Record Last Week: 4-2 (29 RS, 24 RA)
Season Record: 58-29 (446 RS, 336 RA, 55-32 expected record)
Schedule This Week: Four games vs. Orioles (Mon. to Weds.); Four games vs. Indians (Thurs. to Sun.)

Top stories from last week:

• The week started with a three-game interleague series with the Braves. The Yankees stranded a small army of runners on Monday’s 5-3 loss. They bounced back with an 8-5 win Tuesday and a 6-2 win Tuesday.
• Following Thursday’s off-day, the Yankees went up to Toronto for a three-game set. Sonny Gray got hammered again in Friday’s 6-2 loss, but the Yankees rebounded with an 8-5 win Saturday and a 2-1 win Sunday.
• Injury Updates: Gleyber Torres (hip) was placed on the 10-day DL with a strain. Masahiro Tanaka (hamstrings) will return tomorrow. Gary Sanchez (groin) has resumed baseball activities. Aroldis Chapman (knee) and Aaron Hicks (leg) are day-to-day. Austin Romine (hamstring) was day-to-day and has since returned to the lineup. Jonathan Loaisiga (shoulder) was placed on Triple-A disabled list with inflammation.
• The Yankees have interest in J.A. Happ but not so much in Matt Harvey or Tyson Ross. The Royals, Tigers, and Reds are among the teams scouting New York’s young players.
• Chapman, Torres, Aaron Judge, and Luis Severino are all going to the All-Star Game. Justus Sheffield will represent the Yankees in the Futures Game.
• David Hale, Clint Frazier, Tyler Wade, were involved in up-and-down moves last week.

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Record Last Week: 4-2 (29 RS, 18 RA)
Season Record: 54-27 (417 RS, 306 RA, 52-29 expected record)
Schedule This Week: Three games vs. Braves (Mon. to Weds.); Thursday OFF; Three games at Blue Jays (Fri. to Sun.)

Top stories from last week:

• The week started with three games in Philadelphia. Jonathan Loaisiga helped snap the three-game losing streak in Monday’s 4-2 win, and Luis Severino dominated in Tuesday’s 6-0 win. The Yankees couldn’t complete the sweep in Wednesday’s 3-0 loss.
• Following Thursday’s off-day, the Yankees hosted the Red Sox for a three-game weekend series. CC Sabathia was The Man in Friday’s 8-1 win but Sonny Gray got demolished in Saturday’s 11-0 loss. Aaron Hicks clubbed three homers in Sunday’s 11-1 win.
• Injury Updates: Gary Sanchez (groin) will miss 3-4 weeks with a strain. Masahiro Tanaka (hamstrings) will make a minor league rehab start this week and could return as soon as next week. Austin Romine (hamstring) is day-to-day. A.J. Cole (neck) has started a minor league rehab assignment. Tyler Austin (back) was placed on the Triple-A disabled list with inflammation. Freicer Perez (shoulder) is done for the season following surgery to remove bone spurs.
• In advance of the trade deadline, the Yankees have scouted Michael Fulmer and talked to the Mets about their players. Pitching remains the No. 1 need.
• The Yankees are expected to sign Cuban righty Osiel Rodriguez. They signed several more draft picks, including several late rounders to overslot bonuses.
• Brandon Drury, Luis Cessa, Gio Gallegos, Kyle Higashioka, and David Hale were all involved in up-and-down moves last week.
• Giancarlo Stanton has not yet thought about participating in the Home Run Derby.

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Record Last Week: 4-4 (32 RS, 30 RA)
Season Record: 50-25 (388 RS, 288 RA, 47-28 expected record)
Schedule This Week: Three games at Phillies (Mon. to Weds.); Thursday OFF; Three games vs. Red Sox (Fri. to Sun.)

Top stories from last week:

• The week started with a game-and-a-half in Washington. Juan Soto sunk the Yankees in 5-3 loss Monday afternoon in the completion of the suspension game, but the Yankees rebounded with a 4-2 win Monday night.
• A three-game series with the Mariners followed. Domingo German dominated in Tuesday’s 7-2 win and Giancarlo Stanton socked a walk-off homer in Wednesday’s 7-5 win. The Yankees finished the sweep with a 4-3 win Thursday.
• The Yankees headed to Tampa for a three-game weekend series next. The bats didn’t do much in Friday’s 2-1 loss or Saturday’s 4-0 loss. The Rays finished the sweep in a walk-off 7-6 loss Sunday.
• Injury Update: Gary Sanchez (groin) is heading to the disabled list. He’ll undergo an MRI today to determine the severity of the injury. Masahiro Tanaka (hamstrings) has started throwing and is on track to pitch in a simulated game later this week. Brett Gardner (knee) has since returned to the lineup after dealing with some inflammation. Jacoby Ellsbury (oblique, hip, foot, back) hopes to begin playing in minor league rehab games soon. A.J. Cole (neck) was placed on the 10-day DL with a strain. Thairo Estrada (back) may be done for the season. Anyelo Gomez (shoulder) is done for the season following surgery.
• Clint Frazier was called up to provide outfield depth while Gardner was dealing with his knee issue. Ronald Torreyes was sent down in a corresponding move. Luis Cessa was activated from the disabled list to replace Cole.
• The Yankees reportedly have interest in Blue Jays righty J.A. Happ. The Blue Jays stink and Happ is an impending free agent, so of course he’s available.
• Gleyber Torres said he’s going to pass on the Home Run Derby. It’s unclear whether MLB was trying to convince him to participate.
• Three Yankees made MLB.com’s midseason top 100 prospects list.

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Record Last Week: 4-2 (21 RS, 12 RA)
Season Record: 46-21 (356 RS, 258 RA, 44-24 expected record)
Schedule This Week: Two games at Nationals (both Mon.); Three games vs. Mariners (Tues. to Thurs.); Three games at Rays (Fri. to Sun.)

Top stories from last week:

• Following Monday’s off-day, the Nationals came to town for a quick two-game series. Didi Gregorius hit two homers in Tuesday’s 3-0 win and Juan Soto responded with two homers in Wednesday’s 5-4 loss.
• A four-game set with the Rays followed. Gleyber Torres hit a clutch home run in Thursday’s 4-3 win and Jonathan Loaisiga impressed in his MLB debut in Friday’s 5-0 win. Luis Severino was great in Saturday’s 4-1 win, but the Yankees were unable to complete the sweep with Sunday’s 3-1 loss.
• Injury Updates: Masahiro Tanaka (hamstrings) continues to play catch. Luis Cessa (oblique) started a minor league rehab assignment. Erik Swanson was placed on the minor league disabled list with an unknown injury.
• The Yankees made two small deals with the Brewers last week. Minor league righty Chad Whitmer was sent to Milwaukee for international bonus money and minor league infielder Wendell Rijo came to the Yankees as the player to be named later in last month’s Erik Kratz trade.
• Several more 2018 draft picks have signed, including second rounder Josh Breaux ($1.5M) and third rounder Ryder Green ($1M) to overslot bonuses.
• Tyler Austin was sent to Triple-A Scranton to clear a roster spot for Loaisiga.
• Several Yankees are leading the All-Star Game fan voting at their positions.

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Record Last Week: 5-2 (27 RS, 16 RA)
Season Record: 42-19 (335 RS, 230 RA, 39-22 expected record)
Schedule This Week: Monday OFF; Two games vs. Nationals (Tues. and Weds.); Four games vs. Rays (Thurs. to Sun.)

Top stories from last week:

• The week started with a Monday doubleheader in Detroit. Luis Severino dominated in a 7-4 win in the first game before the Yankees stranded a bunch of runners in a 4-2 loss in the second game.
• Two games in Toronto followed. The offense broke out late in Tuesday’s 7-2 win, then Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton provided 13th inning homers in Wednesday’s 3-0 win.
• The 2018 Subway Series opened following Thursday’s off-day. Brett Gardner’s clutch homer gave the Yankees a 4-1 win Friday, then the offense picked up Domingo German in Saturday’s 4-3 win. The Yankees were unable to finish the sweep in Sunday’s 2-0 loss.
• Injury Updates: Jordan Montgomery (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery. Masahiro Tanaka (hamstrings) was placed on the disabled with strains and could miss several weeks. Clarke Schmidt (elbow) will return to game action soon as he rehabs from Tommy John surgery. The Yankees do have insurance on Jacoby Ellsbury’s contract.
• Adam Warren was activated off the disabled list and Tommy Kahnle was optioned to Triple-A. Ronald Torreyes and Clint Frazier were also involved in up-and-down moves last week.
• The Yankees selected high school catcher Anthony Seigler with their first round pick in the 2018 draft, and have already signed him to a $2,815,900 slot bonus. Here are our Day One, Day Two, and Day Three draft recaps.

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Record Last Week: 4-1 (24 RS, 19 RA)
Season Record: 37-17 (308 RS, 230 RA, 35-20 expected record)
Schedule This Week: Two games at Tigers (both Mon.); Two games at Blue Jays (Tues. and Weds.); Thurs. OFF; Three games at Mets (Fri. to Sun.)

Top stories from last week:

• The week started with three games against the Astros, and Justin Verlander shut the Yankees down in Monday’s 5-1 loss. The Yankees rebounded with a 6-5 win Tuesday and a 5-3 win Wednesday.
• A rainy four-game series in Baltimore followed. Thursday’s game was rained out, the Yankees won 4-1 Friday and won 8-5 Saturday, then they were rained out again Sunday. The two teams will play makeup doubleheaders on July 9th and August 25th.
• Injury Updates: Jordan Montgomery (elbow) has started playing catch. Jacoby Ellsbury (oblique, hip, foot back) could soon begin baseball activities.
• Oliver Perez opted out of his minor league contract.
• Fan voting for the 2018 All-Star Game starters has opened.

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Record Last Week: 3-3 (33 RS, 36 RA)
Season Record: 33-16 (284 RS, 211 RA, 32-18 expected record)
Schedule This Week: Three games vs. Astros (Mon. to Weds.); Four games at Orioles (Thurs. to Sun.)

Top stories from last week:

• The week started with three games in Texas. Gleyber Torres went deep twice in Monday’s 10-5 win, but the Yankees couldn’t solve Cole Hamels in Tuesday’s 6-4 loss, and they blew two big leads in Wednesday’s 12-10 loss.
• The Yankees returned home to face the Angels following Thursday’s off-day. Torres hit a historic home run in Friday’s 2-1 win, but Sonny Gray got rocked again in Saturday’s 11-4 loss. The Yankees clinched a series victory with Sunday’s 3-1 win.
• Injury Updates: Gary Sanchez (calf) missed a game with a cramp and is fine now. Jordan Montgomery (elbow) has started playing catch. Adam Warren (lat) has started a minor league rehab assignment. Jacoby Ellsbury (oblique, hip, foot, back) has not yet resumed baseball activities. Clarke Schmidt (elbow) faced hitters for the first time as part of his Tommy John surgery rehab. Thairo Estrada (wrist) has resumed baseball activities.
• Greg Bird, Tommy Kahnle, and Billy McKinney were all activated off the disabled list. Ronald Torreyes was sent to Triple-A to clear a spot for Bird and Ryan Bollinger was sent to Double-A to clear a spot for Kahnle. McKinney was optioned to Triple-A as well. Clint Frazier, Gio Gallegos, and Bollinger were all involved in up-and-down moves last week.
• The Yankees traded Erik Kratz to the Brewers for cash and released Adam Lind. Wilkin Castillo was signed out an independent league.

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