NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton has returned to the Yankees lineup with New York on the cusp of clinching a division title.Stanton will bat fifth and play left field on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Angels. He has been out since June 25 after straining the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He's played just nine games this season due to knee issues and is returning with 12 days remaining in the regular season.New York can lock up the AL East by beating the Angels or with a loss by Tampa Bay.Stanton is hitting .290 with one home run and seven RBIs. The 29-year-old, in his second season with the Yankees, had been working out at the team's minor league complex in Tampa, Florida.Stanton will be used at designated hitter and in left field. New York has rotated a number of players through the latter, especially since Mike Tauchman strained his left calf this month. Tauchman was expected to miss six to eight weeks.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton will be back with the New York Yankees on Wednesday or Thursday, hoping to salvage an injury-decimated season.Stanton has been limited to nine games this year and will see time at designated hitter and left field, an unsettled position for much of the season. The four-time All-Star strained his left biceps on March 31 in his third game, strained a shoulder and calf during his rehabilitation and returned June 18. Then in his sixth game back on, Stanton strained the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during an awkward headfirst slide into third base on June 25.Stanton is hitting .290 with one home run and seven RBIs. The 29-year-old, in his second season with the Yankees, had been working out at the team's minor league complex in Tampa, Florida."I may build him up a little bit, so he could play a handful of innings and I might pull him," manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday before the AL East-leading Yankees opened their final homestand of the regular... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton will be back with the New York Yankees on Wednesday or Thursday, hoping to salvage an injury-decimated season.Stanton has been limited to nine games this year and will see time at designated hitter and left field, an unsettled position for much of the season. The four-time All-Star strained his left biceps on March 31 in his third game, strained a shoulder and calf during his rehabilitation and returned June 18. Then in his sixth game back on, Stanton strained the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during an awkward headfirst slide into third base on June 25.Stanton is hitting .290 with one home run and seven RBIs. The 29-year-old, in his second season with the Yankees, had been working out at the team's minor league complex in Tampa, Florida."I may build him up a little bit, so he could play a handful of innings and I might pull him," manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday before the AL East-leading Yankees opened their final homestand of the regular... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton will be back with the New York Yankees on Wednesday or Thursday, hoping to salvage an injury-decimated season.Stanton has been limited to nine games this year and will see time at designated hitter and left field, an unsettled position for much of the season. The four-time All-Star strained his left biceps on March 31 in his third game, strained a shoulder and calf during his rehabilitation and returned June 18. Then in his sixth game back on, Stanton strained the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during an awkward headfirst slide into third base on June 25.Stanton is hitting .290 with one home run and seven RBIs. The 29-year-old, in his second season with the Yankees, had been working out at the team's minor league complex in Tampa, Florida."I may build him up a little bit, so he could play a handful of innings and I might pull him," manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday before the AL East-leading Yankees opener their final homestand of the regular... [More]

DETROIT (AP) — Outfielder Mike Tauchman became the New York Yankees' 30th player on the injured list this year, the most in the major leagues in at least 15 years.The 28-year-old strained his left calf Sunday and is expected to miss the rest of the season. New York made the roster move retroactive to MondayAcquired from Colorado on March 23, Tauchman hit .277 with 13 homers in 260 at-bats over 87 games. He is New York's 15th player currently on the IL.Major League Baseball said the Yankees' total on the injured/disabled list is the most since at least 2004, topping the 28 for the Los Angeles Dodgers in both 2016 and 2017. Boston had 27 in 2012.Outfielder Giancarlo Stanton could be nearing a return. He homered in a simulated game at the Yankees minor league complex in Tampa, Florida, and also worked in left field and ran sprints. The slugger has been limited to nine big league games this year, hitting .290 with one home run and seven RBIs.He strained his left biceps March 31 in his third... [More]

Yankees second. Gary Sanchez lines out to third base to Rafael Devers. Edwin Encarnacion singles to left center field. Gleyber Torres homers to center field. Edwin Encarnacion scores. Brett Gardner flies out to center field to Jackie Bradley Jr.. Luke Voit grounds out to second base, Brock Holt to Mitch Moreland.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Yankees 2, Red sox 0.Yankees third. Mike Tauchman doubles to shallow left field. DJ LeMahieu singles to shortstop. Aaron Judge singles to deep left field. DJ LeMahieu to third. Mike Tauchman scores. Didi Gregorius pops out to shallow right field to Brock Holt. Gary Sanchez grounds out to shallow infield, Rafael Devers to Mitch Moreland. Aaron Judge to second. DJ LeMahieu scores. Edwin Encarnacion grounds out to third base, Rafael Devers to Mitch Moreland.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 4, Red sox 0.Red sox third. Sandy Leon singles to left field. Jackie Bradley Jr. homers to left field. Sandy Leon scores. Mookie Betts flies out to... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Yankees left fielder Mike Tauchman has been pulled from a game at Fenway Park with an injury to his left calf.Tauchman limped off after fielding a routine single hit by Boston's Brock Holt in the fourth inning Sunday night. He stopped just before the ball reached him and was favoring his left leg.The Yankees announced that Tauchman had tightness in his left calf and would return to New York on Monday for evaluation.Tauchman hit a two-run homer in the top of the inning to give New York a 6-2 lead. He was able to walk on his own to the dugout and was replaced in left by Cameron Maybin.The 28-year-old Tauchman has been a breakout performer for the banged up Yankees. He's hitting .277 with 13 home runs this season.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

BOSTON (AP) — Yankees left fielder Mike Tauchman has been pulled from a game at Fenway Park with an apparent injury to his left leg.Tauchman limped off after fielding a routine single hit by Boston's Brock Holt in the fourth inning Sunday night. He stopped just before the ball reached him and was favoring his left leg.Tauchman hit a two-run homer in the top of the inning to give New York a 6-2 lead. He was able to walk on his own back to the dugout and was replaced in left by Cameron Maybin.The 28-year-old Tauchman has been a breakout performer for the banged up Yankees. He's hitting .277 with 13 home runs this season.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Red sox fourth. Rafael Devers doubles to deep left center field. Xander Bogaerts strikes out swinging. J.D. Martinez grounds out to shortstop, Gleyber Torres to Luke Voit. Rafael Devers to third. Andrew Benintendi walks. Brock Holt singles to right center field. Andrew Benintendi to second. Rafael Devers scores. Mitch Moreland homers to right field. Brock Holt scores. Andrew Benintendi scores. Christian Vazquez grounds out to third base, DJ LeMahieu to Luke Voit.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 4, Yankees 0.Yankees fifth. Gleyber Torres strikes out swinging. Brett Gardner homers to right field. Luke Voit grounds out to shortstop, Xander Bogaerts to Mitch Moreland. Mike Tauchman grounds out to second base, Brock Holt to Mitch Moreland.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 4, Yankees 1.Red sox fifth. Jackie Bradley Jr. called out on strikes. Mookie Betts walks. Rafael Devers walks. Mookie Betts to second. Xander Bogaerts doubles to deep center field. Rafael Devers scores. Mookie Betts scores. J.D. Martinez is intentionally walked. Andrew Benintendi reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. J.D. Martinez out at second. Xander Bogaerts to third. Brock Holt strikes out swinging.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Red sox 6, Yankees 1.

Yankees third. Tyler Wade grounds out to shallow right field, Rougned Odor to Ronald Guzman. Brett Gardner walks. Aaron Judge homers to center field. Brett Gardner scores. Didi Gregorius lines out to deep left center field to Willie Calhoun. Edwin Encarnacion flies out to right center field to Danny Santana.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Yankees 2, Rangers 0.Yankees fourth. Mike Ford flies out to center field to Scott Heineman. Gleyber Torres homers to center field. Mike Tauchman singles to left field. Austin Romine singles to right field. Mike Tauchman to third. Tyler Wade strikes out swinging. Brett Gardner walks. Austin Romine to second. Aaron Judge strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Yankees 3, Rangers 0.Yankees sixth. Gleyber Torres grounds out to shortstop, Elvis Andrus to Ronald Guzman. Mike Tauchman walks. Austin Romine doubles to deep left field. Mike Tauchman scores. Tyler Wade walks. Brett Gardner reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Tyler Wade out at second. Austin Romine to third. Aaron Judge called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Yankees 4, Rangers 0.Rangers ninth. Danny Santana grounds out to second base, Gleyber Torres to Edwin Encarnacion. Rougned Odor homers to center field. Scott Heineman strikes out swinging. Ronald Guzman called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Yankees 4, Rangers 1.

Yankees first. DJ LeMahieu lines out to right field to Shin-Soo Choo. Aaron Judge walks. Didi Gregorius reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Aaron Judge out at second. Gary Sanchez homers to center field. Didi Gregorius scores. Edwin Encarnacion flies out to right field to Shin-Soo Choo.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Yankees 2, Rangers 0.Yankees sixth. DJ LeMahieu singles to right field. Aaron Judge singles to right field. DJ LeMahieu to second. Didi Gregorius homers to center field. Aaron Judge scores. DJ LeMahieu scores. Gary Sanchez homers to center field. Edwin Encarnacion singles to shortstop. Brett Gardner homers to right field. Edwin Encarnacion scores. Luke Voit walks. Tyler Wade strikes out swinging. Mike Tauchman flies out to left field to Willie Calhoun. DJ LeMahieu grounds out to shallow infield, Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Danny Santana.6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 8, Rangers 0.Yankees seventh. Aaron Judge grounds out to third base, Isiah Kiner-Falefa... [More]

Rangers first. Shin-Soo Choo lines out to second base to Gleyber Torres. Elvis Andrus singles to left field. Willie Calhoun singles to deep right field. Elvis Andrus to third. Nomar Mazara out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Clint Frazier. Elvis Andrus scores. Danny Santana grounds out to second base, DJ LeMahieu to Luke Voit.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.Rangers fifth. Jose Trevino homers to center field. Shin-Soo Choo strikes out swinging. Elvis Andrus singles to center field. Willie Calhoun flies out to deep right center field to Aaron Judge. Nomar Mazara walks. Elvis Andrus to second. Danny Santana singles to left center field. Nomar Mazara to second. Elvis Andrus out at home.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rangers 2, Yankees 0.Rangers eighth. Willie Calhoun flies out to right center field to Mike Tauchman. Nomar Mazara singles to left center field. Danny Santana flies out to left center field to Mike Tauchman. Rougned Odor walks. Nomar Mazara... [More]

Athletics seventh. Mark Canha called out on strikes. Khris Davis doubles to deep left field. Robbie Grossman pinch-hitting for Chad Pinder. Robbie Grossman walks. Jurickson Profar walks. Robbie Grossman to second. Khris Davis to third. Sheldon Neuse doubles to deep right field. Jurickson Profar to third. Robbie Grossman scores. Khris Davis scores. Josh Phegley grounds out to first base, Luke Voit to Ryan Dull. Jurickson Profar scores. Marcus Semien flies out to deep left center field to Mike Tauchman.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.Athletics eighth. Matt Chapman grounds out to shortstop, Gleyber Torres to Luke Voit. Matt Olson homers to right field. Mark Canha strikes out swinging. Khris Davis strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 4, Yankees 0.Yankees eighth. Mike Tauchman walks. DJ LeMahieu singles to right field. Mike Tauchman to second. Aaron Judge walks. DJ LeMahieu to second. Mike Tauchman to third. Gleyber Torres out on a sacrifice... [More]

Yankees second. Gleyber Torres lines out to deep left field to Seth Brown. Gary Sanchez homers to left field. Brett Gardner flies out to right field to Robbie Grossman. Luke Voit strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Yankees 1, Athletics 0.Athletics fourth. Robbie Grossman lines out to first base to Mike Ford. Matt Chapman singles to center field. Matt Olson homers to center field. Matt Chapman scores. Mark Canha singles to center field. Seth Brown strikes out swinging. Jurickson Profar pops out to second base to Gleyber Torres.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 2, Yankees 1.Yankees fifth. Gary Sanchez homers to center field. Brett Gardner strikes out swinging. Luke Voit strikes out swinging. Mike Ford singles to shallow left field. Mike Tauchman strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 2, Yankees 2.Athletics seventh. Marcus Semien grounds out to third base, DJ LeMahieu to Mike Ford. Robbie Grossman singles to left field. Matt Chapman... [More]

Athletics second. Chad Pinder flies out to deep right center field to Brett Gardner. Josh Phegley grounds out to third base, DJ LeMahieu to Luke Voit. Jurickson Profar homers to left field. Sheldon Neuse walks. Robbie Grossman reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Sheldon Neuse out at second.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 1, Yankees 0.Yankees third. Mike Tauchman grounds out to shortstop, Marcus Semien to Matt Olson. DJ LeMahieu singles to left field. Aaron Judge singles to right field. DJ LeMahieu to second. Gleyber Torres walks. Aaron Judge to second. DJ LeMahieu to third. Didi Gregorius reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Gleyber Torres out at second. Aaron Judge to third. DJ LeMahieu scores. Gary Sanchez grounds out to third base, Matt Chapman to Matt Olson.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Athletics 1, Yankees 1.Yankees fourth. Luke Voit singles to left center field. Brett Gardner singles to right center field. Luke Voit to second. Austin Romine reaches... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees got quite a two-for-one deal to kick off Labor Day weekend.New York manager Aaron Boone's replay challenge led umpires to overturn both ends of a double play in the fourth inning against the Oakland Athletics on Friday night, helping the Yankees take a 2-1 lead.Austin Romine hit into what was initially ruled a 6-4-3 double play, which would have left New York with two outs and a runner on third.Replays showed second baseman Jurickson Profar lifted his foot off the bag early while taking the feed from shortstop Marcus Semien. Profar was moving quickly to avoid hard-charging Brett Gardner, who made a hard, clean slide that caused Profar to tumble over.Profar's throw resulted in a bang-bang play at first, and replay judges overruled the call by first base ump Sean Barber.Mike Tauchman hit into a double play the next at-bat — no drama on this one — that scored Luke Voit from third.Profar homered in the second inning.___Follow Jake Seiner: https://twitter.com/Jake_Seiner___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — They love their records in the Bronx. This is one the Bombers could do without.The Yankees placed third baseman Gio Urshela on the 10-day injured list Friday, making him the record 29th New York player to land on the IL this season.First baseman Luke Voit was activated off the IL in a corresponding move. He was in the starting lineup for the AL East leaders, batting sixth against OaklandNew York surpassed the 2016 Dodgers, who had 28 players on the since-renamed disabled list."It's been one of the story lines of our season," manager Aaron Boone said. "Losing guys and getting guys back."Urshela was pulled in the fifth inning of a 7-3 win at Seattle on Wednesday after he felt tightness in his groin. He said the muscle tightened early in the game, and an MRI revealed a strain.Urshela and manager Aaron Boone both said they think Urshela can return when eligible for next Sunday's game at Boston.A breakout star for the banged-up Yankees this season, Urshela is hitting .331 with... [More]

Yankees first. DJ LeMahieu singles to left center field. Aaron Judge homers to center field. DJ LeMahieu scores. Gleyber Torres grounds out to third base, Kyle Seager to Daniel Vogelbach. Gary Sanchez walks. Brett Gardner grounds out to shallow infield, Yusei Kikuchi to Daniel Vogelbach. Gary Sanchez to second. Gio Urshela grounds out to first base, Daniel Vogelbach to Yusei Kikuchi.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 2, Mariners 0.Yankees third. Gleyber Torres singles to left field. Gary Sanchez singles to deep center field. Gleyber Torres to third. Brett Gardner homers to right field. Gary Sanchez scores. Gleyber Torres scores. Gio Urshela lines out to deep center field to Mallex Smith. Mike Tauchman grounds out to second base, Dee Gordon to Daniel Vogelbach. Austin Romine doubles to left center field. Mike Ford grounds out to second base, J.P. Crawford to Daniel Vogelbach.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 5, Mariners 0.Yankees fifth. Gio Urshela doubles to deep left... [More]

Yankees second. Gleyber Torres homers to center field. Gary Sanchez grounds out to shortstop, J.P. Crawford to Austin Nola. Mike Tauchman walks. Gio Urshela grounds out to shallow infield, Kyle Seager to Austin Nola. Mike Tauchman to second. Austin Romine singles to left center field. Mike Tauchman scores. Mike Ford homers to right field. Austin Romine scores. DJ LeMahieu doubles to right center field. Aaron Judge singles to shallow infield. DJ LeMahieu to third. Brett Gardner walks. Gleyber Torres pops out to shallow right field to Austin Nola.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Yankees 4, Mariners 0.Mariners second. Kyle Seager grounds out to shortstop, J.A. Happ to Gio Urshela to Mike Ford. Tom Murphy singles to shortstop. Omar Narvaez walks. Tom Murphy to second. Jake Fraley called out on strikes. Dylan Moore homers to center field. Omar Narvaez scores. Tom Murphy scores. Keon Broxton called out on strikes.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Yankees 4, Mariners 3.Yankees fourth. Austin... [More]

Yankees first. DJ LeMahieu homers to center field. Aaron Judge flies out to right center field to Chris Taylor. Didi Gregorius hit by pitch. Gleyber Torres strikes out swinging. Gary Sanchez flies out to center field to Chris Taylor.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 1, Dodgers 0.Dodgers first. Joc Pederson homers to right field. Max Muncy doubles to deep right field. Justin Turner pops out to shallow infield to Gary Sanchez. Cody Bellinger walks. Corey Seager strikes out swinging. Chris Taylor lines out to deep left field to Mike Tauchman.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Yankees 1, Dodgers 1.Yankees third. Domingo German called out on strikes. DJ LeMahieu lines out to center field to Chris Taylor. Aaron Judge homers to center field. Mike Ford pinch-hitting for Didi Gregorius. Mike Ford pops out to second base to Justin Turner.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Yankees 2, Dodgers 1.Yankees sixth. Aaron Judge strikes out swinging. Mike Ford homers to center field. Gleyber Torres... [More]