Giancarlo Stanton Hits Fifth Home Run In Four Games

New York Yankees outfielder and designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-4 against the Rays on Tuesday, including a pair of well-hit home runs. Stanton has been on a tear since the start of the postseason with a 1.944 OPS over his first four games, and he’s now clearly removed from the lower body injuries that... Read More

J.A. Happ Struggles On Tuesday

New York Yankees starting pitcher J.A. Happ struggled against the Rays on Tuesday, allowing four runs over 2 2/3 innings after replacing starter Deivi Garcia in the second inning. The Yankees started Garcia in an attempt to give Happ a platoon advantage, but a pair of righties (Mike Zunino and Manuel Margot) took Happ deep... Read More

Deivi Garcia Pulled After Only One Inning On Tuesday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Deivi Garcia lasted only one inning against the Rays on Tuesday, allowing one run before being relieved by starting pitcher J.A. Happ. Happ was up in the bullpen before any damage was done against Garcia, and it appears as though manager Aaron Boone used Garcia as a decoy starter to... Read More

Aaron Judge Homers On Monday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge went 1-for-5 against the Rays on Monday, including a well-hit home run that came off of his bat at 109.5 mph. Injuries held Judge to only 28 regular-season games this year, but he now has two home runs in three games this postseason and 11 home runs over 31... Read More

Gerrit Cole Allows Three Runs On Monday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole allowed three runs over six innings with eight strikeouts against the Rays on Monday. Home runs were once again the primary damage against Cole, with Randy Arozarena and Ji-Man Choi (again) both going yard against the 30-year-old. Still, Cole generated an impressive 18.5% swinging-strike rate for the game,... Read More

Clint Frazier Hits First Career Postseason Home Run

New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier went 1-for-2 with a 418-foot home run before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning of Monday’s game. Frazier had only one postseason at-bat coming into Monday’s game, but he drew the start against the Rays and drilled a 95.6-mph fastball into the seats in his first... Read More

Deivi Garcia To Start ALDS Game 2

New York Yankees starting pitcher Deivi Garcia will start against the Rays on Tuesday, with starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka to follow on Wednesday. Garcia finished the regular season with a lackluster 4.98 ERA over six starts, inflated by 10 runs allowed over his last 9.2 innings. Garcia has yet to face the Rays, but Tampa... Read More

Yankees Add Michael King To Postseason Roster

New York Yankees pitcher Michael King was added to the team’s postseason roster in advance of the ALDS. Used as a reliever and a spot starter during the regular season, King is likely to be used exclusively in relief (if at all) this postseason, and the 25-year-old’s status as an early-relief innings eater makes him... Read More

MLB DFS Prop Picks for Monday, October 5th - Monkey Knife Fight

Baseball is back after a weekend-long hiatus, and Monday features a pair of intriguing ALDS games. Although full-season fantasy leagues have been finished for more than a week now, fantasy players still have opportunities to make money with DFS. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, and easiest to win, MLB... Read More

Yankees To Continue Having Kyle Higashioka Catch Gerrit Cole

New York Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka will be the primary catcher for starting pitcher Gerrit Cole through the rest of the playoffs, according to manager Aaron Boone. That declaration has Higashioka slated to start behind the plate against the Rays on Monday, and Monday will be Cole’s sixth consecutive start with Higashioka behind the plate.... Read More

Gio Urshela Hits Second Career Grand Slam

New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela hit his second career grand slam as part of a 2-for-5 game against the Indians on Wednesday. A bone spur in his elbow sidelined Urshela for a handful of games this season, but the 28-year-old has hit well this season with a .858 OPS over 43 regular-season games.... Read More

Giancarlo Stanton Homers In Second Consecutive Game

New York Yankees outfielder and designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton went 1-for-2 and walked twice against the Indians on Wednesday, including a 420-foot blast for his second home run in as many games. Injuries have held Stanton to a combined 41 games over the past two seasons, but the 30-year-old is still one of the game’s... Read More

Masahiro Tanaka Struggles Against The Indians

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka allowed six runs over only four innings against the Indians on Wednesday. Tanaka’s final line was inflated by relief pitcher Chad Green allowing a pair of inherited runners to score, and Tanaka probably wasn’t helped by a 33-minute mid-game rain delay, but Wednesday’s performance was forgettable as he... Read More

Aaron Judge Homers In Game 1 Of Wild-Card Series

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge collected just one hit on Tuesday but made it count with a 399-foot opposite-field blast against Cleveland ace Shane Bieber. Injuries derailed Judge’s 2020 regular season, but the 28-year-old wasted no time making an impact in the postseason with his 10th home run of the year in only 29... Read More

Gleyber Torres Has A Big Game On Tuesday

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres went 4-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run against the Indians and ace Shane Bieber in Game 1 of their wild-card series on Tuesday. Torres had been heating up towards the end of the season with an .842 OPS in September, and that hot streak appears to... Read More

Gerrit Cole Shines In Postseason Outing

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole was fantastic against the Indians on Tuesday, holding Cleveland to two runs over seven innings with 13 strikeouts and no walks. Cole generated a whopping 22% swinging-strike rate for the game including an impressive 12 whiffs on his four-seamer, and he’s now picked up 37 strikeouts over his... Read More

Kyle Higashioka To Start On Tuesday

New York Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka will start at catcher against the Indians on Tuesday, according to manager Aaron Boone. Gary Sanchez’s struggles, combined with Higashioka’s strong play, have pushed the latter into semi-consistent playing time for the Yankees, and starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (slated to start on Tuesday) has posted a sparking 1.00 ERA... Read More

James Paxton Could Return Towards End Of The Postseason

New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton (forearm) played catch on Tuesday and could pitch for the team towards the end of the postseason, according to manager Aaron Boone. Paxton has been sidelined since August 20 with a strained forearm flexor, and the 31-year-old had struggled with diminished velocity and a 6.64 ERA through five... Read More

Clarke Schmidt Has Uneven Performance On Sunday

New York Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt allowed three runs over four innings against the Marlins on Sunday. A three-run second inning led to Schimdt’s poor overall performance, but the 24-year-old settled down afterward and didn’t’ allow a baserunner over his last two innings. Sunday was Schmidt’s first career major league start, and although his role... Read More

Luke Voit Finishes Season With League-High 22 Home Runs

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit was hitless in three at-bats against the Marlins on Sunday, but that didn’t stop him from finishing the regular season with an MLB-best 22 home runs. No other player eclipsed the 20 home run mark for the season, and Voit’s 22 homers put him on pace for a... Read More

DJ LeMahieu Wins American League Batting Title, Wants To Stay In New York

New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu picked up another two hits on Sunday to win the American League batting title with a .364 batting average for the season. LeMahieu has now posted a batting average above .320 in back-to-back seasons with the Yankees, and the 32-year-old expressed his desire to remain with the Yankees... Read More

Deivi Garcia Allows Four Runs On Saturday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Deivi Garcia allowed four runs over 6.2 innings with seven strikeouts against the Marlins on Saturday, giving him a 4.98 over six starts for the season. Three of the four runs Garcia allowed came in the third inning, when the Marlins strung together three hits on balls with exit velocities... Read More

Mike Tauchman Enters Game In Eighth Inning Again On Friday

New York Yankees outfielder Mike Tauchman scored a run as a pinch-runner against the Marlins on Friday. Tauchman has now entered the game in the eighth inning in each of the team’s last four games and six of the last seven, and he’s been relegated to a bench role with the Yankees reaching full health... Read More

J.A. Happ Finishes Regular Season With Solid Outing

New York Yankees starting pitcher J.A. Happ made his final start of the regular season on Friday, holding the Marlins to three runs over five innings. Friday’s start gives Happ a 3.47 ERA for the season, his lowest mark since 2016 and the third-lowest mark of his 14-year MLB career. Encouragingly, Happ’s strikeout rate (22.4%)... Read More

Aroldis Chapman Now Throwing A Splitter

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has added a splitter to his arsenal, throwing the pitch for the first time in his career against the Blue Jays on Thursday. At 91.4 mph, Chapman’s splitter would be the fastest among pitchers who have thrown at least 250 pitches this season, and the pitch generated a swinging-strike... Read More

Jordan Montgomery Pitches Well On Thursday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery had a solid outing on Thursday, tossing 5 1/3 innings of three-run ball with eight strikeouts and no walks. Montgomery’s changeup generated an impressive nine whiffs (27 pitches) in the game, and his 17% swinging-strike rate for the game was unusually impressive. Montgomery still owns an uninspiring 5.11... Read More

Gary Sanchez Narrowly Misses Home Run In Pinch-Hit Appearance

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez crushed a 104.5 mph fly ball with a .880 xBA that landed in the glove of outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in a pinch-hit appearance on Thursday, bringing Sanchez’s batting average down to a paltry .142 for the season. Sanchez’s 36% strikeout rate pops out as a major issue for... Read More

Sloppy Defense Results In Poor Start From Masahiro Tanaka

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka allowed five runs (three earned) over four innings against the Blue Jays on Wednesday. The New York defense committed three errors behind Tanaka on Wednesday, making the 31-year-old’s start more difficult than it should have been. Tanaka’s performance under the hood was solid with a 14% swinging-strike rate... Read More

Gio Urshela Collects Four Hits On Tuesday

New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela went 4-for-5 with a double, a run, and a pair of RBI against the Blue Jays on Tuesday. Urshela now owns an impressive .896 OPS for the season, and he’s done it with a .323 xBA and a .398 xwOBA that both support his strong performance. The New... Read More

Aaron Hicks Picks Up Two Hits On Tuesday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks went 2-for-4 with a triple and his third stolen base of the season on Tuesday. Hicks filled up the box score with three RBI and a pair of runs to add on to his production, and Tuesday’s performance brought his OPS up to .795 for the season. Hicks has... Read More