MLB Playoffs 2019
Lineups vs. Astros for ALCS
Chad Green will open for the Yankees with their season on the line Saturday night, while the Astros will counter with Brad Peacock in what will be a bullpen-filled Game 6 of the ALCS. Both teams opted for the trendy bullpen strategy with their top-line starters not having enough rest. The Yankees are 11-4 when …
Yankees must bench Gary Sanchez, demote Adam Ottavino
A manager spends a season building up trust, particularly with his best players. He will show faith during a slump, endure a bad week with the big picture in mind. But there only is a small focus in the playoffs, when every day feels like a full season and each game sways momentum. One day …
Yankees, Astros respond to playoff-ball controversy
HOUSTON — A recent report indicated baseballs aren’t going as far in the postseason as they did in the regular season, when record home run numbers were produced. And the Cardinals said Saturday their analytics were specific about the balls lacking distance. Asked about that before Game 1 of the ALCS between the Yankees and …
Breaking down Yankees-Astros ALCS matchup
Forget the World Series. This ALCS is the matchup people have been waiting for, as the 107-win Astros and 103-win Yankees are set to meet for the second time in three years with a trip to the Fall Classic on the line. In 2017, the wild-card Yankees were a surprise to get that far and …
Bottle hits Aroldis Chapman in wacky Yankees injury scare
MINNEAPOLIS — The Yankees’ bullpen hardly looked unhittable in the ALDS, and Zack Britton being removed with a right ankle injury in the bottom of the eighth of Game 3 only added to the concern. And in the clubhouse after Aroldis Chapman got the final five outs of the series-clinching, 5-1 win over the Twins, …
Yankees’ Aaron Boone pushes right buttons
By the end of this month, Aaron Boone might be more fried than a pizza delivery guy at a Cheech & Chong film festival. Could you keep up with the chess match occurring within this laser show? Fortunately for the Yankees, Boone could. The Yankees scored the opening blow of this American League Division Series, …
