Yanks, Bosox lose openers on West Coast
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After the New York Yankees' epic five-game sweep against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, both teams opened West Coast trips with one-run losses.
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The Yankees missed out on a golden opportunity to put some more distance between themselves and the second-place Red Sox on Monday, falling 17-8 to the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
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NEW YORK - Gary Sheffield and the New York Yankees battered Pedro Martinez, opening some breathing room in the AL East. Sheffield, Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada homered off an ineffective Martinez, and Mike Mussina gave the Yankees another excellent outing Sunday in New York's 11-1 rout of the Boston Red Sox...
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NEW YORK -- With an epic defeat, the New York Yankees' hold on first place in the American League East became increasingly tenuous.
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The New York Yankees battered Pedro Martinez, chasing Boston out of town with their second rout in a row. Gary Sheffield, Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada
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INDIANS 22, YANKEES 0---At New York, Omar Vizquel went 6-for-7 to tie the American League record for hits as Cleveland handed the Yankees the largest loss in their history last night.
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The Boston Red Sox looked at the out-of-town scoreboard and could hardly believe what they saw. The New York Yankees were trailing big at home against the Cleveland Indians in what would be the worst loss in the 101-year history of the storied franchise.
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The Twins lost a chance to leave town with two wins when the Yankees battled back with two runs in the bottom of the 12th in a 7-6 loss in Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Wednesday.
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Maybe they should play the rest of their home games at the ballpark over at Coney Island, because their own place suddenly has become a House of Mirrors. The Yankees lose the World Series here. They get shut out in the Division Series opener here. They squander a 5-3 lead late in Game 2 against the Twins ...
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The Rocket was nowhere in sight. Matt DeSalvo was there in his place &#151; but not for long. And whatever good vibe the New York Yankees created over the weekend quickly disappeared as Jon Garland and the struggling Chicago White Sox knocked out DeSalvo in the second inning on their way to a 6-4 victory Monday night.
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St. Louis - After a humiliating 86-year span of suffering, the Boston Red Sox were lower than low. They had just lost the first three games of the American League Championship Series to the New York Yankees.
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The sports pages were an early-morning kick in the stomach. The dreary skies out the window didn&#39;t help. And the constantly ringing telephone with the die-hard Yankees fans - &quot;wait &#39;til next year,&quot; they mumbled
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HE Yankees began last night with a six-game cushion in the loss column over Anaheim in the playoff race, the only race that is truly meaningful in a sport whose past two champions did not win their measly four- and five-team divisions.
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The New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics and St Louis Cardinals struck the first blow in their division series on Tuesday, as some of baseball's most feared sluggers opened the post-season with a bang.
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Lose the choreography and dial back the frivolity. Thatâs my advice for the Mets as they resume the season. The Yankees, on the other hand, could use a bit of strut.
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Barry Bonds played long ball, Sammy Sosa had fun against his former team and Carl Pavano missed another outing for the New York Yankees.
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NEW YORK - The start of Monday's doubleheader between the New York Yankees and Devil Rays was delayed because Tampa Bay had trouble leaving Florida due to Hurricane Frances.    The Devil Rays, whose Saturday and Sunday home games against Detroit were postponed by the hurricane, reported to Tropicana Field in St...