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The Yankees (66-52) scored eight runs and posted double-digit hits in each of their first two wins against the Twins in this series, which coincided with two straight victories by Toronto that have kept their AL East lead at one game.

Crushed into the Yankees’ bullpen, Rodriguez’s first home run since July 27th – his 40th birthday – was a game-winner, lifting the Yankees to an 8-4 win against the Twins tonight at Yankee Stadium.

Armed with a six-man bench for the Blue Jays’ two games in Philadelphia, manager John Gibbons has plenty of options to turn to as he works under National League rules.

“As soon as I hit it, I knew it was going to leave the ballpark”, Beltran said. “It’s a good feeling being able to come off the bench and come through and help the team win”. The Bronx Bombers pounded out 13 hits with Carlos Beltran connecting on a...

He knew darn well what was up.

Michael Brantley had 2 hit’s and 2 rbi and Jose Ramirez had 3 hit’s and 3 run’s. New York RHP Michael Pineda (right forearm) will throw approximately 65 pitches in a rehab start for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday; and, if it goes well, he could return...

David Price, in his fourth start since being acquired from Detroit, picked up the win and is now 3-0 with Toronto, (12-4 overall). Cron scored on Chris Iannetta’s double down the first-base line, but Price pitched out of that jam before striking out five Angels in the next...

Rodriguez extended his major-league record for grand slams, hitting the 25th of his career into the Yankees bullpen off J.R. Graham (0-1) to put New York up, 5-4.

And Donaldson’s season numbers are near the top of the league – No. 2 in RBIs (87) and first in extra-base hits (61).

Closer Andrew Miller (1-2) struck out two in the 10th for his first victory with the Yankees.

The Toronto Blue Jays were outs away from their dozenth win in a row, and could have been 1.5 games up on the Yankees in the AL East. While not insurmountable in the least, the way it has been going, 1.5 seems like a lot more. “I was running out of gas there”, said...

Mitchell was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, and the Yankees said he had a “small nasal fracture”.

Donaldson had 3 hits, a walk and reached on an error.

Alex Rodriguez swung the bat, took two steps toward first base, and looked knowingly toward the Yankees’ dugout.

Josh Donaldson hit two homers and drove in four runs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 on Tuesday night.