World Series Game 3: Yankees Take 2-1 Lead

October 30th, 2009 New York- World Series 2009 and World Series game 2 are just going to begin. People are all excited to give a warm welcome to the game.

October 29th, 2009 Girardi benches Swisher for Game 2NEW YORK — Yankees manager Joe Girardi benched slumping outfielder Nick Swisher for Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday night and again put Jose Molina behind the plate to catch A.J. Burnett. Philadelphia also had a different lineup.

October 28th, 2009 Yankees add Bruney, Hinske to roster for SeriesNEW YORK — The Yankees have made two roster changes for the World Series, adding right-handed reliever Brian Bruney and utilityman Eric Hinske. Pinch-runner Freddy Guzman and catcher Francisco Cervelli were dropped Wednesday.

October 27th, 2009 NY, Pa. senators wager cheesesteaks, cheesecakesNEW YORK — Will it be cheesesteaks or cheesecakes? The U.S. senators representing Pennsylvania and New York are betting local delicacies in a friendly wager over the World Series.

October 26th, 2009 New York Yankees has won the American League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. After winning the series on 4-2, the Yankees has once again managed to bag a position at the World Series game.

October 21st, 2009 New York Yankees celebrated the 99th birthday of their public address announcer, Bob Sheppard with a 10-1 victory on the Los Angeles Angels team. The public address announcer was given standing ovation on his birthday.

October 13th, 2009 Torre says he doesn't anticipate extensionLOS ANGELES — Joe Torre says he doesn't plan to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers after his contract expires. "I have one year on my contract and I don't anticipate it being more than that," he said Tuesday, two days before the Dodgers open the NLCS against Philadelphia.

October 10th, 2009 Friday night belonged to Mark Teixeira as the first baseman of the Yankees hit a homer during the 11th inning of the match against the Twins to guide his team to a 4-3 victory. The win now gives the Yankees a two game lead over the Minnesota Twins in their best of five division series.

October 9th, 2009 Posada out of Yankees' lineupNEW YORK — Catcher Jorge Posada is out of the New York Yankees' lineup for Game 2 of their AL division series against the Minnesota Twins. Friday's move wasn't a surprise.

October 4th, 2009 Yankees set franchise record for homersST. PETERSBURG, Fla.

October 2nd, 2009 Rays' B.J. Upton hits for cycle against YankeesST. PETERSBURG, Fla.

September 6th, 2009 Yankees' Rivera ready to return to closer's roleTORONTO — All-Star closer Mariano Rivera is ready to return to the New York Yankees after experiencing soreness in his left groin. Manager Joe Girardi said he wasn't sure how he would work Rivera back in, but said he'd give him the ninth inning when the Yankees wrap up a four-game series against the Blue Jays on Sunday.

August 23rd, 2009 Four HRs, Tazawa's pitching give Boston 14-1 winBOSTON — Kevin Youkilis homered twice and tied a career high with six RBIs, rookie Junichi Tazawa stopped New York's big bats and the Boston Red Sox broke a five-game skid against the Yankees with a 14-1 win Saturday. The Red Sox set a team record with their eighth consecutive multihomer game — David Ortiz and Alex Gonzalez connected for solo shots — and have 39 homers in August with eight games left.

June 27th, 2009 Yankees' Jeter out for second straight dayNEW YORK — Yankees captain Derek Jeter is out of the starting lineup for the second straight night because of a bad cough and fever. Jeter originally was in the starting lineup for Friday night's Subway Series opener against the Mets, then was scratched and missed the game — on his 35th birthday.

May 31st, 2009 Schlopy leads Georgia power surge in 7-5 winOKLAHOMA CITY — Taylor Schlopy homered twice to help Georgia rally from an early three-run deficit for a 7-5 win against Michigan on Saturday night at the Women's College World Series. Schlopy became only the fourth player in World Series history to homer twice in one game, and the sixth-seeded Bulldogs set a Series record with four home runs in a game.