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The New York Yankees have pushed back Andy Pettitte's next start a second time to Friday against the Blue Jays as he deals with back spasms.

The New York Yankees have pushed back veteran Andy Pettitte's scheduled Sunday start as he deals with back spasms. The team and the southpaw hope Pettitte will benefit from extra rest and pitch Tuesday or Wednesday against Arizona.

The pennant race hasn't galvanized Alex Rodriguez. Over his past 14 games, the third baseman is hitting .228 and has failed to hit a home run while driving in just four runs. All of 13 hits in that stretch have been singles as well. Despite the...

It's no secret Tropicana Field is a house of horrors for the Yankees. They're 1-5 there this year and are 2-10 in their past 12 games when facing the Rays in Florida. Starting today, Tropicana Field can again be a nightmare for the Bombers as the...

Chris Dickerson certainly helped his cause to get more playing time in September. The September call-up was the Yankees' best player on Sunday as he contributed to all three runs and had two fantastic catches in an 8-3 loss. Dickerson went 1-for-1...

Joe Girardi believed Phil Hughes gave him his best chance in a pivotal sixth inning Sunday. Rather than compromise his bullpen, Girardi kept in his 13-win starter with the game in the balance, showing trust the youngster could retire Mark Reynolds...

The reinforcements better get here soon. The Yankees lost the rubber game to the Orioles on Sunday, 8-3, and now lead Baltimore by just two games in the AL East. While Alex Rodriguez might play on Monday, the Yankees are clearly going in the wrong...

Brad Penner/US PresswireWill CC Sabathia light up the second half for the New York Yankees?As CC Sabathia prepares to make his return from the disabled list on Tuesday, he enters his outing against the Toronto Blue Jays with stats slightly off from h...

Those seven innings he tossed Monday night did not come as easy to Phil Hughes as the box score may have indicated. While he scattered just four hits with three walks in the Yankees' 6-3 win, the right-hander had to grind it out over 106 pitches as h...

When Joe Girardi analyzes starter Phil Hughes, he can't help but harp on the amount of time the righty missed last year with right shoulder inflammation. Girardi believes that missing nearly three months of last season stunted Hughes' growth as a ...

Recap | Box score | Photos Mark Teixeira's two-run homer in the sixth inning propelled the Yankees to their second win in as many days over the Mets, as they dropped their city rivals, 4-2, Saturday night in front of a packed house at Yankee Stadi...

Recap | Box score | Photos Phil Hughes pitched his best game of the season and the Yankees drove in all their runs with two outs as they defeated the Mariners 6-2 on Saturday in the Bronx. HUGHES THE MAN: While the Mariners' offense isn't wha...

The thank-you cards from Phil Hughes to the Yankees' hitters should be in the mail shortly. After picking up his first win of the season Thursday against Minnesota, Hughes credited the offense for having his back in the 7-6 victory. Hughes gave up...

Recap | Box score | Photos Curtis Granderson's three home runs powered the Yankees to a 7-6 win over the Twins on Thursday night. The teams split the series, and Phil Hughes picked up his first win of the year. TRIPLE DOSE: Granderson became th...

Odd start for Phil Hughes. He gave up six runs, but looked fantastic at times. He's in line to get the win as he left with the Yankees up 7-6, but this isn't a game you'll say the Yankees might win because of Hughes. He gave up four runs in the...

Freddy Garcia started poorly and ended poorly. While he cruised from the second through the fourth and retired 11 straight in one point, Garcia could not put it all together and left with the Yankees trailing 5-3 in the sixth. He gave up five hits...