a brilliant version at home. On the road, Cortez allowed more hits (26) than innings pitched (20) and posted an impressive 6.75 ERA. At home, he pitched seven innings in all four games, allowing just 16 hits (four extra base hits) […]
Yankees likely still aren’t even at their best
Juan Soto and run prevention have been staples for the Yankees this season, and they did that again Sunday. Nestor Cortez was a familiar face, and he was great at Yankee Stadium. Soto once again showed his fortitude in the clutch. And on a brutal day for baseball, the Yankees defeated the Tigers 5-2, but […]
Juan Soto’s double, Nestor Cortes’ gem give Yankees sweep of Tigers
There was a rally late Friday night. On Saturday, the offense exploded from the beginning. And he had a strong performance against the Elite Aces on Sunday. The Yankees entered the weekend struggling after a humiliating series loss to the rival Orioles, but were on a roll, led by a previously dormant offensive line that […]
Juan Soto is a perfect Yankees fit with contract decision looming
Juan Soto is a near-perfect Yankee, talented and tough, not to mention 25 years old. He gets on base at an astonishing rate, hits major home runs, and sometimes carries a signature club on his back. Soto does and says everything right, and he always says it with a smile. Unless he’s as good an […]
Anthony Rizzo delivers again as Yankees beat Tigers again
In one inning and just one swing on Saturday, the Yankees scored more runs than they had in nearly all of their games in a week. A day after his heroics with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning, Anthony Rizzo hit a three-run homer to cap off a four-run game and […]