Yanks' shutout by Archer, Rays

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Rays	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	1
Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

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Ivan Nova pitches against the Rays on July 27th. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were unable to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays for a second consecutive day as they were shutout 1-0.

Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and he undeservingly suffered the loss. Nova allowed one run on six hits in seven innings of work. He struck out eight and walked three. He finished his outing with 105 pitches, in which 68 of them were for strikes.

The Yankee offense was unable to get going today as they collected just two hits in the loss.

The Yankees and Rays will conclude their three-game set tomorrow afternoon.

Game 104: Rays at Yankees

Game 104: Rays at Yankees

July 27th, 2013, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV: YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: 

The Yankees and Rays will continue their three-game set this afternoon.

Click Here for the Probable Pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Rays (61-42)
Desmond Jennings, CF
Evan Longoria, 3B
Will Myers, RF
James Loney, 1B
Ben Zobrist, 2B
Matt Joyce, DH
Kelly Johnson, LF
Jose Molina, C
Yunel Escobar, SS

Pitching: Chris Archer RHP (5-3, 2.76 ERA this season)
(Chris Archer against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (54-49)
Brett Gardner, CF
Ichiro Suzuki, RF
Robinson Cano, 2B
Alfonso Soriano, DH
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Vernon Wells, LF
Eduardo Nunez, SS
Brent Lillibridge, 3B
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: Ivan Nova RHP (4-3, 3.66 ERA this season)
(Ivan Nova against the Rays: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Sabathia struggles in opener against Rays

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rays	0	6	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	10	12	0
Yankees	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	11	2

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11

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C.C. Sabathia pitches against the Rays on July 26th. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were unable to defeat the Rays in the opener on Friday night as they were defeated 10-6.

C.C. Sabathia struggles this season continued as he allowed seven runs on nine hits in five innings of work. He struck out six and walked three. He finished his outing with 102 pitches, in which 65 of them were for strikes.

The Yankee offense was able to score six runs on eleven hits, but had nothing to show for it in the loss.

The Yankees and Rays will continue their three-game set tomorrow afternoon.

Game 103: Rays at Yankees

Game 103: Rays at Yankees

July 26th, 2013, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV: My 9 Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: 

The Yankees look to get on a hot streak as they return home to take on their American League East rivals, the Tampa Bay Rays, in a three-game set that begins tonight.

Click Here for the Probable Pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Rays (60-42)
Desmond Jennings, CF
Evan Longoria, 3B
Will Myers, DH
Ben Zobrist, 2B
Sean Rodriguez, RF
Yunel Escobar, SS
James Loney, 1B
Jose Lobaton, C
Sam Fuld, LF

Pitching: Jeremy Hellickson RHP (9-3, 4.62 ERA this season)
(Jeremy Hellickson against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (54-48)
Brett Gardner, CF
Ichiro Suzuki, RF
Robinson Cano, 2B
Alfonso Soriano, LF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Travis Hafner, DH
Eduardo Nunez, SS
Brent Lillibridge, 3B
Austin Romine, C

Pitching: C.C. Sabathia LHP (9-8, 4.37 ERA this season)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Rays: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Yankees acquire Alfonso Soriano from Cubs

The Yankees have released the following statement after acquiring outfielder Alfonso Soriano from the Cubs for minor league Corey Black.

The New York Yankees today announced they acquired outfielder Alfonso Soriano and cash consideration from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Corey Black.

Soriano, 37, hit .254 (92-for-362) with 47 runs, 24 doubles, 17 home runs and 51 RBI in 93 games with the Cubs in 2013. He owns a .272 (1,989-for-7,305) career batting average with 1,093 runs, 458 doubles, 31 triples, 389 home runs and 1,086 RBI in 1,850 games over 15 Major League seasons with the Yankees (1999-2003), Texas Rangers (2004-05), Washington Nationals (2006) and Chicago Cubs (2007-13). His 54 career leadoff home runs trail only Rickey Henderson (81) for most in Major League history.

The San Pedro de Macoris, D.R., native was named to the All-Star team in seven consecutive seasons, playing for the American League from 2002-05 and the National League from 2006-08. He has also earned the Silver Slugger Award four times, once with the Yankees (2002), twice with Texas (2004-05) and once with the Nationals (2006). 

The Yankees hope Soriano will provide a spark to their offense and help them reach the playoffs.