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David Price threw 8.2 innings in his Tigers' debut and Alex Avila hit a game-winning home run in the top of the 12th as Detroit beat the Yankees, 4-3, on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. The loss drops the Yankees to 58-54 and puts them one full game back of the Blue Jays in the chase for the second wild card...

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon McCarthy won his fourth straight start with a gritty effort, and the New York Yankees took the first of three straight matchups against Detroit's Cy Young Award winners, beating Max Scherzer and the Tigers 2-1 Monday night...

NEW YORK (AP) — Chase Headley came through with a storybook swing at the stroke of midnight in hisYankees debut, hitting a game-winning single in the 14th inning to give New York a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. Derek Jeter broke Lou Gehrig's franchise record for doubles, and the Yankees won an unlikely pitching duel after both rookie starters entered with a 5...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury got four hits and scored the winning run in the ninth inning on Brian McCann's pop-fly single that dropped among three Cincinnati Reds in shallow right field, giving the New York Yankees a 3-2 victory Sunday...

Most would say that the first half of the season for the pinstripes was disappointing. With many fans wondering whether or not the Yanks should be sellers at this year’s trade deadline, it seems like General Manager Brian Cashman refuses to wave the white flag...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Greene allowed two runs in six innings for his first major league win, All-Star Dellin Betances earned his first career save and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3 on Monday night. Greene (1-0) didn't allow a hit until Nick Swisher's two-out homer in the fifth...

NEW YORK (AP) — Brian McCann hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and later added a bases-loaded triple to help the New York Yankees to a 7-3 win over the first-place Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. The Yankees beat Mark Buehrle for the ninth straight time and handed the Blue Jays their 15th loss in a row in the Bronx...

Michael Pineda got tossed in the second inning of Wednesday's game against the Red Sox for having pine tar on his neck. It's the second consecutive start against Boston that Pineda has been accused or found of using the illegal substance. Baseball people say that pine tar gets used all the time by pitchers who are looking for help with grip...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — CC Sabathia pitched seven innings for a rare win at Tropicana Field, leading the New York Yankees past David Price and the Tampa Bay Rays 10-2 Thursday night in a matchup of former AL Cy Young Award winners. Sabathia (2-2) allowed two runs and seven hits, improving to 2-7 in 12 starts at Tropicana Field since joining the Yankees in 2009...

NEW YORK (AP) — Brian McCann put an emphatic end to his season-opening slump, hitting his first two home runs for the New York Yankees to help beat John Lackey and the Boston Red Sox 7-4 Saturday. Carlos Beltran, Alfonso Soriano and Kelly Johnson also connected as the Yankees scored all their runs on homers...

The Yankees have brought in a lot of new faces over the winter. "I think it's a very intriguing spring training," said John Sterling, voice of the Yankees. "I don't know what's going to happen but it's a very intriguing camp as it happens...

NEW YORK (AP) — All-Star catcher Brian McCann has completed his $85 million, five-year contract with the New York Yankees and is to be introduced at a news conference on Thursday at Yankee Stadium. McCann receives $17 million in each of the next five seasons, and the Yankees have a $15 million option for 2019 with no buyout. The...