Bartolo Colon tossed a four-hit shutout for the Yankees against the Athletics on Monday afternoon.
It was the right-hander's first shutout in nearly five years.
"I feel really strong physically and mentally right now," Colon said through an interpreter. "I feel really good right now. It doesn't matter that I'm 38 years old. I feel really good right now."
Colon allowed no walks and struck out six to snap a five-start winless stretch with his first shutout since blanking Seattle 4-0 on July 5, 2006, with the Angels.
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May 30, 2011 11:40 AM EST
The Yankees avoided a sweep at the hands of the Mariners thanks to a 7-1 win on Sunday afternoon.
CC Sabathia won his sixth game of the season as New York once again provided him with tremendous run support.
"I don't think anybody has realized it yet, but I know," Sabathia said.
The left-hander allowed just one run in eight innings of work. He also won for the sixth straight time against the Mariners and improved to 8-1 in 11 starts at Safeco Field.
Sabathia entered Sunday getting the second-most offensive help in the majors at nearly 7 1/2 runs per game.
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Yankees manager Joe Girardi hopes the four fans that ran on the field and disrupted Saturday night's game in Seattle get a punishment that will deter the same thing from happening in the future.
Girardi said Sunday that he didn't like the disruption of the action that took place.
All four fans, including one streaker who jumped onto the field by running off the top of the Mariners' dugout, were eventually tackled and removed by security.
"The penalties have to be severe. It just shouldn't happen," Girardi said.
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In the wake of Giants catcher Buster Posey's serious leg injury, there has been a lot of debate about the future of collision plays at the plate.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says that he would be in favor of making a rules change that would end contact between catchers and runners in collision plays in exhibition games.
"I would make those changes in the spring," Cashman said, "in exhibition games that don't count."
A few years ago, New York lost catcher Francisco Cervelli for three months to a broken wrist on a home-plate collision in spring training.
Cashman said he was not ready to take the step of altering rules as an effort to eliminate catcher-runner contact during the regular season.
"Second basemen and shortstops are vulnerable on double plays, outfielders will sometimes crash into a wall," he said. "Catchers are vulnerable [in collisions], for better or for worse."
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May 27, 2011 10:40 AM EST
The Opsera is a statistic RealGM's Chris Reina created in order to objectively rank teams by how well they hit (OPS) and pitch (ERA).
In order to determine a team's Opsera, we take their OPS, multiply that number by 10 to move the decimal point over one place to the right and then subtract the team's ERA from that number.
Below are the final rankings through Thursday, May 26th's games:
Last week's ranking is in parenthesizes
1. (1) St. Louis Cardinals � 4.41
2. (2) New York Yankees � 4.19
The Yankees have won a few games with small ball as of late, but they still lead the majors in home runs by nearly 20 dingers.
T3. (3) Cleveland Indians � 3.92
-- (4) Atlanta Braves � 3.92
5. (7) Philadelphia Phillies � 3.88
Their offense has woken up since Chase Utley returned to the lineup even though the second baseman is hitting just .143/.200/.357 with two hits in four games.
6. (6) Florida Marlins � 3.79
7. (10) Los Angeles Angels � 3.76
8. (T8) Texas Rangers � 3.73
9. (18) Boston Red Sox � 3.71
The Red Sox jumped up nine spots thanks to a tremendous week. They went 5-2 and outscored their opponents by an astounding 57-23 margin.
10. (5) Oakland Athletics � 3.63
The A�s still have one of the best pitching staffs in the league statistically despite all their injuries, but their bats haven�t done much of anything. They hit just .238 as a team (25th) and are tied with the Mariners for the fewest home runs in the game (27).
11. (14) Milwaukee Brewers � 3.62
12. (11) Toronto Blue Jays � 3.50
Jose Bautista has 10 home runs this month despite missing five games and earning 13 free passes. Since April 13, he hasn�t gone more than four games without a homer.
13. (13) San Francisco Giants � 3.49
14. (T8) Tampa Bay Rays � 3.46
15. (15) Colorado Rockies � 3.33
16. (17) Arizona Diamondbacks � 3.26
17. (21) Chicago White Sox � 3.17
The White Sox could use some speed. The have just two triples and 23 stolen bases (24th) this season.
18. (22) Pittsburgh Pirates � 3.07
19. (27) Seattle Mariners � 3.01
20. (20) San Diego Padres � 2.96
21. (12) Cincinnati Reds � 2.95
22. (16) New York Mets � 2.90
23. (19) Detroit Tigers � 2.84
24. (T23) Chicago Cubs � 2.81
The Cubs have only gotten 16 quality starts from their starting pitchers this season, by far the worst in all of baseball.
25. (T23) Kansas City Royals � 2.77
26. (25) Washington Nationals � 2.65
T27. (26) Los Angeles Dodgers � 2.61
-- (28) Baltimore Orioles � 2.61
29. (29) Houston Astros � 2.36
Houston�s pitchers have a .276 batting average against.
30. (30) Minnesota Twins � 1.45
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Yankees May 2011 Archive
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AP | May 26, 2011
Yankees setup man Rafael Soriano has an inflamed ligament in his right elbow and could miss up to two months.
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Press Release | May 25, 2011
The Royals announced on Wednesday that relief pitcher Kanekoa Texeira was claimed on Outright Waivers by the Yankees.
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Associated Press | May 25, 2011
Mariano Rivera is the first pitcher in major league history to reach the plateau for one team.
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New York Post | May 25, 2011
Rafael Soriano has been shut down from throwing and it's looking more and more like his injury may be serious.
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Mike Mazzeo/ESPN.com | May 25, 2011
Jorge Posada hit a clutch double in the bottom of the ninth inning as a pitch hitter, sparking New York's rally against Toronto.
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Associated Press | May 23, 2011
Alex Rodriguez is 6 for 8 with 19 RBIs following intentional walks to teammate Mark Teixeira.
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Associated Press | May 23, 2011
Bartolo Colon underwent a procedure last year that is currently being investigated by Major League Baseball.
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Associated Press | May 23, 2011
The Yankees scored eight runs in the seventh inning on Sunday without hitting a single home run.
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Ian Begley/ESPN.com | May 22, 2011
Derek Jeter has 2,975 hits in his career.
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Mike Mazzeo/ESPN.com | May 20, 2011
The Yankees have had a number of late nights and Alex Rodriguez isn't feeling any pain in his surgically-repaired hip.
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New York Daily News | May 20, 2011
Chris Dickerson was hit in the head with a pitch on Wednesday night, but he doesn't expect to land on the seven-day concussion disabled list.
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New York Daily News | May 20, 2011
Carlos Beltran has a full no-trade clause and wanted to signed with the Yankees prior to the 2005 season.
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ESPN.com | May 19, 2011
Yankees star Alex Rodriguez will have his hip checked out soon, according to manager Joe Girardi on Wednesday.
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New York Daily News | May 18, 2011
Alex Rodriguez is feeling a little better about his hip after hitting two home runs against the Rays on Tuesday night.
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Wallace Matthews/ESPN.com | May 18, 2011
Rafael Soriano had a bullpen session cut short on Monday and he has since landed on the disabled list.
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Associated Press | May 18, 2011
The Yankees ended their six-game losing streak with a win over the Rays.
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New York Daily News | May 17, 2011
After getting past a feud about hitting ninth over the weekend, the Yankees and Jorge Posada have another disagreement.
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Wallace Matthews/ESPN.com | May 17, 2011
Rafael Soriano has been dealing with stiffness in his pitching elbow.
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Associated Press | May 17, 2011
The Yankees have lost 10 of their last 13 games.
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Buster Olney/ESPN.com | May 17, 2011
The Yankees held an internal conference call with Derek Jeter on Monday to straighten out issues stemming from Jorge Posada's actions this past weekend.
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New York Daily News | May 16, 2011
Phil Hughes was initially put on the disabled list with a "dead arm."
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Buster Olney/ESPN.com | May 16, 2011
The Yankees were so upset with Jorge Posada's actions on Saturday that they did consider releasing him.
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Buster Olney/ESPN.com | May 16, 2011
The Yankees aren't happy that Derek Jeter publicly opined that he didn't feel Jorge Posada did anything wrong.
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MLB.com | May 16, 2011
Rafael Soriano will throw a bullpen session on Monday and hopes to be available to pitch on Wednesday.
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Andrew Marchand/ESPN.com | May 16, 2011
Jorge Posada apologized to Joe Girardi, Brian Cashman and New York fans on Sunday, a day after asking out of the lineup against the Red Sox.
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Associated Press | May 16, 2011
The Red Sox started the season 0-6, but they have gone 20-14 since.
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New York Daily News | May 15, 2011
David Ortiz says the Yankees should let Jorge Posada catch every now and then to take his focus off hitting.
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RealGM Staff Report | May 14, 2011
There may be serious trouble brewing between the Yankees and Jorge Posada, a member of their vaunted Core Four.
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Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports | May 14, 2011
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said prior to the game that Jorge Posada was not injured.
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RealGM Staff Report | May 14, 2011
Joe Girardi said he had a very short conversation with Jorge Posada, who asked out of the lineup, prior to Saturday night's game.
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Andrew Marchand/ESPN.com | May 14, 2011
Jorge Posada asked out of the lineup after Yankees manager Joe Girardi put him ninth in the batting order.
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New York Daily News | May 14, 2011
Bartolo Colon underwent controversial surgery in April 2010.
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Associated Press | May 14, 2011
Clay Buchholz tossed seven strong innings against the Yankees on Friday night in the Bronx.
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ESPN.com | May 13, 2011
Eric Chavez hopes to return to the Yankees within two or three weeks.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM.com | May 13, 2011
The Cardinals are No. 1 in our rankings for the third-straight week, but the Rays, Yankees and Phillies are all gunning for the top spot.
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Associated Press | May 13, 2011
Kansas City took two of three from New York this week.
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Buster Olney/ESPN.com | May 12, 2011
CC Sabathia can opt-out of his contract with the Yankees after this season.
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Andrew Marchand/ESPN.com | May 12, 2011
Robinson Cano was hit in the batting helmet with a 93 mph fastball on Wednesday night.
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New York Times | May 12, 2011
Major League Baseball is looking into a procedure performed on Yankees pitcher Bartolo Colon last year.
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Andrew Marchand/ESPN.com | May 11, 2011
After three multi-hit games, Derek Jeter is just 38 hits shy of 3,000 for his career.
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Associated Press | May 11, 2011
Gene Monahan has worked for the Yankees since 1962.
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Ian Begley/ESPN.com | May 11, 2011
Phil Hughes will have to get the OK from a doctor before picking up a baseball for the first time in more than two weeks.
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Kieran Darcy/ESPN.com | May 11, 2011
Rafael Soriano first felt pain in his pitching elbow on May 2.
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Jeremy Sandler/ESPN.com | May 11, 2011
The Red Sox have lined up Clay Buchholz, Josh Beckett and Jon Lester to face the Yankees.
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New York Post | May 10, 2011
New York was tied with Tampa Bay for first-place in the American League East heading into Tuesday's action.
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Mike Mazzeo/ESPN.com | May 10, 2011
Derek Jeter has hit .339 in his last 14 games.
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Yahoo! Sports | May 9, 2011
Former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner blamed an illegal corporate campaign contribution on bad legal advice.
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Associated Press | May 8, 2011
Derek Jeter had four hits on Sunday, raising his average to .276.
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New York Daily News | May 7, 2011
Jorge Posada is hitting just .149 this season, but Yankees manager Joe Girardi told him to wipe the slate clean.
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Mike Mazzeo/ESPN.com | May 7, 2011
Don Mattingly and Derek Jeter were briefly teammates during the 1995 season.
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New York Post | May 6, 2011
Derek Jeter had been swinging the bat well prior to his day off.
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ESPN.com | May 5, 2011
Eric Chavez suffered a broken toe running out an RBI triple on Thursday.
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Press Release | May 5, 2011
Yankees Stadium will host the Army - Rutgers football game on November 12.
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ESPN.com | May 5, 2011
Derek Jeter left Wednesday night's game against the Tigers with a right hip injury.
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ESPN.com | May 5, 2011
Yankees manager Joe Girardi noticed that Derek Jeter's right hip "was grabbing at him a little bit."
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Wallace Matthews/ESPN.com | May 4, 2011
Phil Hughes, who won 18 games last season, has mysteriously lost his velocity.
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ESPN.com | May 2, 2011
Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes got a clean bill of health from a vascular specialist on Monday.
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Phil Rogers/Chicago Tribune | May 2, 2011
Andy Pettitte has told those close to him that he definitely won't pitch this season.
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Ian Begley/ESPN.com | May 2, 2011
Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long expects Robinson Cano to play on Monday night despite a bruised hand.
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Andrew Marchand/ESPN.com | May 1, 2011
Kevin Millwood's minor-league contract gave him the option to opt-out if he were not called up to the majors by May 1.
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Ian Begley/ESPN.com | May 1, 2011
The Yankees should get the results of some extensive tests on Phil Hughes by Tuesday.
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New York Post | May 1, 2011
After a red-hot start to the season, Alex Rodriguez has seen his average dip below .300.
