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The and packed 10 innings of excitement into an eight-inning Glenn Robinson Jersey game Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. In Game 1 of their doubleheader, the Yankees mounted a five-run comeback in the bottom of the seventh inning to send the game to extras, then walked it off in the eighth inning ( ). brought the Yankees, , back from the brink with a game-tying, two-run home run against in the seventh inning. The Yankees scored all five seventh inning runs with two outs.The seventh-inning rally started with a throwing error by Mets third baseman . That put the leadoff runner on base. Also, Yankees infielder was dead to rights at third base going first-to-third on two-run single. The throw was in time and J.D. Davis slapped the tag on Estrada, Corey Knebel Jersey but the ball popped out of his glove. It would have been the final out of the inning.Reliever , who blew two late-inning leads earlier this week, struck out all three batters Yovani Gallardo Jersey he faced with the automatic runner at second base in the top of the eighth inning. That set up for the two-out, two-strike walk-off single in the bottom half.The Mets had a 99.8 percent chance to win Sunday's game after Urshela flew out for the second out of the seventh inning, . At that point the Yankees were down five with a runner on first. The next four batters reached base to tie the game, then the Yankees won it the next inning. For the Yankees, it was a 1-in-500 comeback. , Sunday's comeback was the first five-run comeback in the final inning for the Yankees since July 16, 2000, against the . In Milwaukee Brewers Jersey that game the Yankees scored five runs in the ninth to tie the game, then gave up two runs in the top of the 10th, then scored three runs Milwaukee Brewers Hats in the bottom of the 10th to win. Diaz was tagged with the blown save, his fourth of the season and third since returning to the closer's role following move back into the rotation. He's been very good overall this year (2.25 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 12 innings), and he inherited a me s Sunday, but the bottom line is he has not been the lights-out closer the Mets need him to be. Sunday was another rough one."We still trust him," Mets manager Christian Yelich Jersey Luis Rojas told reporters, , following the game. "We still love his stuff. And that's when he's going to get the ball, when there's tight situations." The Yankees and Mets had last weekend's series at Citi Field postponed because the Mets had two positive COVID-19 cases. They're playing five games in three days this weekend and they have been action packed. , .

Tigers face the Twins leading series 2-1 June 1 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Minnesota Twins (30- Ian Happ Jersey 21, first in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (19-30, fourth in the AL Central)Detroit; Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Bailey Ober (1-1, 3.25 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (3-2, 2.09 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 55 strikeouts) LINE: Twins -123, Tigers +104; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers play the Minnesota Twins, leading the series 2-1.Detroit has a 19-30 record overall and a 12-15 record at home. The Tigers have a 9-23 record in games when they have given up a home run.Minnesota is 30-21 overall and 13- Kris Bryant Jersey 10 in road games. The Twins have an 11-3 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.The teams meet Wednesday for the 10th time this season. The Twins lead the season series 6-3.TOP PERFORMERS: Jeimer Candelario has six doubles, a triple, five home runs and 17 RBI for the Tigers. Harold Castro is 8-for-23 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.Byron Buxton is second on the Twins with 17 extra base hits (six doubles and 11 home runs). Trevor Larnach is 8-for-25 with three doubles, three home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .237 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored by four runsTwins: 5-5, .264 batting average, 3.64 ERA, outscored opponents Jose Quintana Jersey by three runsINJURIES: Tigers: Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robbie Gro sman: 10-Day IL (neck), Elvin Rodriguez: day-to-day (lower body), Miguel Cabrera: day-to-day (back), Eduardo Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (ribcage), Victor Reyes: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Austin Meadows: 10-Day IL (vertigo), Michael Pineda: 15-Day IL (finger), Tyler Alexander: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Funkhouser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Manning: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Rogers: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Cisnero: 60-Day IL (shoulder)Twins: Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (knee), Sonny Gray: day-to-day (pectoral), Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (hip), Gilberto Celestino: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Joe Ryan: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Cody Stashak: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Winder: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Miguel Sano: 60-Day IL (knee Kyle Schwarber Jersey ), Chris Paddack: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jhon Romero: 60-Day IL (biceps), Jorge Alcala: 60-Day IL (elbow), Randy Dobnak: 60-Day IL (finger), Kenta Maeda: 60-Day IL (elbow)_ Billy Williams Jersey __The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by in this topic Major League Baseball Detroit Tigers share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at Drew Smyly Jersey World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS

We already know that the open the "home" portion of their season Thursday night against the Angels at their spring training site: TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida. It's the first of 22 games the Jays will Ron Santo Jersey play in their spring ballpark to start the home part of their schedule in 2021.We don't know how things will proceed after that, though it seems likely that Buffalo David Ross Jersey 's Sahlen Field is the next Blue Jays home park in 2021.The Blue Jays will need to get approval from the Canadian government to return to Rogers Centre in Toronto. COVID-19 cases in the area are on the rise and the province of Ontario could enter another lockdown. That means the Blue Jays likely would not be approved to return to Toronto for home games, which would involve them staying in the United States for most or all of their home games, as they did in the shortened 2020 season.That means after May Brandon Morrow Jersey 24, the Blue Jays are likely to be seeking a new home instead of just staying put in an open-air ballpark in Florida during the summer months. They played Kyle Hendricks Jersey home games in Buffalo's Sahlen Park last year, so it's the natural answer again this time around. The big complication in 2021 is that there will be Triple-A baseball this year. Sahlen Park is home to the Buffalo Bisons, the Jays' Triple-A affiliate. that Major Kosuke Fukudome Jersey League Baseball is working on a plan that would temporarily place the Bisons in Trenton, N.J. for the 2021 season. There's a 6,200-seat ballpark that used to be the home of the Double-A Trenton Thunder, who were lost in the reorganization of Minor League Baseball this past offseason. With the Jays' last scheduled game in Dunedin on May 24 and plans in the works to send the Bisons to Trenton, the writing is on the wall here for the Blue Jays to play 2021 home games in Buffalo, unle s something drastic changes in Toronto here in Chicago Cubs Hats the coming weeks.

With their Chris Sale Jersey season on the line in Game 5 of last year's ALDS, the started behind the plate, not two-time All-Star . Higashioka took over as personal catcher during the regular season, then took over as the starting catcher in October following Sanchez's miserable year.Although it worked well last year, the Cole-Higashioka pairing is not something the Yankees and manager Aaron Boone are looking to continue in 2021. Higashioka will catch Cole during Sunday's Grapefruit League game, though Boone said he expects Sanchez to be behind the plate to catch Cole on Opening Day in two weeks. Aaron Boone on if Kyle Higashioka will be behind the plate on Opening Day with Gerrit Cole on the mound:"No...I would expect Gary Sanchez to be behind there on Opening Day" Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) "With Higgy being out there for a couple days (with an injury) and then coming out of the off-day (Thursday), I wanted to play Gary back-to-back days, so it's just that," Boone said Sunday. "I would expect Gary to be behind there on Opening Day."Higashioka has not played since last Sunday because of a nagging side i sue that has since cleared up. Sanchez started behind the Boston Red Sox Hoodie plate Friday and Saturday, and it's not often a catcher will start three straight games in spring training. He was going to get Sunday off regardle s, and now that Higashioka is ready to go, he'll Mitch Moreland Jersey return to the lineup, and it just so happens to be a Cole start. Sunday will be Cole's fourth Grapefruit League start. Sanchez, Higashioka, and non-roster invitee were behind the plate for his first three. Cole also threw a simulated game two weeks ago (the Yankees held him out of that day's game because there was rain in the forecast, and they wanted to make sure he got his work in), though it's unclear who caught him."I thought we worked well today, and so I was confident throwing anything we needed to," Cole told reporters, , after pitching to Sanchez in his first spring start a few weeks ago. "He made some good blocks in the dirt too, so I thought we did a nice job together."Cole has a bit of a history of personal catchers. was his personal catcher for a while with the , and became his personal catcher in the middle of 2019 with the . Here are his 2020 regular season numbers: StartsIPERAOpp. AVG/OBP/SLGK%BB%with Higashioka4271.00.147/.190/.24234.05.0with Sanchez8463.91.225/.282/.49431.96.4Higashioka also caught Cole's David Ortiz Jersey three postseason starts, during which he had 2.95 ERA and held opposing hitters to a .188/.243/.391 batting line in 18 1/3 innings. Clearly, the results Hanley Ramirez Jersey were better with Higashioka, though the sample size is pretty small even when you include the postseason. The Yankees aren't willing to let those small samples dictate their roster usage in 2021, at least not yet."We'll come in with the idea that, whether it's Gary or Kyle, they'll both work with really all of our pitchers here in spring," Boone said during his start of spring pre s conference last month ( ). "Whether it's in bullpens, and then into the spring games, I'm always willing to do whatever I feel like it's nece sary moving forward. But no, I don't have that plan of pairing Cole and Higashioka."It makes sense to have Sanchez catch Cole in spring training because Higashioka may not always be available (injury, Bill Lee Jersey illne s, etc.), and you don't want the first time Cole and Sanchez work together this year to be in a game that means something. Higashioka catching Cole on Sunday is a product of the circumstances more than by design. I'd bet on Sanchez catching him next time out.The Yankees open the 2021 regular season at home against the AL East rival on Thursday, April 1.

The stolen base is a dying art. Last season the 30 major-league teams combined for only 2,280 stolen bases, the fewest since there were 2,258 steals in the strike-shortened 1994 season. You have to go back to 1970 for the last time there were that few steals in a non-strike season, and even then there were only 24 teams in the league. Given how easy it is to hit home runs these days, why risk losing a runner and making an out on the bases? Just stay put and wait for the multi-run homer.A few weeks ago we looked at three of the . This week we're going to shift gears and look at the guys on the mound, specifically three pitchers who excel at controlling the running game. We're Bill Lee Jersey going to focus on right-handers because lefties have the natural advantage of staring directly at the runner on first base. Righties don't have that luxury. Here are three righties who shut down the opponent's running game. CHW SP #27 2019 stats ERA3.41WHIP1.06IP176 2/3BB57K228 . Last offseason he overhauled his mechanics and refined his approach, and it allowed him to make the jump from worst starter in baseball in 2018 -- Giolito was the first pitcher in 10 years to qualify for the ERA title with an ERA north of 6.00 -- to a bona fide ace in 2019. He was an All-Star and finished sixth in the Cy Young voting.Giolito's improvements went beyond the obvious. He also improved his ability to hold runners, and he had to, because in 2018 runners went 26 for 30 stealing bases when he was on the mound. Only two pitchers allowed more stolen bases. His stolen base attempt rate -- the rate at which runners attempted a steal when the base ahead of them was open -- was 11.2 percent. The league average is 5.2 percent. Xander Bogaerts Jersey Runners ran at will against Giolito. Last year runners went only 3 for 6 stealing bases against Giolito, and their stolen base attempt rate dropped to 2.7 percent. and , Chicago's primary catching tandem, combined for caught stealing (25 percent) and stolen base attempt (4.5 percent) rates that were slightly lower than the league averages (27 percent and 5.2 percent, respectively), so it wasn't them. It was all Giolito."Every time a guy would get on first, he was pretty much standing on second," . "I was slow to the plate, I wasn't varying my times, I wasn't varying my looks. I would get into that snowball. You could call it a rhythm, but it was an anti-rhythm. Everyone on the bases was a carousel Christian Vazquez Jersey ." pitching coach Don Cooper worked with Giolito to add a slide step last spring training, and he also made a conscious effort to vary his looks and pay more attention to the runner at first base. It certainly helped that he allowed fewer baserunners overall -- Giolito allowed 79 fewer baserunners in 2019 than 2018 despite throwing 3 1/3 more innings -- but hitters did not attempt to steal as often. His ability to hold runners went from a weakne s to a strength. KC SP #23 2019 stats ERA2.93WHIP.98IP208 2/3BB30K187 is a baseball savant. He's a great pitcher, obviously. . Greinke can also hit a little bit -- over the last seven seasons he's hit .240/.281/.346 in 475 plate appearances, making him Barry Bonds by pitcher hitting standards -- and he's a six-time Gold Glover. The man does it all.It is no surprise then that Greinke also holds runners exceptionally well. Last season runners went 2 for 6 stealing bases against Greinke, and over the last four seasons they're 12 for 36. That's a 33 percent succe s rate. The league average is close to 70 percent. We're talking Boston Red Sox Jersey about a 777 1/3-inning sample here. Not one season or something like that.Over the last four seasons runners have attempted a stolen base in only 3.5 percent of their opportunities against Greinke, well below the 5.2 percent league average. Greinke is second among active pitchers in innings but only 39th in stolen bases allowed. He's allowed 24 fewer steals than , a lefty, in 1,026 more innings. Crazy. Greinke helps his team in more ways than maybe any other pitcher in the game. That includes shutting down the running game all by himself with a slide step, a deceptive pickoff move, and varied times to the plate. If Greinke has a weakne s, I don't know what it is. He's great at everything. ATL SP #50 Bobby Doerr Jersey 2019 stats ERA3.05WHIP1.08IP194 2/3BB57K240 righty was not always good at holding runners. With the from 2010-15, runners went 70 for 88 stealing bases against Morton, a well-above-average 80 percent succe s rate. They attempted a steal in 7.5 percent of their opportunities, a tick higher than the 5.2 percent league average. Morton was stolen-base prone once upon a time.That is no longer the case. Over the last three seasons runners have gone 11 for 18 stealing bases against Morton, and their 2.6 percent stolen base attempt rate is a third of what it was from 2010-15. Opponents are not running as often as they once did against Morton, and, when they do run, they're much le s succe sful. Morton got better at holding runners once he arrived in Houston in 2017. The helped him streamline his mechanics a bit, and he's now much quicker to the plate, giving basestealers that much le s time to get to the next base. Morton also has a good pickoff move, and he varies his times to the plate well. That all keeps runners on the toes.Similar to Giolito and Greinke, Morton is an exceptional pitcher who limits baserunners. And, when there are runners on base, he helps his cause by forcing runners to stay put. He doesn't give up the extra 90 feet easily. So, not only is it tough Chris Sale Jersey to string together hits and walks against Morton, you can't steal bases either. His 3.24 ERA the last three seasons is well-earned.

The period in which Major League Baseball teams can sign international free agents opened Saturday. Amateur players can be acquired by in one of two ways. Players born in Tyson Ross Jersey the United States, Puerto Rico or Canada go through the draft. All other amateurs are available to be signed here in this international signing period.My colleague Mike Axisa .Here are where the five biggest names signed on Saturday.The Dominican shortstop is only 17 years old, but he's been on the radar of the international scouting community for years and is Brad Hand Jersey generally considered the top prospect in this cla s. He's a switch-hitter with five-tool superstar potential. If there was a franchise player to be had Randy Jones Jersey here, it was Arias. While most prospects who sign during this period are teenagers, Colas is 23. He's most notable for being called "the Cuban Ohtani" at one point, though he has since stopped pitching and focused on his outfield play and bat Eric Hosmer Jersey . He hit .302/.350/.519 in 66 games in Japan in 2019.The 17-year-old shortstop is said to have a high baseball IQ and an excellent approach at the plate, including being known as a contact hitter.Another teenage shortstop, Cabrera might eventually have to move to third base, but that's of no concern right now. He's said to be arguably the best hitter in this entire cla San Diego Padres s. The Nationals are apparently very bullish on the left-handed outfielder, as they spent nearly all of their pool money on Vaquero. Baseball America ranked him as the top prospect in this cla s and Tony Gwynn Jersey we've seen the Nationals hit big on a lefty outfielder in the international signing period before in .

Major League Baseball's owner-imposed lockout is now more than two months old and beginning to threaten the regular season's integrity, but that doesn't mean the future of the sport is shut down. Many high schools and junior colleges acro s the country have already started their seasons, and the NCAA will join them on Friday.To honor the occasion, . In the space below, we've decided Chase Headley Jersey to tackle the draft cla s from a different perspective, focusing on four storylines worth monitoring between now and whenever the announce the No. 1 pick.Let's get to it.The Orioles "earned" the third No. 1 pick in their franchise history in unusual fashion: by virtue of a tiebreaker. Baltimore and the had the same record in both 2021 and 2020, nece sitating the league go off 2019 results to dictate the draft order. Whereas the Diamondbacks were a respectable 85-77 back in 2019, the Orioles were a dismal 54-108; ergo, Baltimore will get its choice of the field come July.Who might join Ben McDonald and as the Orioles' No. 1 picks? Georgia prep infielder Termarr Johnson would seem to be the favorite based on his offensive ceiling, but it's too early to know for certain. Industry sources who spoke with CBS Sports suggested it's within the realm of po sibility that the Orioles become enamored with either James Madison outfielder Chase DeLauter Tony Gwynn Jersey or Cal Poly infielder Brooks Lee, ranked No. 2 and No. 3 on the preseason top 50, by decision time. There's also the likelihood that Mike Elias , and drafts the most talented player who will accept the lowest signing bonus as a means of freeing up money for the rest of his cla s. It's anyone's gue s at this point as to whether any of the three names above would fit that billing.Kumar Rocker was one the highest profile players on the board entering last year's draft, when he was selected 10th overall by the San Diego Padres New York Mets. He'll serve a similar function this year after the Mets shied away from signing him following the results of his physical.The difference between then and now is that Rocker opted against returning to Vanderbilt, meaning he won't be pitching every week for one of the premier teams in college baseball. Where, precisely, he'll be pitching is to be determined. Ditto for when. The expectation is that he'll make a proof-of-life appearance or two later this summer, ahead of draft day, as part of an independent league team. , but for the time being it seems reasonable to view him as a late first-round pick, at best.The collegiate pitching cla s took a hit when Rocker made his decision, but that was nothing compared to the toll injuries have taken on the group.Coming into Opening Day, the following pitchers who cracked the top 50 are dealing with some malady or another: No. 15 Connor Prielipp, LHP, Alabama: He's out for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.No. 26 Blade Tidwell, RHP, Tenne see: He's expected to mi s at least the start of the season because of shoulder sorene s.No. 28 Peyton Pallette, RHP, Arkansas: He's out Brad Hand Jersey for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.No. 37 Reggie Crawford, LHP, UConn: He may not pitch this season because of an elbow injury he suffered last year.That's four notable injuries, including three that threaten seasons. Those players should still be selected over the first couple rounds, albeit lower than they might've been had they stayed healthy. It's not the ideal outcome, but it could be worse.What are risk-averse teams seeking arms to do Rickey Henderson Jersey in the early stages of the draft? They could turn to ECU left-hander Carson Whisenhunt or Mi si sippi State right-hander Landon Sims, the top college arms who remain healthy, or they could even dip their toes into what looks like a strong prep pitching cla s. Some names to know there include Brandon Barreira, Dylan Lesko, and Brock Porter.We'll conclude by noting that this is a tremendous cla s for legacy players, or those players who have big-league bloodlines. In the top 50 alone, we have the following:No. 4 Druw Jones: The son of former outfielder Andruw Jones;No. 6 Jace Jung: The brother of third baseman ;No. 13 Robert Moore: The son of executive Dayton Moore;No. 24 Daniel Susac: The brother of veteran MLB catcher ;No. 27 Cam Collier: The son of former MLB infielder Lou Collier;No. 40 Justin Crawford: The son of former MLB outfielder Carl Crawford;and No. 41 Jackson Holliday: The son of former MLB outfielder .That' Tyson Ross Jersey s seven players, or 14 percent of the top 50, that boast a direct tie to a big-league player or executive. And that doesn't include more distant relationships, or someone like Brooks Lee, who plays for his father at Cal Poly. We'll see if those players can maintain their positions heading into the summer. If so, this draft could be more of a family affair than usual.

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Tuesday night in the Bronx, the rival and open a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. As expected, the Yankees and Rays have been two of the best teams in baseball in early going, and they figure to compete for the AL East title right to the end of the regular season.Here are the updated AL East Jim Bunning Jersey standings:Yankees: 16-6Rays: 14-9 (2.5 GB) : 12-10 (4 GB) : 8-11 (6.5 GB) : 6-17 (10.5 GB)Even though the first- and second-place finishers in each division will qualify for the postseason, only the first place team is a sured homefield advantage, and that's a pretty big deal even with empty stands. The Rays and especially the Yankees are built for their home ballparks and they want to sleep in their own beds as much as po sible in October.Here are the details for this week's three-game series at Yankee Stadium. Select games can be streamed regionally on (try for free). DateStart timePitchersTVTues., Aug. 187:05 p.m. ETRHP (0-0, 2.31) vs. LHP (1-0, 2.08)YES, Fox Sports Sun, ESPNWeds., Aug. 197:05 p.m. ETRHP (4-0, 2.76) vs. RHP (0-1, 7.04)YES, Fox Sports SunThurs., Aug. 201:05 p.m. ETLHP (1-1, 7.04) vs. TBAYES, Fox Sports Sun, Network (0-0, 5.93) started in place of the injured last Friday and lines up to start Thursday's game. He may get that start unle s he's needed in long relief behind Glasnow on Wednesday. If not Richards on Thursday, then an opener ( ?) with a bulk innings guy like or is a po sibility."Obviously they are a very good Jim Thome Jersey team and we need to beat them to get to where we want to get to," Tanaka told reporters, , earlier this week. "Obviously that goes for every team around us but definitely they have become a good team. It's an important series for us.''Here are five things to know going into this week's three-game set in the Bronx, plus a prediction thrown in at the end.These two teams have bad bloodOver the last two years it's become clear the Yankees and Rays don't like each other. The bad blood dates back to Sept. 27, 2018, when threw at Rays catcher in retaliation for Rays righty throwing behind Yankees catcher . . and, even though Sabathia is now retired, the Yankees and Rays were barking at each other plenty last weekend at Tropicana Field. The benches didn't clear or anything, but the two teams were on each other all weekend. There are no crowds this year. Players can hear everything coming out of the other dugout.Here's what Rays center fielder recently told reporters, , about the bad blood between these two teams:"We have a little bit of history of chirping and certain things that have gone on in between the white lines," Kiermaier said Andrew McCutchen Jersey Sunday on a Zoom video call. "I don't think they're the biggest fans of us, and vice versa."We all respect each other and what our talents are. But It's one of those things we love to beat them and they love beating us as well. There's some teams that you just get a little bit of greater satisfaction from, and I think that's very safe to say."I would bet against a brawl or something like that this week -- we are still in the middle of a global pandemic, after all -- but I would expect lots more trash talk. I love it. Give me all the drama you've got.The Rays lead the season seriesThe Yankees and Rays played four games in three days at Tropicana Field last weekend -- their schedules were reconfigured as a result of the and shutdowns because the Yankees had to play makeup games against Philadelphia -- and Tampa took three of four. Three of the four games were close:Fri., Aug. 7: TB 1, NYY 0 ( )Sat., Aug. 8 (Game 1): NYY 8, TB 4 in 7 innings Cesar Hernandez Jersey ( )Sat., Aug. 8 (Game 2): TB 5, NYY 3 in 7 innings ( )Sun., Aug. 9: TB 4, NYY 3 ( )The Rays lead the season series and, even with the expanded postseason field, that's not insignificant. Winning the season series means holding the tiebreaker should the two teams finish tied in the standings. In that case the team that won the season series gets the division title (a suming they tie atop the division) and thus homefield advantage in the postseason.The Yankees and Rays will play three games at Yankee Stadium this week and then another three games at Yankee Stadium from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2. New York needs go at least 5-1 in those six games to win the season series over Tampa. They have to go 4-2 to tie the season series and bump it to the next tiebreaker (intradivision record). Tampa's in good tiebreaker position already.Yankees have been unbeatable at Yankee StadiumQuite literally this season. The Yankees are 10-1 at home this year but the one lo s was a "home" game played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Yankees are a perfect 10-0 at Yankee Stadium this year and they've outscored their opponents 71-35 in those 10 games. This is tied for the longest unbeaten streak at Yankee Stadium to begin a season in franchise history:1951: 10-0 (finished 56-22 at home)1987: 10-0 (finished 51-30 at home)2020:10-01943: 8-0 (finished 54-23 at home)The Yankees lost their first three home series last season and are 24-0-3 in 27 home series since. It is the longest Jorge Alfaro Jersey unbeaten home series streak in team history. Since Opening Day 2019, the Yankees-Rays rivalry has favored the home team. The home team has done well, including last weekend's series at Tropicana Field. Here are the head-to-head records at each ballpark since last season:Tropicana Field: Rays are 8-5 with a plus-1 run differentialYankee Stadium: Yankees are 8-2 with a plus-37 run differentialThe Yankees have been better against the Rays at Yankee Stadium than the Rays have been against the Yankees at Tropicana Field, but the home team typically has the advantage. That bodes well for the Yankees not only this week, but when these two teams finish their season series. That three-game set will be played in the Bronx as well. The Yankees are beat up NYY RF #99 BA0.290R16HR9RBI20SB0 Within the last 10 days the Yankees have lost their three best hitters to injury. went down with a hamstring strain i sue on Aug. 8, was sidelined by a calf strain in the middle of last week, and suffered a thumb injury this past Saturday. All three are on the injured list and all three were off to incredible starts:Judge: .290/.343/.758 and 1.3 WAR in 17 gamesLeMahieu: .411/.456/.534 and 1.0 WAR in 19 gamesStanton: .293/.453/.585 and 0.5 WAR in 14 gamesAt the time of their injuries, Judge was leading the league in home runs and slugging percentage, and LeMahieu was leading the league in batting average and on-base percentage. That's an awful lot of production on the injured list. Judge is expected back this coming weekend. LeMahieu and Stanton are both 2-3 weeks away.Of course, Sean Rodriguez Jersey injuries are nothing new for the Yankees. They pla

Machado stays hot as Darvish, Padres beat Marlins 3-2 May 7 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink SAN DIEGO (AP) Manny Machado got another big hit for the San Diego Padres, and Yu Darvish pitched seven strong innings in a 3-2 victory against the skidding Miami Marlins on Friday night.Machado reached base three times and had two hits, including a critical RBI single as the Padres won for the fourth time in Pedro Baez Jersey five games while handing the Marlins their sixth straight lo s.The star third baseman gave San Diego a 3-0 lead with his two-out single in the fifth. That run proved to be huge after Darvish gave up Jess Aguilar's monster two-run homer to left field in the sixth. It was Aguilar's third of the season. Machado lined out to left with two runners on to end the seventh, keeping it a one-run game.Darvish (3-1) allowed five hits in his longest outing of the year. He struck out three and walked none. The 35-year-old right-hander has gone at least six innings in five of his six starts.Coupled with Nick Martinez's Dylan Floro Jersey seven innings in Thursday night's 2-1 win, it's the first time this season Padres starters have gone seven innings in consecutive games. They did it just once last year, when Darvish and Blake Snell accomplished the feat Aug. 7-8 against Arizona.Rookie reliever Steven Wilson pitched the ninth for his first career save, allowing the first two batters to reach before retiring the side.Eric Hosmer and Machado, who led the majors in batting average coming in, combined for San Diego's first run, sandwiched by three strikeouts from Miami starter Sandy Alcantara in the first. Machado drew a two-out walk and scored on Hosmer's Duke Snid Jersey double to right-center. The Padres made it 3-0 in the fifth. Trent Grisham hit a leadoff triple and scored on Matt Beaty's double. Machado's two-out single brought in Beaty and chased Alcantara. Alcantara (2-2) permitted three runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked two. UP NEXTMarlins RHP Pablo Lopez (3-1, 1.61 ERA) starts the third game of the series Saturday night against LHP Sean Manaea (2-2, 3.60).___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https:// Kenley Jansen Jersey twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball San Diego Padres Manny Machado Pablo Lpez Blake Snell Eric Hosmer Manny Machado Sandy Alcantara San Diego Padres Miami Marlins share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have Blake Treinen Jersey drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets Trevor Bauer Jersey after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS