BOSTON — It was just like they drew it up. Isiah Kiner-Falefa was the unlikely hero at the plate, with Scott Effross picking up his first save as a Yankee, following another strong outing by Aroldis Chapman, a 3-2 win over the Red Sox on Saturday night. The victory allowed the Yankees to avoid a …
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SEATTLE — Albert Abreu isn’t the only member of the Yankees’ bullpen having a hard time. He was the focal point after giving up a go-ahead, two-run homer to Carlos Santana in the Yankees’ 4-3 loss to the Mariners on Wednesday afternoon at T-Mobile Park, but the team’s once fearsome pen has taken some hits …
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With the trade deadline in the rearview, the 30 MLB front offices can begin to focus on the offseason and another strong free-agent class. Teams’ scouts, evaluators and analytics departments can start to do deep dives on the players who will hit the market after the World Series. Led by Jacob deGrom, perhaps the most …
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SEATTLE — After a miserable few days in St. Louis, the Yankees got back to winning on Monday, snapping their season-high five-game losing streak with a 9-4 win over the Mariners at T-Mobile Park. But it came with a cost, as Matt Carpenter suffered a fractured left foot in the first inning and could be …
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1:05 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. SEATTLE — Matt Carpenter’s dream comeback season with the New York Yankees might have come to an early end Monday night. Carpenter, 36, broke his left foot when he fouled off an 89 mph slider from Seattle Mariners starter …
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Four hours, 25 minutes later Sunday, the Cardinals finally reached the two-thirds mark of the season in first place by two games in the National League Central Division standings. That means 108 games have been played and 54 remain, but the Cardinals’ record when they’re in first place at this point of a season is …
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ST. LOUIS — Trading away Jordan Montgomery has already hurt the Yankees. The left-hander, making his first start for the Cardinals, tossed five scoreless innings, but the Yankees have bigger concerns after their 1-0 loss Saturday night. They have lost four games in a row for the first time this season, as well as five …
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The Yankees would have found a way, during the first half of the season, to win the game they played Friday night. This is not the first half of the season anymore. Closer Clay Holmes struggled for a second straight appearance, coming in in the eighth inning and giving up an infield hit, a walk …
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Michael Kay didn’t mince words following Joey Gallo’s unceremonious departure from the Bronx — though one former Yankee who came to the struggling outfielder’s defense. Shortly after Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline had passed, Kay denounced Gallo for seemingly playing the victim in his final week as a Yankee. The 28-year-old slugger shed light on the …
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It’s an old baseball adage: You can never have enough pitching. So how is it that the Yankees traded a quality starting pitcher for an injured center fielder at the trade deadline, perplexing many of their fans and even some in the industry? The answer comes down to this: The Yankees, according to major-league sources, …
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