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Fewest Games to 100 career HR in MLB History:
Ryan Howard 325
Gary Sanchez 355
Aaron Judge 371
Ralph Kiner 376

7:14 PM - 27 Aug 2019

 

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Yankees Have No Pitching

Yankees Have No Pitching

Judge hit his 100th HR in the first for all the runs Tanaka needed. Gardner added a 3 run shot.

Tanaka, 10-7, took a no-hitter into the 5th. Allowed 3 hits on 106 pitches through 7. Cessa gave up an infield single in the 9th to preserve the 4 hit shutout.

NY 7-0. NY 40 games over .500. Rays hammered by Stros. Dodgers shutout S.D.

 

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Bring On The Robots!

Bring On The Robots!

MLB confirms Yankees were right, umpires were wrong
Pete Caldera, MLB writer USA Today Published 1:14 p.m. ET Aug. 28, 2019 | Updated 1:16 p.m. ET Aug. 28, 2019

SEATTLE – In two instances, the Yankees were proven to have been right and the umpires wrong by MLB.

Naturally, the Yankees received nothing more than some measure of satisfaction.

Reliever Cory Gearrin’s toe-tap delivery was ruled to be legal, despite Monday’s umpiring crew insisting that he was making an illegal pitch in a 5-4 Yankees win against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.

And the Yankees were informed that Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen should not have been granted a timeout with a play in progress in Saturday’s ninth inning.

That stoppage prevented Gleyber Torres from crossing with the tying run in what became a 2-1 Dodgers victory in Los Angeles.

“My take at the time (was that a timeout) should not have been called,’’ said Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who confirmed MLB’s clarifications on Tuesday.

However, the timing of a timeout call is an umpire’s judgement and the play “appeared dead to him,’’ Boone said of plate umpire Gabe Morales.

Jansen’s timeout call was the product of a play at second base, where Dodgers infielder Max Muncy tumbled in apparent pain after being contacted by Brett Gardner, who made a legal slide into the bag.

With Muncy on the ground, holding the ball, Torres took off for the plate and replays confirmed that Jansen asked for time while Torres was headed home.

Muncy later admitted he’d taken a bit of a dive on that play.

“Hopefully, it’s something we can all take and learn from,’’ Boone said.

 

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Per Rotowire

Per Rotowire

LeMahieu has collected exactly two hits in four of his last five games and has notched multiple base knocks 13 times in August. That gives him 53 multi-hit games on the season, tied for the major-league lead. He also ranks second in baseball with a .333 batting average while swatting 22 homers and driving in 87 RBI in his initial campaign with the Yankees.

 

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Paxton Wins #11, NY Sweeps

Paxton Wins #11, NY Sweeps

Only gave up one hit, yes an HR and 2 runs through 5. However he also walked 5, a season high, although only one scored.

NY homer 4 times, LeMahieu, Judge, Sanchez, and Ford. Judge also added a pair of doubles, BA up to .273.

LeMahieu took over AL BA Lead with 2-4 while Brantley went 0-4 and LeMathieu leads the majors in multi-hit games.

The Yankee musical chairs infield got another workout. Urshela was pulled from 3B in the 5th with a possible groin injury. Gregorius with the bruised shoulder came in at SS. Wade moved from SS to 2B while LeMathieu who started at 2B moved to 3rd.

Sabathia pitches in NY on Friday against Oakland. He's 0-4 in last 6 starts.

Betances has a simulated game over the weekend that starts minor league rehab.

 

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TB lost their 4th in a row. 11.5 out.

Dodgers won in extra innings to keep pace with the Yankees with the best record in MLB, 88-47.

Stors are 87-47

 

[T-Boone]

If Judge gets going Yankees v Astros for a spot in the world series could be close.

 

[Irish#1]

Only gave up one hit, yes an HR and 2 runs through 5. However he also walked 5, a season high, although only one scored.

NY homer 4 times, LeMahieu, Judge, Sanchez, and Ford. Judge also added a pair of doubles, BA up to .273.

LeMahieu took over AL BA Lead with 2-4 while Brantley went 0-4 and LeMathieu leads the majors in multi-hit games.

The Yankee musical chairs infield got another workout. Urshela was pulled from 3B in the 5th with a possible groin injury. Gregorius with the bruised shoulder came in at SS. Wade moved from SS to 2B while LeMathieu who started at 2B moved to 3rd.

Sabathia pitches in NY on Friday against Oakland. He's 0-4 in last 6 starts.

Betances has a simulated game over the weekend that starts minor league rehab.

I think he's going to be the key to any post season success.

 

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I think he's going to be the key to any post season success.

The 0-4 in last 6 starts does not encourage me. I'd be satisfied if he could give 3 to 4 good innings as an opener then let the bullpen handle the rest.

 

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Yankees set MLB record for most injured players in a single season as Gio Urshela hits IL
The Yankees have had 36 separate injured list stints this year
Mike Axisa 4 hrs ago

As has been the case seemingly all season, the New York Yankees received both good and bad news on the injured front Friday. First baseman Luke Voit (sports hernia) came through his minor league rehab assignment well and has been activated off the 10-day injured list. To make room on the roster, third baseman Gio Urshela was placed on the 10-day injured list with a groin strain.

Here is the official announcement from the team:

Yankees PR Dept.
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Roster Moves: Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees returned from rehab and reinstated 1B Luke Voit from the 10-day injured list and placed INF Gio Urshela on the 10-day injured list with a left groin injury (retroactive to 8/29).
11:49 AM - Aug 30, 2019

The injured list stint effectively ends any chance Urshela had at the batting title. He racked up enough plate appearances to qualify just this past week, and now he'll miss at least 10 days. That's enough to take him out of the running. Urshela has been a godsend for the Yankees this season and is hitting .331/.370/.555 with 32 doubles and 18 home runs in 414 plate appearances.

Friday's injured list news is noteworthy. Historic, even. Urshela is the 29th different Yankee to be placed on the injured list this year, setting a new MLB record. The 2016 Dodgers held the previous record with 28 different players landing on what was then called the disabled list. Prior to that, the 2012 Red Sox held the record with 27 players.

The Yankees have used the injured list 36 separate times this season. Not surprisingly, New York has lost far and away the most man games to injury this year. From Spotrac:

Yankees: 2,246 games lost
Padres: 1,653
Phillies: 1,555
Pirates: 1,382
Angels: 1,314

Among the big-name Yankees who have missed time this season are Dellin Betances, Didi Gregorius, Aaron Hicks, Aaron Judge, James Paxton, Gary Sanchez, Luis Severino, and Giancarlo Stanton. Betances and Severino have not thrown a single pitch this season and Stanton has played only nine games. Here's more on the injured Yankees.

Despite the injuries, the Yankees have baseball's best record at 88-47, and they are 11 games up in the AL East. Their big payroll allows them to paper over injuries, sure, but guys like Urshela, Cameron Maybin, and Mike Tauchman were acquired very cheaply. Others like Nestor Cortes Jr., Domingo German, Mike Ford, and Clint Frazier were brought up from the farm system. The Yankees have been the kings of the "next man up" mentality in 2019.

With Urshela sidelined, the Yankees are likely to slide DJ LeMahieu over to third base full-time, with Gregorius and Gleyber Torres manning the middle infield.

 

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Oakland Takin' It To NY

Oakland Takin' It To NY

CC did his part, 1 run in 3 innings. Cessa held them scoreless for 2. End of 5, it was 2-1 NY.

Then Kahnle gave up 3 runs in 1, Gearrin 2 in 1 innings and Cortes 2 in 3 innings while the Yanks were held scoreless for the last 5 innings.

FINAL A's 8 NY 2.

Voit started and was 2-4.

 

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Yanks and Stros both 88-48.

Dodgers lost last night, now 88-49.

 

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No guarantee Yankees’ CC Sabathia will pitch again
By Larry Brooks August 31, 2019 | 4:07am

Maybe this time was the last time.

Maybe this 558th start of the indomitable CC Sabathia’s major league career will prove to be the final one before the 39-year-old lefty calls it a day once the season ends.

Maybe this time the spit and bailing wire holding together a right knee that has been an issue for at least six years — and the cause of multiple trips to the injured list the past three seasons and twice this year — have finally given way for good.

This is the takeaway from Friday night when, following a 1-2-3 third inning that included career strikeouts 3,081 and 3,082, Sabathia left a 1-1 game against the Athletics after having thrown 48 pitches when the pain in that knee reached the level of “10,” according to the pitcher.

“It just got bad again,” Sabathia said after the generally reliable bullpen imploded in the middle innings of what became an 8-2 defeat to the A’s in The Bronx. “It was hurting all night.”

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Sabathia likely would be a long shot to make the postseason roster as a fourth/fifth starter even if he could give the team some length.
Masahiro Tanaka and James Paxton are locks to start, Luis Severino is a pretty good bet if he is healthy and there is Domingo German, who sports a 17-3 record with a 4.03 ERA.

The Yankees likely will employ a cast of thousands in a bullpen that might include both Dellin Betances and Jordan Montgomery if the rehabbing pitchers are deemed ready. Know this: Sabathia has never even once pitched in relief throughout his big league career.

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Yanks Long Ball The A's 4-3

Yanks Long Ball The A's 4-3

All NY runs came on solo HRs, 2 by Sanchez, one by Judge, and a walk-off in the 11th by LeMahieu.

Gearrin, NY's 8th pitcher gets the win. Loaisiga brought up to replace Sabathia going on IL pitched well in relief of German who gave up a 2 run HR in the 4th.

Meanwhile a bunch of Yankees undergoing minor league rehab at Scranton Wilkes Barre. Montgomery pitched Friday. Severino goes Sunday.

 

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HFA Battle

HFA Battle

Dodger lost tonight 6-5.

RECORDS
Yankees 89-48
Stros 88-49
LAD 88-50

 

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Yankees shutout for 7 innings, score 3 in the 8th to trail by 1. In the bottom of the 9th, Gardner ties it with a HR on a 2-1 pitch. It took Ford, pinch hitting for Frazier, 6 pitches to hit the Walk-Off HR.

Ottavino, 6-4, gets the win pitching the 9th.

NY wins 5-4 on back to back bottom of the 9th HRs.


Happ pitched well. 6.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 4 BB, 5 SO, 98 P

Ryan Dull recalled from the Rail Raiders today, pitched 1 inning and was roughed up for 3 runs on a pair of doubles sandwiched around a pair of walks.

Adams was tagged for a solo HR.

 

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Dodgers, Stros, and Rays all won today to keep pace.

 

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Rangers ends Yankees' no-shutout streak
For the first time in 429 days, the Yankees were shut out Monday afternoon. Mike Minor and a pair of Rangers relievers held the Yankees to six hits in the shutout win. Minor was marvelous.


Monday's loss was New York's first shutout June 30 of last season. The no-shutout streak spanned 220 games and was the second longest such streak in baseball history. The list:

308 games (1931-33 Yankees)
220 games (2018-19 Yankees)
212 games (1978-79 Brewers)
208 games (2000-01 Reds)
174 games (1992-93 Phillies

 

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Yankees Dump BoSox 5-1

Yankees Dump BoSox 5-1

Happ 12-8 pitched a gem. 2 hit shutout over 6.1 innings walking 1, whiffing 7.

Sanchez 2 run double followed by towering Encarnacion shot over the Green Monster in the 4th was the ball game.

Chapman lost the shutout on a 9th inning 2 out HR.

NY has 9 game lead.

 

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Rays and A's keep pace with NY.

Dodgers fall 2 down in Loss Column.

 

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Rays won, Dodgers won, and the Stros took no prisoners, 21-1 over the M's.

Yankees start soon. Tanaka v Porcello. NY 12-5 v Boston but Tanaka was whacked for 12 runs last time he faces the Sox.

Urshela is back.

 

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P.S. Maybin played Sunday night after Tauchman limped off the field.

INJURIES

PLAYERS INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
CC Sabathia	Knee	Expected to be out until at least Sep 11
Cameron Maybin	Wrist   Expected to be out until at least Sep 9
Ben Heller	Forearm	Expected to be out until at least Sep 10
Dellin Betances	Lat	Expected to be out until at least Sep 14
Jonathan Holder	Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Sep 15
Jordan Montgomery Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Sep 15
Luis Severino	Lat	Expected to be out until at least Sep 17
Giancarlo Stanton Knee	Expected to be out until at least Sep 17
Stephen Tarpley	Elbow	Expected to be out until at least Sep 18
Jacoby Ellsbury	Foot	Expected to be out until at least Sep 18
Greg Bird	Foot	Expected to be out until at least Sep 20

Miguel Andujar	Shoulder  Out for the season
Aaron Hicks	Elbow	Out for the season
Jake Barrett	Elbow	Out for the season
David Hale	Back	Out for the season

 

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NY Wins 10-5

NY Wins 10-5

Tanaka had a 4 run lead but couldn't hold it. Gave up 4 in 4.

Green got the win with 3 scoreless innings allowing no baserunners while striking out 5.

Torres, Judge, and Tauchman set a new franchise HR record.

Tauchman later limped off the field with strained left calf. MRI on Monday. Maybin replaced him.

NY short outfielders.

 

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Whats the go with Happ, is he hopeless or not. He had me convinced he was hopeless, now I am wondering. If he fakes being good then blows the World Series not going to be happy.

 

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Whats the go with Happ, is he hopeless or not. He had me convinced he was hopeless, now I am wondering. If he fakes being good then blows the World Series not going to be happy.

At the moment who else is there to be happy about?

Severino is due back next week but will he be a viable playoff or WS pitcher?

Sabathia is due to pitch next week but ... IF ...

Tanaka had 2 good games then blew a 4-0 lead tonight in 2 innings. He couldn't hang on long enough to qualify for the win.

German didn't win his last outing.

Happ and Paxton are probably pitching the best of the current starters at the moment but I don't see either being a go to, multiple starter in a series.

 

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Roster moves.

Roster moves.

RHP Luis Severino (right shoulder rotator cuff inflammation, lat injury) will make another rehab start for Double-A Trenton on Wednesday and probably return to the Yankees after that, manager Aaron Boone said.

Sabathia will do some light throwing Monday and is scheduled to start Wednesday at Detroit.

OF Aaron Hicks (right flexor strain) will get a second opinion Monday after having a setback in his rehab, Boone said.

New York reinstated 3B Gio Urshela (left groin) and IF Thairo Estrada (right hamstring) from the injured list and recalled C Kyle Higashioka and IF Brevic Valera from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

 

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Per NY Post

Ben Heller was in the Yankees’ clubhouse Sunday, although he isn’t expected to be activated until the Yankees are in Detroit on Tuesday.

The right-hander underwent Tommy John surgery early last season and pitched well for SWB in his rehab stint. In nine games, he allowed just one run over 11 innings, walking three and striking out 13.

“It wasn’t a smooth recovery,’’ Heller said. “I’m proud of the work I put in to get back.”

Because he’s on the 60-day IL, the Yankees will need to make a move on their 40-man roster to make room for Heller, who was acquired in the deal that sent Andrew Miller to Cleveland in 2016.

 

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Yankees Outfield

Yankees Outfield

Turns out Tauchman has been getting treatment for the strained calf before yesterday's game. There is the possibility that he could go on IL and be lost for the season.

Stanton still isn't a viable option at this point.

Hicks has not recovered and is not an option.


Looks like Judge, Gardner, Maybin, Frazier, and Wade are the possibilities.

 

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Red Sox Out

Red Sox Out

Yanks beat the Sox 5-0 as Paxton won his 8th straight shutting out Boston through 6.2 innings on 4 hits. Britton, Gearrin, and Lyons completed the shutout.

Romaine's HR was all the offense needed. Urshela added an HR and a double.


The Stros kept pace winning 15-0 the night after winning 21-1.

 

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Turns out Tauchman has been getting treatment for the strained calf before yesterday's game. There is the possibility that he could go on IL and be lost for the season.

Stanton still isn't a viable option at this point.

Hicks has not recovered and is not an option.


Looks like Judge, Gardner, Maybin, Frazier, and Wade are the possibilities.

Must have a tear if it could put him on the IL.