Topic: Chase Headley

NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees had the second, third and cleanup batters in the order go hitless in 11 at-bats on Thursday.

NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez quipped that he should have received some points for distance on his latest home run.

NEW YORK -- Left-hander CC Sabathia had a first half he would like to forget and first baseman Mark Teixeira had a first half to remember.

NEW YORK -- On one side of the massive New York Yankees clubhouse, Masahiro Tanaka praised Alex Rodriguez for his power.

BOSTON -- There are not many people who predicted at the start of the season that the New York Yankees would be in first place at the All-Star break.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels had their hands full Wednesday afternoon, first facing the hard-throwing Nathan Eovaldi, all while dealing with the resignation of general manager Jerry Dipoto.

Fans at the first non-Opening Day sellout at Minute Maid Park in three years saw plenty of home runs, an ejection and their Astros nearly rally from a six-run deficit.

Alex Rodriguez notched his 3,000th career hit the same way his former Yankees teammate Derek Jeter did -- with a home run.

John Ryan Murphy went 3-for-4 and delivered a key two-run double that helped the New York Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.

Brian McCann's two-run double highlighted a big seventh inning that sent the New York Yankees to a seventh consecutive win, a 6-1 decision over Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals.