Brett Gardner Shut Down Again; Could Be for Season

Brett Gardner has experienced soreness in his injured right elbow again, a day after he participated in a simulated game. Gardner has only played 9 games this season for the Yankees.

Before last night's game, it was revealed that Gardner would be shut down after experiencing elbow soreness. This is the third time that Gardner has been shut down.

"He came up a little bit sore today, so he's not playing today," Joe Girardi said. "We'll see how he feels tomorrow and we'll go from there. It's a concern because it happened before. Hopefully he can just get through this and continue to play, but we'll have to wait and see."

With the trade deadline approaching, the Yankees could scoop up an average outfielder to replace Gardner.

Game 89: Blue Jays at Yankees

July 16th, 2012, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

TV: YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Partly Cloudy, 86 degrees, Wind: W at 8 MPH

The Yankees will begin a three game set with the Blue Jays today at Yankee Stadium.

Click Here for the probable pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Blue Jays (45-44)
Brett Lawrie, 3B
Colby Rasmus, CF
Jose Bautista, RF
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B
Adam Lind, DH
Yunel Escobar, SS
Kelly Johnson, 2B
Rajai Davis, LF
J.P. Arencibia, C


Pitching: Henderson Alvarez RHP (5-7, 4.36 ERA this season)
(Henderson Alvarez against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (54-34)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Nick Swisher, RF
Raul Ibanez, LF
Eric Chavez, DH, 3B
Russell Martin, C

Pitching: Phil Hughes RHP (9-7, 4.33 ERA this season)
(Phil Hughes against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Probable Pitchers: Blue Jays at Yankees

The Yankees and Blue Jays will kick off a three game set on Monday.

Here are the probable pitchers for this series:

Game 1: Monday, July 16th, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Blue Jays:
Henderson Alvarez RHP (5-7, 4.36 ERA this season)
(Henderson Alvarez against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
Phil Hughes RHP (9-7, 4.33 ERA this season)
(Phil Hughes against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Game 2: Tuesday, July 17th, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Blue Jays: 
Brett Cecil LHP (2-1, 6.75 ERA this season)
(Brett Cecil against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees: 
C.C. Sabathia LHP (9-3, 3.45 ERA this season)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Blue Jays: Click Here)

Game 3: Wednesday, July 18th, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Blue Jays:
Ricky Romero LHP (8-5, 5.03 ERA this season)
(Ricky Romero against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees: 
Hiroki Kuroda RHP (8-7, 3.67 ERA this season)
(Hiroki Kuroda against the Blue Jays: Click Here)


Enjoy the series!

Yanks' Can't Complete Sweep of Angels

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Angels	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	1	10	15	0
Yankees	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	8	12	0

Ivan Nova pitches against the Angels on Sunday (Getty Images)

The Yankees were unable to complete the sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday when they were defeated 10-8 in game that changed leads throughout. 

Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and he had a sub-par outing. He allowed 6 runs on 9 hits in 6 innings of work. He struck out 3 and walked 2. Nova exited with 101 pitches thrown, in which 62 of them were for strikes.

The Yankee offense had the long ball working toady. They hit a total of four home runs in todays game. Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run shot in the first and Curtis Granderson hit a solo shot in the sixth. Eric Chavez would add on with a solo shot in the seventh inning.Then in the ninth inning, Mark Teixeira would add with a two-run shot of his own.

Curtis Granderson showed off his defensive skills today. He made a nice over the shoulder grab, which you will defiantly see on the highlight reel, and then made a diving catch in the right-center field gap.

The Yankees were putting a rally together in the bottom of the ninth, but with the bases loaded and down by two, Alex Rodriguez popped up to first base to end the game.

The Yankees will begin a three game set with the Blue Jays on Monday.

Game 88: Angels at Yankees

July 15th, 2012, 1:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

TV: YES Network, TBS Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Cloudy, 85 degrees, Wind: SSW at 8 MPH

The Yankees and Angels will conclude their three game set today.

Here are the lineups:

Angels (48-40)
Mike Trout, LF
Erick Aybar, SS
Albert Pujols, 1B
Kendrys Morales, DH
Mark Trumbo, RF
Alberto Callaspo, 3B
Maicer Izturis, 2B
Peter Bourjos, CF
Bobby Wilson, C

Pitching: Jered Weaver RHP (10-1, 1.96 ERA this season)
(Jered Weaver against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (54-33)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Nick Swisher, RF
Raul Ibanez, LF
Eric Chavez, DH
Russell Martin, C

Pitching: Ivan Nova RHP (10-3, 3.92 ERA this season)
(Ivan Nova against the Angels: Click Here)


Enjoy the game!