Manager Aaron Boone addressed that with a powerful message after their Wednesday night survival. “We never lost confidence. They’ve never lost confidence, even through some really tough times and som...

New York finished with five home runs Wednesday night and 14 in the series sweep of the Rays, tying a major league record (Reds, 1999) for most homers in a two-game series.

Schlittler struck out Simpson, the Rays' leadoff man, looking at a 97-mph fastball on the inside corner to start a 1-2-3, 11-pitch bottom half and he made it six-up, six-down with an 11-pitch second, striking out Feduccia swinging at a 99-mph fastball to end the inning. Schlittler was at just 66 pitches through six.

The New York Yankees haven't been able to use star Aaron Judge in the field for weeks, and the injury is likely going to keep him from getting to 100 percent.

Giancarlo Stanton missed his third straight game Saturday, still feeling lower-body soreness after logging three consecutive starts in right field back in New York.

Judge has hit 37.5% of his home runs this season in the first inning.