matt joyce

NEW YORK (AP) — Left fielder Matt Joyce threw out Stephen Drew in the fifth inning when catcher Ryan Hanigan blocked the sliding runner, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to beat the fading New York Yankees 4-3 Tuesday night. Hours after Major League Baseball gave teams and umpires new guidelines on what catchers can do under this year's experimental rule designed to avoid collisions, the latest inst

The Yankees (16-14) couldn’t hold on to a one run lead in the ninth inning and ended up losing to the Rays (20-11) 4-1 on Wednesday night. The Rays who were held scoreless until the ninth inning rallied off of Yankees closer David Robertson who blew his first save in his second opportunity since assuming the role...