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The Yankees would love to forget their last two series with the Blue Jays and in a series this important, they have no choice. New York last faced the Jays in July and lost two out of three in Toronto, and were also swept clean out of the Rogers Centre in a four-game set June 30-July 3. Forget that the Yankees mostly lost because of a perfect storm of Aaron Judge’s elbow … [Read more...] about NY Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays: The war for the AL East’s soul

A day after yet another rough Devin Williams outing out of the bullpen, the New York Yankees can win their series with the Houston Astros when Carlos Rodon takes the mound at Daikin Park. Whether it was the bullpen or bad umpiring, the Yankees should be ready to move on from Wednesday’s 8-7 loss. Forget wasting a solid outing from Will Warren and falling short in a late … [Read more...] about NY Yankees at Houston Astros: Rodon gets ball for rubber game

The New York Yankees’ upcoming three-game series in Houston is the start of what could be their season-defining (or sinking) gauntlet. The next two weeks feature this visit with the Astros, followed by three each at home versus the rival Blue Jays and MLB-best Tigers before one final weekend at Fenway with the Red Sox. Cut to the AL East standings, and the Yankees and Red … [Read more...] about NY Yankees at Houston Astros: Key stretch kicks off in H-Town

The New York Yankees strolled into Daikin Park on Tuesday night and made it very clear: losing Juan Soto doesn’t mean the Bronx Bombers burn out in Houston anymore. Two Jazz Chisholm Jr. homers and a Trent Grisham grand slam into the Crawford Boxes later, New York won 7-1. Kicking off a set of 12 important games with a blowout win against a longtime rival in the best … [Read more...] about NY Yankees at Houston Astros: Bombers shoot for the ‘Stros