Yanks' win pitchers duel against Dodgers




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Hiroki Kuroda - New York Yankees v Los Angeles Dodgers
Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Dodgers on July 31st. (Getty Images)
The Yankees were able to get back into the win column on Wednesday night as they defeated the Dodgers 3-0 in a game that was completed dominated by the two starters.

Hiroki Kuroda matched up against Clayton Kershaw and Kuroda arguably out pitched Kershaw. Kuroda allowed no runs no five hits in seven innings of work. He struck out eight while walking on one batter. He concluded his outing with 103 pitches thrown, in which 69 of them were for strikes.

The Yankee offense did their damage in the top of the ninth inning when they scored three runs to take a 3-0 lead. Lyle Overbay drove in the games first run with two-outs in the top of the ninth inning. Overbay lined a 1-2 slider back up the middle to score Cano.

The Yankees would go on to score two more runs as Jayson Nix popped a ball up to short right field that was dropped by Mark Ellis.

Mariano Rivera came on in the ninth inning and shut the door to pick up save number 34 of the season.

The Yankees will enjoy an off-day tomorrow and will begin a three-game set with the Padres on Friday.

Game 107: Yankees at Dodgers

Game 107: Yankees at Dodgers
July 31st, 2013, 10:05 pm ET, Dodger Stadium
TV: YES Network Radio: WCBS 880
Weather: 

The Yankees and Dodgers will conclude their short two-game set tonight.

Here are the lineups:

Yankees (55-51)
Brett Gardner, CF
Derek Jeter, SS
Robinson Cano, 2B
Alfonso Soriano, LF
Vernon Wells, RF
Brent Lillibridge, 1B
Jayson Nix, 3B
Chris Stewart, C
Hiroki Kuroda, P

Pitching: Hiroki Kuroda RHP (10-6, 2.51 ERA this season)
(Hiroki Kuroda against the Dodgers: Click Here)

Dodgers (57-48)
Carl Crawford, LF
Yasiel Puig, RF
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Hanley Ramirez, SS
Andre Ethier, CF
A.J. Ellis, C
Skip Schumaker, 2B
Juan Uribe, 3B
Clayton Kershaw, P

Pitching: Clayton Kershaw LHP (10-6, 1.96 ERA this season)
(Clayton Kershaw against the Yankees: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Yanks' lose tough game against Dodgers




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Andy Pettitte - New York Yankees v Los Angeles Dodgers
Andy Pettitte pitches against the Dodgers on July 30th. (Getty Images)
The Yankees were unable to take the first of two against the Dodgers on Tuesday night as they were defeated 3-2.

Andy Pettitte had a solid outing tonight as he allowed two runs on eight hits in seven innings of work. He struck out three and did not walk a batter. He concluded his outing with 91 pitches thrown, in which 66 of them were for strikes.

The Yankee offense was all Lyle Overbay tonight as he drove in both of the Yankee runs.

The Yankees and Dodgers will conclude their short two-game set tomorrow.

Game 106: Yankees at Dodgers

Game 106: Yankees at Dodgers
July 30th, 2013, 10:05 pm ET, Dodger Stadium
TV: YES Network Radio: WCBS 880
Weather: 

The Yankees and Dodgers will begin a two-game set at Dodger Stadium, which marks the last time that these two teams will meet this season.

Click Here for the Probable Pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Yankees (55-50)
Brett Gardner, CF
Derek Jeter, SS
Robinson Cano, 2B
Alfonso Soriano, LF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Ichiro Suzuki, RF
Jayson Nix, 3B
Chris Stewart, C
Andy Pettitte, P

Pitching: Andy Pettitte LHP (7-8, 4.39 ERA this season)
(Andy Pettitte against the Dodgers: Click Here)

Dodgers (56-48)
Carl Crawford, LF
Yasiel Puig, RF
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Hanley Ramirez, SS
A.J. Ellis, C
Andre Ethier, CF
Juan Uribe, 3B
Mark Ellis, 2B
Zack Greinke, P

Pitching: Zack Greinke RHP (8-3, 3.49 ERA this season)
(Zack Greinke against the Yankees: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Soriano, Yanks' walk-off against Rays




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Tampa Bay Rays v New York Yankees
Phil Hughes pitches against the Rays on July 28th. (Getty Images)
The Yankees were able to avoid the three-game sweep by the Rays on Sunday as they defeated them 6-5. Alfonso Soriano proved to be the hero today as he led the Yankees to the victory with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees today and had another shaky outing.

Hughes allowed five runs on nine hits in four innings of work. He struck out four and walked two. He finished his outing with 92 pitches, in which 59 of them were for strikes.

Alfonso Soriano powered the Yankee offense today as he went four-for-five with three runs batted in.

Mariano Rivera came on in the ninth inning with the ballgame tied and pitched a scoreless inning.

The Yankees will enjoy an off-day tomorrow before beginning a two-game set with the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Game 105: Rays at Yankees

Game 105: Rays at Yankees
July 28th, 2013, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium
TV: YES Network Radio: WCBS 880
Weather: 

The Yankees and Rays will conclude their three-game set today with the Yankees looking to avoid the sweep.

Here are the lineups:

Rays (62-42)
Desmond Jennings, CF
Luke Scott, DH
Evan Longoria, 3B
James Loney, 1B
Will Myers, RF
Matt Joyce, LF
Kelly Johnson, LF
Jose Lobaton, C
Yunel Escobar, SS

Pitching: Matt Moore LHP (14-3, 3.17 ERA this season)
(Matt Moore against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (54-40)
Brett Gardner, CF
Derek Jeter, SS
Robinson Cano, 2B
Alfonso Soriano, LF
Vernon Wells, DH
Ichiro Suzuki, RF
Brent Lillibridge, 3B
David Adams, 1B
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching:

Enjoy the game!


 
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