David Phelps

Three times Saturday, Robinson Cano flashed a smile as big as Jay-Z's when he sees his wife, Beyonce, after a long day at the office. The first time came when Cano, semi-fooled by a Brandon Morrow pitch, still managed to turn it into one of those short-...

NEW YORK -- Robinson Cano hit a pair of two-run home runs and David Phelps pitched a career-high seven innings on Saturday as the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-2, in front of an announced crowd of 45,577 at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees...

Instead of flying home Sunday night and having a day off, the Yankees had to fly to Cleveland to play a make-up doubleheader. It was a productive layover. They split a doubleheader with the Indians and held on to first place. Justin Masterson, the former...

The Sports Xchange CLEVELAND — In the first game of their doubleheader Monday, the New York Yankees held the Cleveland Indians to one run but lost, so in the second game, the Yankees did not allow the Indians to score any runs. After losing the...

Robinson Cano finally hit a home run at Kauffman Stadium, Vernon Wells went deep for the second straight game and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Sunday to wrap up a three-game sweep. Hiroki Kuroda (5-2) allowed only a sacrifice...

NEW YORK -- Eduardo Nunez doubled to lead off the sixth inning and came in to score on a double play and Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 11th consecutive save of the season and the 619th of his career, to lead the New York...

NEW YORK -- Travis Hafner made his first start of the season against a left-handed pitcher and drove in four runs as the New York Yankees rallied in the late innings for a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Before Saturday, Hafner had...

GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE Mets 5, Nationals 3: Stephen Strasburg surrendered three hits over two innings - including a single and home run to the first two batters he faced - in his first action since Sept. 7. David Wright was hitless in three at-bats for New...

Jose Valverde could've been the goat. But thankfully for him and the Detroit Tigers, Delmon Young was the hero. Young hit an RBI double to rightfield that got just got by Nick Swisher to score Miguel Cabrera for the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th...

NEW YORK — Six years. Six long years. Six long, long years. That's how long Dave Dombrowski and Jim Leyland have been on the mission that drives them — to bring home a World Series title for Mike Ilitch, the 83-year-old owner who has kept...

NEW YORK -- In this postseason of dramatic comebacks and epic bullpen collapses, the New York Yankees and Detroit opened up the American League Championship Series with another October classic. After scoring four ninth-inning runs off Jose Valverde,...

On couches all over Baltimore, J.J. Hardy's game-winning RBI double in the 13th inning must have seemed like a dream, especially since the Orioles spent most of Thursday night putting fans to sleep with their offensive ineptitude. As the night crept into...