The Yankees crushed the Red Sox's hopes and dreams with a dominant 9-2 win to complete the sweep. Max Fried got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against former Yankee Sonny Gray. “Just team at-bats,” Ben Rice said. “Team at-bats up and down the lineup from everybody willing to pass the baton to the next guy. Just a solid team approach all around. That's what you got to do in the postseason.” Fried worked a scoreless top half of the first inning and recorded his

The Yankees dismantled the Red Sox 9-0 to take Game 1 of the Wild Card Series. Cam Schlittler got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against Payton Tolle. “It's very well known that if you want to be a legend, which is obviously the goal, you've got to do it in the postseason,” Schlittler said. “Go out there and have dominant starts and put the team in the position to win.” Schlittler worked around a one-out single as he struck out the side in the top half of the

The Yankees dismantled the Rays 9-2 and now have a chance to win the series tomorrow. Gerrit Cole got the starting nod and faced off against Mason Englert. In the top of the first inning, Cole worked around a leadoff walk and recorded his first strikeout of the night to help work a scoreless inning. Ben Rice led off the bottom half of the first inning with a solo shot to right field, his 40th home run of the season giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. “I mean, it didn't really ha

The Yankees wasted no time getting on the board in this one. Ben Rice led off with a single, and Cody Bellinger followed with a two-run home run to put the Yankees up 2-0. Fried navigated around a leadoff single, putting together a shutdown bottom half of the first inning. With one out in the top of the second inning, Anthony Volpe and Ali Sanchez each singled, then Volpe stole third to put runners at the corners. However, José Caballero and Rice both flew out, stranding Vo

The Yankees took down the Twins 8-3 and punched their ticket to the postseason for the 61st time in the history of the franchise. Will Warren got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against Dean Kremer. “It's a great feeling,” Aaron Judge said. “This is why I came back to New York in 2023, you know, to get an opportunity to win a World Series every single year. You know, we got a special group here, special guys that we're fighting for each other in everybody's co

The Yankees took down the Mets 2-0 to win the series. Cam Schlittler continued his Cy Young campaign and faced off against Christian Scott. “Every time he comes out here, steps on the mound, you know he's going to go out there and compete and give his best,” Austin Wells said of Schlittler. “So every time it's on the mound, we know we have our best chance to win.” Schlittler worked a nice and easy 1-2-3 top of the first inning and recorded his first two strikeouts of the ball

The Yankees took down the Mets 6-4 in the 9/11 edition of the Subway Series. Carlos Rodon got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against Nolan McLean. “It means a lot,” Judge said of representing the city of New York on such an emotional day. “You know, going back, I just think about that day. I was a young kid, and kind of waking up and my parents kind of telling me what's going on about the acts of terrorism that happened. I just remember my mom being like, the

The Yankees dismantled the Rockies 10-3 to complete the sweep behind a big return to the Bronx from Anthony Volpe. Max Fried took the mound for the Yankees and faced off against Ryan Feltner. “I thought I was never going to be back up here,” Volpe said. “So I'm trying to make the most of it.” Fried worked a nice and easy 1-2-3 top of the first inning and recorded his first two strikeouts of the night. During the roll call from the Bleacher Creatures, it seemed like the Volpe

The Yankees took down the Rockies 6-1 to clinch the series victory and improve to a season-high 21 games above .500. Will Warren got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against Tomoyuki Sugano. Warren worked around a two-out walk in the top of the first inning and recorded his first strikeout of the night, putting together a scoreless frame. In the bottom of the first inning, Ben Rice, Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge struck out in order. Warren responded by strik

The Yankees took down the Rockies 5-3 to open the series and clinch a 34th straight season of finishing above .500. AL Cy Young frontrunner Cam Schlittler got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against Gabriel Hughes. “Cy Young, he gotta be a Cy Young,” Heliot Ramos said of Schlittler. “He's so nasty. I love the way he pitches. I love the way he prepares himself. I think his mentality is the best part of him. So I can't wait to keep seeing him and looking forward

The Padres took down the Yankees 4-3 to win the series. Gerrit Cole got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against former Yankee Michael King. Ben Rice, Cody Bellinger and Luis Garcia Jr. went three up, three down in the top half of the first inning. Fernando Tatis Jr. led off the bottom of the first inning with a solo shot on a hanging knuckle curve to give the Padres a 1-0 lead. Jake Cronenworth followed with a home run of his own, making it back-to-back and g

The Yankees took down the Padres 5-1 to even the series. Carlos Rodon got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against Robbie Ray. Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger and Amed Rosario went three up, three down in the top half of the first inning. In the bottom half of the first inning, Rodon walked a batter and allowed a single, putting runners at the corners with one out. However, Rodon picked up a pair of strikeouts to work into and out of trouble. Ben Rice led off

The Yankees took down the Angels 6-3 in extra innings to win the series and improve to a season-high 20 games above .500 at 80-60. Cam Schlittler took the mound for the Yankees and faced off against Reid Detmers. Paul Goldschmidt lined a leadoff single into left field on the first pitch of the ballgame. However, on the second pitch of the game, Cody Bellinger bounced into a 4-6-3 double play. Heliot Ramos then flew out to end the frame. Schlittler worked a 1-2-3 bottom half

The Yankees began their September on a high note with a 7-3 win over the Angels. Gerrit Cole got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against Grayson Rodriguez. With one out in the top of the first inning, Cody Bellinger lined a single into right field. Then Spencer Jones crushed a two-run shot to right-center field, his ninth home run of the season and second in as many days. “I think scoring in the first in any game, especially a game bouncing back after a loss,

The Angels demolished the Yankees 10-1 to take the first game of the series in Anaheim. Elmer Rodríguez got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against Walbert Ureña. Cody Bellinger and Amed Rosario each singled in the top half of the first inning, then moved into scoring position with two outs thanks to a passed ball. But Trent Grisham went down on strikes, stranding Belli and Rosario. Rodríguez navigated around a two-out walk in the bottom half of the inning an

The Yankees dismantled the Red Sox 16-1 to win the series as well as the season series. Will Warren got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against Ranger Suarez. Warren surrendered a double to Roman Anthony to lead off the game, then walked a batter with one out. But he recorded back-to-back strikeouts to work into and out of trouble. In the bottom half of the first inning, Cody Bellinger lined a single into right-center field, and Heliot Ramos followed with a w

The Astros took down the Yankees 5-1 to win the series. Gerrit Cole got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against former Yankee farmhand Hayden Wesneski. Cole navigated around a two-out single in the top of the first inning to work a scoreless frame and recorded his first two strikeouts of the night, one of which was on a perfectly placed heater on the outside corner to punch out Yordan Alvarez looking. Trent Grisham, Ben Rice and Luis Garcia Jr. went three up,

The Yankees took down the Astros 9-3 thanks to six runs late in the ballgame. Elmer Rodríguez got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against Peter Lambert. “We've been putting together good at-bats,” Cody Bellinger said. “These are the things that we can do as a lineup. And it's been fun recently.” Rodríguez struck out the first two batters of the ballgame, but then ran into trouble. After walling a batter, Rodríguez allowed an RBI double to Jose Altuve due to Tr

The Astros took down the Yankees 9-7 as the Yankees pitching coughed up three separate leads. Will Warren got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against Ethan Pecko. Warren allowed a couple of singles in the top of the first inning and George Lombard Jr. had his fourth error in four games to put runners at the corners with two outs. But Warren induced a groundout to end the inning and strand runners at the corners. Luis Garcia Jr. lined a two-out single into rig

Rodon worked a nice and easy 1-2-3 top of the first inning on just nine pitches and notched his first strikeout of the ballgame. Ben Rice singled to right field with one out in the bottom of the first inning. But Luis Garcia Jr. bounced into a fielder's choice, and Cody Bellinger flew out to end the inning, making it 22 consecutive first innings in which the Yankees haven't scored. The Blue Jays went three up, three down against Rodon in the top half of the second inning.