In a quirky two-game series in Los Angeles, the Yanks lost game one 3-2 thanks to a Mark Ellis walk-off hit off Shawn Kelley in the 9th inning, scoring Andre Either.
The Yankees and Twins will play a rubber match today before baseball's All-Star break. CC Sabathia and Kyle Gibson will pitch against each other. What have we learned about this series up to this point? Simply this.
The Yankees and Orioles will play three at one of baseball's best ballparks, Camden Yards, over the weekend. New York comes off a series loss in which it lost two of three to Texas. Baltimore comes off a four-game series split with Cleveland. Here is a Yanks-Birds series preview.
The Rangers and Yankees play three in the Bronx Tuesday-Thursday. New York comes off a four-game split with Tampa Bay. Texas visits New York fresh off a three-game sweep of the Cardinals in St. Louis. Here is a series preview.
The Dodgers enter Yankee Stadium for a two-game set with the Yanks. The storylines with this mini-series are endless. The 1950's World Series battles when both clubs were in New York, Don Mattingly returning to the Bronx and a kid named Yasiel Puig. Here is a series preview:
The Yankees continue their 11-day, 10-game West Coast trip with a three game set in Oakland. New York comes off a successful series in Seattle having won three of four, including the last game in which Felix Hernandez pitched (no-decision for Hernandez). Oakland, meanwhile, comes off a four-game series split with the White Sox. Here is a Yanks-Athletics series preview.
The Yankees took game one of a four-game set in Seattle 6-1 behind a six-run third inning that saw back-to-back home runs from Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira and a solid performance from Phil Hughes, who seems to give up less home runs on the road for some reason. Hughes is now 4-0 with a 0.82 ERA all-time at Safeco Field. Let's have a look at the rest of the series.
Old rivals meet again. This is really the rivalry though, not that silly Yankees-Mets thing. Speaking of which, the Yanks come into the series with Boston in the Bronx tumbling down a hill, having lost four straight to the Mets. Boston, meanwhile, comes off a series split with Phildelphia. Here is a Boston-New York series preview.
Timely hitting. Solid relief pitching. if the piece ended right there you might be thinking I was talking about the surprising Yankees. But shocking I am not. This would sum up the Mets Monday night as they beat the Yankees in game 1 of the 4 game subway series at Citifield 2-1...
The Subway Series is here again. This of course is more for the fans and the media, but there are some terrific New York baseball storylines to this one. First thing is first. The Yanks come fresh off an impressive series win in Tampa Bay, where they seem to never win games. The Mets continue to be a disaster, losing a series to Atlanta and getting no consistent hitting or depth in the starting
The Yankees enter Camden Yards posting a 12-6 record against American League East teams. The Orioles have lost five straight and are looking to bounce back at home. These clubs play three in Baltimore. Here is a series preview:
The Yanks and Jays have at it for three in the Bronx. New York just lost two of three to Seattle and Toronto has won four straight against the Red Sox and Giants respectively. Here is a series preview.