UPDATE: According to Mark Feinsand, via twitter, Brett Cecil has been scratched for tonight’s game. Dustin McGowan will get the start. The Yankees are in Toronto this weekend, for a three-game series. This is the last time that New York will be north of the border. The last time these two teams met was back in the Bronx, where the Yankees swept the Blue Jays. After this weekend series in Toronto, the Yankees will head home, where they will play the Twins on Monday for a makeup game that was postponed back on April 6. The Yankees are 10-5 against the Blue Jays and have outscored them...

New York is set to take on the Seattle Mariners, in Seattle, for a three-game series. The last time these two teams met was back in July, where the Yankees took 2 of 3. This will be the last trip to the West Coast for New York, unless the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim find a way to make it into the post-season. The Yankees lead the Red Sox by 3.5 games, in the American League East. The Magic Number is 14. Tonight RHP Phil Hughes (4-5, 6.41) vs. RHP Felix Hernandez (14-11, 3.15) 10:10 p.m., YES Network Tuesday RHP A.J. Burnett (9-11, 5.27) vs. LHP Charlie Furbush (3-8 4.84) 10:10 p.m., YES...

UPDATE: Game is postponed due to inclement weather!! No makeup date yet. A.J. Burnett will be the starting pitcher for the Yankees this afternoon, as Freddy Garcia cut a finger on his pitching hand, in a kitchen mishap. Burnett is winless in seven starts since June 29, faring 0-3 with a 6.00 ERA over that stretch. With yesterday’s win against the Rays, New York is 8 1/2 games ahead of Tampa in the AL Wild Card race and 8 ahead of the Los Angeles Angels. Jorge Posada is the designated hitter again today. Yesterday, Jorge had a grand slam, two singles and six RBI’s. After...

After last night’s loss, the Yankees look to rebound and even up the three-game series. So far this year, the Bombers and Rays have five wins apiece. Including today’s game, the Yankees and Rays will face each other nine more times, with one of those games a make-up game, which was postponed on July 8. New York is two-games behind the Boston Red Sox for first place in the American League East and seven games ahead of Los Angeles Angels for first place in the American League Wild Card Race. New York Yankees (71-46) 1. Brett Gardner LF 2. Derek Jeter SS 3. Curtis Granderson CF 4....

The New York Yankees (53-35) are on a eight-game road trip, starting in Toronto and ending in Tampa, to start the second-half of the season. The last time New York and Toronto faced each other was back in May at the Cathedral in the Bronx. The Yankees took 2 of 3 from the Jays. Through eight-games this year, the Yankees have won five against the Blue Jays. The Bombers got some bullpen help today by signing left-hander, J.C. Romero, to a minor league deal. Tonight RHP Bartolo Colon (6-4, 3.20) vs. LHP Jo-Jo Reyes (4-7, 4.57) 7:07 p.m., YES Network and MLB Network Friday RHP Freddy Garcia...

Since getting swept by the Red Sox for the second time in a month isn’t bad enough, the Yankees managed to get swept in a very embarrassing way. Please know that I am never going to count the Yankees out, especially over a bad 3-game stretch, but seriously, heads need to roll with how sluggish and pathetic the team played. While I am very upset with the team getting swept, the thing that is bothering me even more is the way the Yankees managed to lose. The pitching was awful throughout the series, Cervelli was awful behind the plate in the two games he was back there by making 3...

I have absolutely no idea where to begin except to express my frustration with how the Yankees have been playing in the series against the Red Sox. Apparently the Yankees starters enjoy digging the team into a massive hole before the offense even gets a chance to strike first.  Yesterday it was A.J. Burnett, the day before that it was Freddy Garcia. By the time the 3rd out in the top of the 1st inning came, the Red Sox took a 3-0 lead courtesy of an Adrian Gonzalez RBI and yet another David Ortiz 2-run bomb. A 4th run was added by the Sox in the top of the second inning, and by the time the...

Sorry folks for my lack of contributions lately as I have been extremely busy with work, traveling, and the arrival of the newest addition to the family, my nephew Andrew Robert! Welcome to the world buddy… you will be rooting for the Yankees before you know it, I’ll make sure you do! As if the 3-game sweep in early May wasn’t enough for the Boston Red Sox, they decided that the first inning, of the first game in June would be a good way to continue. After plating 3-runs in the top of the 1st inning, Freddy Garcia and the Yankees found themselves in an early hole. The Yanks...

The New York Yankees (25-20) have won their last two home games and look to make it three in a row tonight while they take on the Toronto Blue Jays (23-23) for a three-game series. This will be the second series at the Cathedral in the Bronx for the Blue Jays. The last time the Jays were in the Bronx was the last weekend in April and lost 2 of 3. Chris Dickerson is getting his second straight start in right field replacing Nick Swisher who has a .214 batting average. On the mound tonight for the Jays will be right-hander Carlos Villanueva. This will be Villanueva’s first start since...

The Toronto Blue Jays (23-23) are in the Bronx to take on the New York Yankees (25-20) for a three-game series. The last time these two teams met was back in April where the Yankees took 2 of 3 from the Blue Jays. This series will have the top two home run hitters in the majors – Jose Bautista (18) and Curtis Granderson (16). The pitchers are going to have their hands full with these two power hitters. Should be a good series. Tonight RHP Bartolo Colon (2-2, 3.16) vs. RHP Carlos Villanueva (1-0, 1.48) 7:05 p.m., YES Network Tuesday LHP CC Sabathia (4-3, 3.06) vs. LHP Ricky Romero (4-4,...

After last night’s 4-1 win, in extra-innings, the New York Yankees (22-19) look to sweep the Orioles in this two-game series. The Yankees are 5-0 so far this season against the Orioles. Big surprise for tonight’s game: Jorge Posada will get the start today at first base, and hit seventh. On the mound tonight for the Bombers is C.C. Sabathia. His last outing was against the Boston Red Sox where he went 6 2/3 innings and gave up six earned runs. Sabathia boasts a 9-1 record and 3.01 ERA in 11 career starts at Baltimore. New York Yankees: (22-19) Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson...

If the Yankees pitching staff was not as solid as they were Wednesday evening, the Yankees would not have had the opportunity to win the game last night. The offense and defense for the Yankees have been beyond awful, and the fact that Bartolo Colon, Mariano Rivera, Luis Ayala, Boone Logan, and Hector Noesi allowed only 1-run through 15 innings of baseball is nothing shrot of amazing. Boone Logan got the Yankees out of a critical jam in the 11th inning, and Hector Noesi threw 4 shutout inning. Granted Mariano blew the save in the bottom of the 9th, the offense had PLENTY of opporunities...

The New York Yankees (21-19) are in Baltimore to face the Orioles for a shorten two-game series. The last time these two teams met was back in April at Oriole Park, where the Bombers’ took the shorten three-game series, 2-0. So far this year, two games have been postponed due to inclement weather. One of those postponements will take place on August 27th in Camden Yards as a day-night doubleheader. Tonight RHP Bartolo Colon (2-2, 3.74) vs. LHP Zach Britton (5-2, 2.42) 7:05 p.m., YES Network Thursday LHP CC Sabathia (3-3, 3.47) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (1-6, 3.98) 7:05 p.m., YES Network...

The New York Yankees (20-16) are hoping to end a three-game skid tonight with a win against the Boston Red Sox (18-20). The Yankees will send their Ace, C.C. Sabathia to the mound. Boston will counter with Josh Beckett. The last time Sabathia faced the Red Sox was back on April 10th where he allowed one run on nine hits and a season-high four walks in the 4-0 loss. Russell Martin and Jorge Posada will flip-flop in the batting order tonight. Martin will be batting 6th and Posada will be batting 9th. Posada’s batting average is .165 New York Yankees: (20-16) 1. Derek Jeter SS 2. Curtis...

The best Rivalry in all of sports is about to commence tonight at the Cathedral in the Bronx. The Boston Red Sox are in the Bronx for a three-game series. The last time these two teams met was back in April at Fenway Park. Boston won the series taking two of three. Joe Girardi is hoping that this series against the Red Sox can jump-start the Yankees who have dropped two straight and six of nine. “Maybe it’s what we need,” Girardi said. “Maybe we need the Red Sox to come in. Everything seems to get turned up, the coverage, the intensity. The games seem to take on a new flavor. Each...