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....

C.C. Sabathia has had his share of moments and memories while donning the pinstripes, but nothing comes close to the game he pitched today. For 7 2/3 innings, Sabathia held a very dangerous Tampa Bay Rays team hitless. Sadly, after 7 2/3 innings his bid of a no-hitter ended when Kelly Shoppach dropped a 2-out single into shallow left field. Despite the fact that the no-hitter did not happen, the Yankees rolled to a very solid 10-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Sabathia threw 111 pitches for 7 2/3 innings before giving way to Dave Robertson for 1 1/3 innings. Robertson would allow the Rays to...

After an exciting win two nights ago at Fenway Park, the Yankees are heading to Tampa Bay to face the Rays for a 3 game weekend series starting tonight Friday, April 9th at 7:10 EDT. Friday: RHP Javier Vazquez (15-10, 2.87 ERA in 2009) vs. LHP David Price (10-7, 4.42 ERA in 2009) Saturday: LHP CC Sabathia (0-0, 8.44 ERA) vs. RHP Wade Davis (2-2, 3.72 ERA in 2009) Sunday: RHP A.J. Burnett (0-0, 5.40 ERA) vs. RHP James Shields (0-0, 4.50 ERA) Javier Vazquez can’t wait to get out there and pitch: “It feels like its been like 10 days since I pitched. I’m just getting ready to go out...