We didn’t give you a full analysis of Thursday’s Yankee-Ray match-up. After trailing 12-0 after five innings, the Yankees made a little bit of comeback, but ultimately fell 15-8. Bartolo Colon pitched pretty poorly and probably pitched himself out of a post-season start. 

After Friday’s rain out, the Yankees squared off against Jon Lester on Saturday afternoon. Holding a 2.5 game Wild Card lead with six games to go, Lester came out and gave the Red Sox his worst performance of the year, yielding eight runs in only two innings. Jesus Montero went 3 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs as the Yankees topped the Sox, 9-1. 

Big Blast By Montero

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The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays tonight by a final score of 6-4. Bartolo Colon was serviceable, but Boone Logan picked up the win and Dave Robertson picked up a two-inning save as the Yankees take a full-game lead over the Red Sox in the division. 

Career Hit #1 for Jesus - Jim McIsaac, Getty Images

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The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees by a score of 5-4 this evening. Per usual, the starter (Bartolo Colon) gave up multiple earned runs while the bullpen shut it down, but tonight the offense wasn’t able to provide a bail out. With the loss, the Yankees move to 74-47 on the season and remain a half game up on the Red Sox in the division with their afternoon loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.

I need a pitcher - Ed Zurga, Getty Images

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Robinson Cano’s seventh inning grand slam broke a 2-2 tie as the Yankees went on to edge the Angels, 6-5. Holding a 6-2 advantage heading into the ninth, things got a little dicey. Mariano Rivera inherited two Cory Wade base runners and gave way to a Russell Branyan three-run homer. Mo went on to retire the next two hitters to preserve the win, but Mo has given up a home run in each of his last three appearances. However, the Yankees held on and won this series, improving to 71-45, eight games ahead of the Angels in the AL Wild Card race.

Atta boy, Robbie.

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The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox tonight by a score of 3-2. By no means was it a pretty win, but you know what? The Yankees just won their eighth straight game, and are now in sole-possession of first place in the American League East and American League with a 69-42 record. 

The Game Winner - Elsa, Getty Images

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The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles twice on Saturday; 8-3 in the afternoon game, and 17-3 in the nightcap. 25 runs in one day – wow. Both starters, Bartolo Colon and Ivan Nova, won their respective starts. With the two wins, the Yankees  move to 63-42 and pick up a half game on the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago White Sox 10-2. 

Total Team Effort on Saturday - AP

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The New York Yankees posted a victory in the rubber match of the Oakland Athletic series with a 7-5 victory. The game honestly should not have been as close as it was, but it was still an entertaining game for all those in attendance and those watching from home. With the win, the Yankees move to 19 games over .500 for the fifth time this year.

This Weather Looks Just Ugly - Al Bello, Getty Images

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A famous broadcaster once again, ‘Welp, you can’t predict baseball, Suzyn’. Oh how the irony reigns supreme.

With the Yankees clinging to a 2-1 lead in the seventh inning with TB runners on first and second, a fly ball was hit fairly deep to center. The Grandy Man went back and lost the ball in the ceiling. We’ve seen him make that routine play time after time, but Granderson lost the ball in the ceiling, allowing all runners to advance. Boone Logan induced a grounder back to the mound for the 1-2-3 double play, but it hopped off his glove, allowing the Rays to take the lead, 3-2. The Rays would not relinquish this lead, which leads me back to this famous saying: ‘You can’t predict baseball, Suzyn’.

Crap.

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Bartolo Colon had his worst Yankee performance tonight as he gave way to eight runs (three earned) in 2/3 of an inning. Eduardo Nunez’s throwing error led to five Toronto runs. Despite the lopsided score, the Jays only out-hit the Yanks by six (20 to 14). The Yanks did get the game within two (9-7) in the sixth inning. The Yankees scored seven earned runs off of Toronto starter, Jo-Jo Reyes. Andruw Jones smacked two homers in the loss and Robinson Cano and Brett The Jet had three hits. The entire Yankee bullpen was atrocious. Meat-Tray gave up four runs, Noesi gave up two. Jose Bautista left with an injury that the Jays just can’t afford.

Just Didn't Have It Tonight

Overall, this was a write off game for the Yankees. Freddy Garcia takes the ball tomorrow night to right the ship.

Friday, 7:10 PM: Freddy Garcia (7-6, 3.13 ERA) vs. Brandon Morrow (5-4, 4.06 ERA)

The first half is in the books and its time to take a look back. The Yanks finished the first half with a 53-35 record, a game behind the Red Sox in the division. Considering the plethora of injuries the Yankees have endured (Soriano, Joba, Hughes, Jeter, A-Rod, Chavez, Feliciano, etc.), the team has exceeded expectations in my mind. The bullpen has been successfully rebuilt, the rotation has been great, the offense is third in total runs, and the team boasts two of the three top power hitters in the AL. Time to hand out first half report cards.

Christian Lopez, who caught Jeter's 3000th hit, gets an A

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