The Yankees cleared roster space for Schmidt after Tuesday’s win by optioning reliever Bradley Hanner to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Cam Schlittler shut down the New York Mets on Sunday at Yankee Stadium. He pitched six scoreless innings and allowed just one hit.He struck out eight batters and walked two. Brett Baty’s fifth-inning double was the only hit against him.

Cam Schlittler made an honest statement on his injury after the New York Yankees series win over the New York Mets.

Now that it’s official, the Yankees have less than two weeks to catch the first-place Rays and just a little longer to make some tough decisions about their playoff roster. Regardless of whether the Yankees end up a division champ with a first-round bye or playing the Red Sox for the second consecutive year in a best-of-three Wild Card Series with every game at Yankee Stadium,

But following Marcus Semien’s one-out single in that second inning that led to an unearned run, Rodón retired 15 of the next 16 batters he faced before Carson Benge’s base hit ended his night with one out in the seventh.

The Minnesota Twins have struggled for the past month, so there might be more New York Yankees fans at Target Field tonight to watch the playoff-bound Bronx Bombers. Bailey Ober started for the Twins and trailed 3-1 after five innings.

The New York Yankees stayed hot last night with an 8-3 win over the Minnesota Twins to open their road trip and clinch a playoff spot. The Yankees are now 6-1 i

The Yankees haven’t given up on their hopes of winning the American League East, even if the odds are against them.