The New York Yankees failed to clinch home field in the AL wild-card game, getting swept in a day-night doubleheader Saturday by the Baltimore Orioles, 9-2 and 4-3.
Ending a rare two-year absence from the postseason, New York clinched a wild-card berth with three games to spare by beating the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Thursday night for the franchise's 10,000th regular-season win.
Dellin Betances allowed up a tying homer and Andrew Bailey yielded the go-ahead hit as New York wasted a chance to secure an AL wild-card spot Wednesday night, losing 9-5 in 11 innings to the Boston Red Sox.
Michael Pineda was hit hard at the start, and the New York Yankees' playoff push was delayed once again by their longtime rivals when the Boston Red Sox got two homers and five RBIs from rookie catcher Blake Swihart in a 10-4 victory Tuesday night.
CC Sabathia gave up two costly homers in the seventh inning and prized rookie Carlos Rodon pitched out of trouble all night as the Chicago White Sox damaged New York's playoff drive Friday with a 5-2 victory over the Yankees.
In an executive order calling for the honor, and mourning the death Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra, Gov. Chris Christie noted the Yankees Hall of Famer's military service and multifaceted life — saying he was "a World War II veteran, Major League baseball player, coach, philosopher, and longtime resident of Montclair, New Jersey."
NEW YORK (AP)-- The New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 last night. Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer off White Sox ace Chris Sale, leading Michael Pineda and the Yankees past the White Sox in their push for a playoff spot.