The 2012 New York Yankees season was the 110th season for the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

franchise. The Yankees began the season in

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against the

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since its inception, the team's home v ...

on April 6. They finished the season 95–67, 1st place in the AL East. They began their post-season run by beating the

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. As one of the American League's eight charter ...

in five games in the

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. They advanced to play the Detroit Tigers in the American League Championship Series, but were swept in four games by the Tigers following a season-ending injury to shortstop and team captain Derek Jeter. This was the Yankees 20th consecutive winning season, dating back to

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Personnel moves

*On October 31, 2011, the New York Yankees agreed to a contract extension with (LHP) CC Sabathia for 5 years, worth $122M guaranteed. There is also a vesting option for a 6th year that could push the total contract value to $142M

*On December 9, 2011, the New York Yankees signed (RHP) Freddy Garcia to a one-year contract worth $4M, plus incentives

*On December 30, 2011, the New York Yankees signed (DH) Andruw Jones to a one-year contract worth $2M, with an extra $1.4M in potential incentives

*On January 23, the New York Yankees acquired (RHP) Michael Pineda and minor league prospect (RHP) Jose Campos in exchange for top prospect (C) Jesús Montero and (RHP) Hector Noesi

*On January 24, the Yankees held a press conference officially announcing the retirement of longtime Yankees catcher

Jorge Posada Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta (born August 17, 1970) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Posada recorded a .273 batting average, 275 home runs, and ...

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*On January 26, the New York Yankees signed (RHP) Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year contract worth $10M

*On February 19, the New York Yankees traded (RHP) A. J. Burnett to the Pirates for $13M cash, minor league pitcher Diego Moreno and minor league outfielder Excardo Ciones

*On February 21, the New York Yankees signed (DH) Raúl Ibañez to a one-year contract worth $1.1M, with plate appearance incentives bringing the potential value up to a maximum of $4M

*On February 22, the New York Yankees signed (RHP) David Aardsma to a one-year contract worth $500k, plus another $500k in incentives. The deal also included a club option for 2013 worth $500k

*On February 27, the New York Yankees signed (INF) Eric Chavez to a one-year contract worth $900k, plus incentives

*On March 16, the New York Yankees signed (LHP)

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to a one-year Minor League contract, worth $2.5 million

*July 2012: Yankees acquired Ichiro Suzuki in a trade for two minor league pitchers. *On August 12, 2012 the New York Yankees signed a contract with (RHP) Derek Lowe

Roster

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position''

Regular season

Season standings

American League East

American League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

April

On April 13 the Yankees won their home opener against the

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for the 14th time in the last 15 seasons. On April 20, against their arch-rival

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during the 100th Anniversary of

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, Alex Rodriguez hit his 631st career home-run, passing former teammate Ken Griffey Jr. for sole possession of 5th on the all-time list.

July

On July 23, the Yankees agreed to a trade that acquired Ichiro Suzuki from the Seattle Mariners for D. J. Mitchell and

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. On July 27 the Yankees won their 60th game, the first team in the season to do so.

October

On October 3, during the last game of the season, the Yankees clinched their 18th

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title when the

lost to the

4–1. The Yankees went on to win their game against the

, 14–2, giving them the best record in the American League, and home-field advantage for the American League playoffs.

Game log

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Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and earl ...

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(2) , , 22,919 , , 3–3 ,
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, , 11–5 , , Nova (2–0) , , Williams (0–1) , , , , 41,055 , , 5–4 ,
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, , 8–3 , , Sabathia (1–0) , , Liriano (0–2) , , , , 40,194 , , 6–5 ,
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(1–2) , , Capps (3) , , 36,831 , , 6–6 ,
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, , 7–6 , , Hughes (1–2) , , Swarzak (0–3) , ,

(3) , , 40,327 , , 7–6 ,
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Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

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, , 15–9 , , Soriano (2–0) , , Aceves (0–1) , , , , 37,839 , , 9–6 ,
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, , colspan=7, ''Game Postponed (rain) (rescheduled July 7)Yankees-Red Sox Sunday night game postponed
''MLB.com'''' , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 16 , , April 23 , , @ Rangers , , 7–4 , , Sabathia (2–0) , ,

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(4) , , 48,234 , , 10–6 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 17 , , April 24 , , @ Rangers , , 0–2 , , Darvish (3–0) , ,

(1–3) , , Nathan (5), , 47,085 , , 10–7 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 18 , , April 25 , , @ Rangers , , 3–7 , , Ross (4–0) , , Hughes (1–3) , , , , 47,942 , , 10–8 ,
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Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on un ...

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Villarreal Villarreal ( ca-valencia , Vila-real) is a city and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain. The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's ...

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, , 5–7 , , Smyly (1–0) , , García (0–2) , , , , 44,686 , , 11–9 ,
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, , 6–2 , , Sabathia (3–0) , , Scherzer (1–3) , , , , 43,084 , , 12–9 ,
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(2–3) , , Hammel (3–1) , ,

(5) , , 36,890 , , 13–9 ,
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, , 1−7 , , Matusz (1−3) , , Hughes (1–4) , , , , 37,790 , , 13–10 ,
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Arrieta Arrieta (both in Basque and Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the ''comarca'' of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a populati ...

(2−2) , , Nova (3–1) , , , , 39,360 , , 13–11 ,
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Phelps Phelps may refer to: Places in the United States * Phelps, Kentucky * Phelps, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Phelps, New York ** Phelps (village), New York * Phelps, Wisconsin, a town ** Phelps (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated co ...

(0−1) , , Broxton (5) , , 19,590 , , 13−12 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 26 , , May 4 , , @ Royals , , 6−2 , , Sabathia (4–0) , , Chen (0−4) , , , , 24,153 , , 14−12 ,
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(2–4) , , , , 29,121 , , 14−13 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 28 , , May 6 , , @ Royals , , 10−4 , , Hughes (2–4) , , Hochevar (2−3) , , , , 20,434 , , 15−13 ,
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Shields A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of ...

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(1) , , 37,086 , , 16−13 ,
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(5–2) , , Soriano (1) , , 37,720 , , 17−14 ,
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Hernández Hernández is a widespread Spanish surname that became common around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernán, Hernando or Fernando—the Spanish version of Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is a very common variant of the n ...

(3–2) , , , , 37,226 , , 18−14 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 33 , , May 12 , , Mariners , , 6–2 , , Hughes (3–4) , , Noesí (2–4) , , Logan (1) , , 43,954 , , 19–14 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 34 , , May 13 , , Mariners , , 2–6 , , Millwood (1–4) , , Pettitte (0–1) , , , , 41,631 , , 19–15 ,
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(1−1) , , Ayala (1−1) , , Soriano (2) , , 16,492 , , 20–15 ,
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, , 2–5 , , Chen (4–0) , , Sabathia (5–1) , ,

Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

(12) , , 24,055 , , 20–16 ,
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(3–5) , , , , 28,915 , , 20–17 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 38 , , May 17 , , @ Blue Jays , , 1–4 , , Hutchison (3–1) , , Hughes (3–5) , , Janssen (3) , , 31,266 , , 20–18 ,
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Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

, , 4–0 , , Pettitte (1–1) , , Arroyo (2–2) , , , , 42,015 , , 21–18 ,
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, , 5–6 , , Bailey (2–3) , , Nova (4–2) , , Arredondo (1) , , 45,302 , , 21–19 ,
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, , 2–5 , , Cueto (5–1) , , Sabathia (5–2) , , Chapman (1) , , 45,622 , , 21–20 ,
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(3–6) , , , , 39,229 , , 21–21 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 43 , , May 22 , , Royals , , 3–2 , , Hughes (4–5) , , Hochevar (3−5) , , Soriano (3) , , 37,674 , , 22–21 ,
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Smith Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people wi ...

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Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

, , 6–3 , , Nova (5–2) , , Ross (2–5) , , Soriano (4) , , 33,559 , , 24–21 ,
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, , 9–2 , , Sabathia (6–2) , , Colón (4–5) , , , , 27,112 , , 25–21 ,
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(4–6) , , Milone (6–4) , , Soriano (5) , , 25,078 , , 26–21 ,
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Walden ''Walden'' (; first published in 1854 as ''Walden; or, Life in the Woods'') is a book by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon the author's simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part ...

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Wade Wade, WADE, or Wades may refer to: Places in the United States * Wade, California, a former settlement * Wade, Maine, a town * Wade, Mississippi, a census-designated place * Wade, North Carolina, a town * Wade, Ohio, an unincorporated communi ...

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, , 6–5 , , Nova (6–2) , , Takahashi (0–2) , , Soriano (6) , , 40,111 , , 27–23 ,
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Crosby Crosby may refer to: Places ;Canada *Crosby, Ontario, part of the township of Rideau Lakes, Ontario *Crosby, Ontario, a neighbourhood in the city of Markham, Ontario ;England *Crosby, Cumbria *Crosby, Lincolnshire *Crosby, Merseyside ** Crosby (U ...

(0–1) , , Soriano (7) , , 41,831 , , 28–23 ,
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(1−2) , , , , 44,593 , , 28–24 ,
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, , 5–1 , , Hughes (5–5) , , Verlander (5–4) , , , , 42,419 , , 29–24 ,
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(6–4) , , , , 40,537 , , 30–24 ,
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, , 4–1 , , Nova (7–2) , , Cobb (2–2) , , Soriano (8) , , 38,370 , , 31–24 ,
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(8–3) , , Sabathia (7–3) , , , , 39,891 , , 31–25 ,
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Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

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(5–6) , , Santana (3–3) , , , , 48,566 , , 32–25 ,
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, , 4–2 , , Hughes (6–5) , , Gee (4–4) , , Soriano (9) , , 48,575 , , 33–25 ,
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, , 5–4 , , Logan (1–0) , , Rauch (3–6) , , , , 49,010 , , 34–25 ,
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Delgado Delgado is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adrián Delgado, Venezuelan actor * Agustín Delgado (born 1974), Ecuadorian footballer * Aidan Delgado, American conscientious objector and anti-war activis ...

(4–6) , , , , 42,669 , , 35–25 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 61 , , June 12 , , @ Braves , , 6–4 , , Sabathia (8–3) , , Venters (3–3) , , Soriano (10) , , 41,452 , , 36–25 ,
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(6–6) , , Hudson (4–3) , , Soriano (11) , , 48,938 , , 37–25 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 63 , , June 15 , , @ Nationals , , 7–2 , , Hughes (7–5) , , Gonzalez (8–3) , , , , 41,406 , , 38–25 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 64 , , June 16 , , @ Nationals , , 5–3 (14) , , García (1–2) , , Lidge (0–1) , , Soriano (12) , , 41,287 , , 39–25 ,
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Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

(3–4) , , Soriano (13) , , 41,442 , , 40–25 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 66 , , June 18 , , Braves , , 6–2 , , Sabathia (9–3) , , Minor (3–5) , , , , 42,709 , , 41–25 ,
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(6–7) , , Kimbrel (20) , , 41,219 , , 41–26 ,
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Hanson Hanson or Hansson may refer to: People * Hanson (surname) * Hansson (surname) * Hanson (wrestler), ringname of an American professional wrestler Musical groups * Hanson (band), an American pop rock band * Hanson (UK band), an English rock ...

(8–4) , , Hughes (7–6) , , , , 45,094 , , 41–27 ,
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, , 4–6 , , Niese (5–3) , , Pettitte (3–3) , ,

Francisco Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...

(18) , , 40,191 , , 41–28 ,
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, , 4–3 , , Rapada (2–0) , , Rauch (3–7) , , Soriano (14) , , 42,122 , , 42–28 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 71 , , June 24 , , @

, , 6–5 , , Logan (2–0) , ,

Batista Batista is a Spanish or Portuguese surname. Notable persons with the name include: * Batista (footballer, born 1955), Brazilian football player * Dave Bautista, American actor and professional wrestler, also known as Batista * Edina Alves Batis ...

(1–2) , , Soriano (15) , , 42,364 , , 43–28 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 72 , , June 25 , , Indians , , 7–1 , ,

(7–7) , , Tomlin (3–5) , , , , 42,290 , , 44–28 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 73 , , June 26 , , Indians , , 6–4 , , Hughes (8–6) , , Masterson (4–7) , , Soriano (16) , , 43,006 , , 45–28 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 74 , , June 27 , , Indians , , 5–4 , , García (2–2) , , Jiménez (7–6) , , Soriano (17) , , 45,099 , , 46–28 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 75 , , June 28 , ,

White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...

, , 3–4 , ,

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...

(2–1) , ,

(0–2) , ,

Reed Reed or Reeds may refer to: Science, technology, biology, and medicine * Reed bird (disambiguation) * Reed pen, writing implement in use since ancient times * Reed (plant), one of several tall, grass-like wetland plants of the order Poales * ...

(11) , , 44,041 , , 46–29 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 76 , , June 29 , ,

, , 7–14 , , Quintana (3–1) , ,

(1−3) , , , , 44,265 , , 46–30 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 77 , , June 30 , ,

, , 4–0 , ,

(8–7) , , Peavy (6–5) , , , , 46,895 , , 47–30 ,
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, - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 78 , , July 1 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Hughes (9–6) , , Floyd (6–8) , , Soriano (18) , , 48,324 , , 48–30 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 79 , , July 2 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Moore (5–5) , ,

(0–3) , , Rodney (23) , , 21,742 , , 48–31 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 80 , , July 3 , , @

, , 4–7 , ,

(8–5) , , Nova (9–3) , , Rodney (24) , , 26,453 , , 48–32 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 81 , , July 4 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Logan (3–0) , , Farnsworth (0–1) , , Soriano (19) , , 28,033 , , 49–32 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 82 , , July 6 , , @

, , 10–8 , , Logan (4–0) , ,

Miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalent ...

(2–1) , , Soriano (20) , , 38,066 , , 50–32 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 83 , , July 7 , , @

, , 6–1 , , García (3–2) , ,

Morales Morales is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfredo Morales (born 1990), American footballer * Alvaro Morales (disambiguation), several people * Amado Morales (born 1947), Puerto Rican javelin thrower * Bartolomé Mo ...

(1–2) , , , , 38,170 , , 51–32 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 84 , , July 7 , , @

, , 5–9 , , Doubront (9–4) , , Hughes (9–7) , , , , 37,791 , , 51–33 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 85 , , July 8 , , @

, , 7–3 , , Nova (10–3) , ,

Lester Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname and given name. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Given name * Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic * Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wisc ...

(5–6) , , , , 38,270 , , 52–33 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;" , colspan="10" style="background:#bbcaff;", All-Star Break: NL defeats AL 8–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 86 , , July 13 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Qualls (2–1) , , Downs (1–1) , , Soriano (21) , , 47,873 , , 53–33 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 87 , , July 14 , ,

, , 5–3 , , García (4–2) , , Williams (6–6) , , Soriano (22) , , 47,789 , , 54–33 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 88 , , July 15 , ,

, , 8–10 , , Weaver (11–1) , , Nova (10–4) , , Jepsen (1) , , 46,679 , , 54–34 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 89 , , July 16 , , Blue Jays , , 6–3 , ,

(1–3) , , Loup (0–1) , , , , 42,819 , , 55–34 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 90 , , July 17 , , Blue Jays , , 6–1 , , Sabathia (10–3) , , Cecil (2–2) , , Soriano (24) , , 44,975 , , 56–34 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 91 , , July 18 , , Blue Jays , , 6–0 (7) , ,

(9–7) , ,

Romero The name Romero is a nickname type of surname for a Roman or an Italian. The name was originally derived from the Latin word Romaeus and the Greek word Romaios, which mean Roman. #A person on a religious journey or pilgrimage from Rome (possibly t ...

(8–6) , , , , 45,986 , , 57–34 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 92 , , July 19 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Griffin (2–0) , , García (4–3) , ,

Cook Cook or The Cook may refer to: Food preparation * Cooking, the preparation of food * Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food * Cook (professional), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry * ...

(10) , , 23,382 , , 57–35 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 93 , , July 20 , , @

, , 2–3 , ,

(4–2) , , Eppley (0–1) , , , , 24,148 , , 57–36 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 94 , , July 21 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Parker (7–4) , , Hughes (9–8) , , Doolittle (1) , , 28,142 , , 57–37 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 95 , , July 22 , , @

, , 4–5 (12) , , Blevins (3–0) , , Eppley (0–2) , , , , 30,470 , , 57–38 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 96 , , July 23 , , @ Mariners , , 4–1 , ,

(10–7) , , Millwood (3–8) , , Soriano (25) , , 29,911 , , 58–38 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 97 , , July 24 , , @ Mariners , , 2–4 , ,

(9–5) , , García (4–4) , , Wilhelmsen (11) , , 31,908 , , 58–39 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 98 , , July 25 , , @ Mariners , , 5–2 , ,

(2–3) , , Luetge (1–1) , , Soriano (26) , , 36,071 , , 59–39 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 99 , , July 27 , ,

, , 10–3 , , Hughes (10–8) , ,

(2–4) , , , , 49,571 , , 60–39 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 100 , , July 28 , ,

, , 6–8 , ,

(3–1) , , Soriano (2–1) , , Aceves (22) , , 49,573 , , 60–40 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 101 , , July 29 , ,

, , 2–3 (10) , , Aceves (2–6) , ,

(1–4) , , , , 48,526 , , 60–41 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 102 , , July 30 , ,

, , 4–5 , , González (3–2) , , García (4–5) , ,

(31) , , 43,052 , , 60–42 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 103 , , July 31 , ,

, , 5–11 , , Tillman (4–1) , , Nova (10–5) , , , , 42,821 , , 60–43 ,
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, - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 104 , , August 1 , ,

, , 12–3 , , Hughes (11–8) , , Britton (1–1) , , , , 44,593 , , 61–43 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 105 , , August 3 , , Mariners , , 6–3 , , Sabathia (11–3) , , Millwood (4–9) , , , , 45,872 , , 62–43 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 106 , , August 4 , , Mariners , , 0–1 , ,

(10–5) , ,

(10–8) , , , , 47,067 , , 62–44 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 107 , , August 5 , , Mariners , , 6–2 , , García (5–5) , , Iwakuma (2–3) , , , , 45,878 , , 63–44 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 108 , , August 6 , , @

, , 2–7 , , Verlander (12–7) , , Nova (10–6) , , , , 41,381 , , 63–45 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 109 , , August 7 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Porcello (9–6) , , Hughes (11–9) , , Valverde (22) , , 39,760 , , 63–46 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 110 , , August 8 , , @

, , 12–8 , , Sabathia (12–3) , ,

Sánchez Sánchez is a Spanish family name. Historical origins "The illustrious Sanchez Family... is descended from one of a number of Gothic knights (caballeros) who in the year 714 escaped from the "barbara furia" of the Mohammedan invasion and took ...

(6–9) , , , , 41,879 , , 64–46 ,
W1
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 111 , , August 9 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Rapada (3–0) , , Benoit (1–3) , , Soriano (27) , , 40,940 , , 65–46 ,
W2
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 112 , , August 10 , , @ Blue Jays , , 10–4 , , García (6–5) , ,

(8–9) , , , , 41,610 , , 66–46 ,
W3
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 113 , , August 11 , , @ Blue Jays , , 5–2 , , Nova (11–6) , , Laffey (3–3) , , Soriano (28) , , 45,582 , , 67–46 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 114 , , August 12 , , @ Blue Jays , , 7–10 , ,

Happ Happ is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Dieter Happ (born 1970), Austrian snowboarder * Ethan Happ (born 1996), American basketball player *Ian Happ Ian Edward Happ (born August 12, 1994) is an American professional basebal ...

(8–10) , , Hughes (11–10) , , Janssen (15) , , 43,924 , , 67–47 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 115 , , August 13 , , Rangers , , 8–2 , ,

(3–3) , , Dempster (6–6) , , Lowe (1) , , 45,676 , , 68–47 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 116 , , August 14 , , Rangers , , 3–0 , ,

(11–8) , ,

Harrison Harrison may refer to: People * Harrison (name) * Harrison family of Virginia, United States Places In Australia: * Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin In Canada: * Inukjuak, Quebec, or " ...

(13–7) , , , , 44,533 , , 69–47 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 117 , , August 15 , , Rangers , , 3–2 , , García (7–5) , ,

Feldman Feldman is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Academics * Arthur Feldman (born 1949), American cardiologist * David B. Feldman, American psychologist * David Feldman (historian), American historian ...

(6–8) , , Soriano (29) , , 45,921 , , 70–47 ,
W3
, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 118 , , August 16 , , Rangers , , 6–10 , , Scheppers (1–0) , , Logan (4–1) , , , , 47,645 , , 70–48 ,
L1
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 119 , , August 17 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Hughes (12–10) , ,

(3–4) , , Soriano (30) , , 49,422 , , 71–48 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 120 , , August 18 , ,

, , 1–4 , ,

(7–10) , ,

(3–4) , , Aceves (25) , , 49,466 , , 71–49 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 121 , , August 19 , ,

, , 4–1 , ,

(12–8) , , Beckett (5–11) , , Soriano (31) , , 48,620 , , 72–49 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 122 , , August 20 , , @

, , 6–9 , ,

Myers Myers as a surname has several possible origins, e.g. Old French ("physician"), Old English ("mayor"), and Old Norse ("marsh"). People * Abram F. Myers (born 1889), chair of the Federal Trade Commission and later general counsel and board ch ...

(2–5) , , Logan (4–2) , ,

(22) , , 27,561 , , 72–50 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 123 , , August 21 , , @

, , 3–7 , , Liriano (5–10) , , Nova (11–7) , , , , 24,247 , , 72–51 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 124 , , August 22 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Sale (15–4) , , Hughes (12–11) , ,

(23) , , 26,319 , , 72–52 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 125 , , August 24 , , @ Indians , , 3–1 , , Sabathia (13–3) , ,

Allen Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee * Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas * Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the Unive ...

(0–1) , , Soriano (32) , , 27,986 , , 73–52 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 126 , , August 25 , , @ Indians , , 1–3 , , Masterson (10–11) , ,

(12–9) , , Perez (33) , , 34,374 , , 73–53 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 127 , , August 26 , , @ Indians , , 4–2 , , Logan (5–2) , , Jiménez (9–13) , , Soriano (33) , , 26,166 , , 74–53 ,
W1
, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 128 , , August 27 , , Blue Jays , , 7–8 (11) , , Oliver (3–2) , , Lowe (8–11) , , , , 42,962 , , 74–54 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 129 , , August 28 , , Blue Jays , , 2–1 , , Hughes (13–11) , ,

(8–12) , , Soriano (34) , , 42,472 , , 75–54 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 130 , , August 29 , , Blue Jays , , 5–8 , ,

(10–10) , , Sabathia (13–4) , , Janssen (17) , , 46,010 , , 75–55 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 131 , , August 31 , ,

, , 1–6 , , González (6–3) , ,

(12–10) , , , , 43,352 , , 75–56 ,
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, - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 132 , , September 1 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Logan (6–2) , , Chen (12–8) , , Soriano (35) , , 46,122 , , 76–56 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 133 , , September 2 , ,

, , 3–8 , ,

Wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly un ...

(4–10) , , Hughes (13–12) , , , , 46,501 , , 76–57 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 134 , , September 3 , , @

, , 3–4 , ,

(13–8) , ,

(1–5) , , Rodney (41) , , 28,585 , , 76–58 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 135 , , September 4 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Cobb (9–8) , , García (7–6) , , Rodney (42) , , 17,652 , , 76–59 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 136 , , September 5 , , @

, , 6–4 , ,

(13–10) , , Moore (10–9) , , Soriano (36) , , 16,711 , , 77–59 ,
W1
, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 137 , , September 6 , , @

, , 6–10 , , O'Day (7–1) , ,

(1–6) , , , , 46,298 , , 77–60 ,
L1
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 138 , , September 7 , , @

, , 8–5 , , Hughes (14–12) , , Chen (12–9) , , , , 40,861 , , 78–60 ,
W1
, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 139 , , September 8 , , @

, , 4–5 , ,

Saunders Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish patronymic origin derived from Sander, a mediaeval form of Alexander.See also: Sander (name) People * Ab Saunders (1851–1883), American cowboy and gunman * Al Saunders (born 1947), American foot ...

(8–11) , , Sabathia (13–5) , ,

(42) , , 46,067 , , 78–61 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 140 , , September 9 , , @

, , 13–3 , ,

Chamberlain Chamberlain may refer to: Profession *Chamberlain (office), the officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign or other noble figure People *Chamberlain (surname) **Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855–1927), German-British philosop ...

(1–0) , , Britton (5–2) , , , , 40,346 , , 79–61 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 11 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Bailey (1–0) , ,

(1–7) , , , , 37,437 , , 79–62 ,
L1
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 142 , , September 12 , , @

, , 5–4 , ,

(4–4) , ,

(3–10) , , Soriano (37) , , 37,230 , , 80–62 ,
W1
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 143 , , September 13 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Hughes (15–12) , , Doubront (10–9) , , Soriano (38) , , 38,134 , , 81–62 ,
W2
, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 14 , ,

, , 4–6 , ,

(18–5) , , Sabathia (13–6) , , Rodney (43) , , 45,200 , , 81–63 ,
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, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 145 , , September 15 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Nova (12–7) , ,

(14–9) , , Soriano (39) , , 46,856 , , 82–63 ,
W1
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 146 , , September 16 , ,

, , 6–4 , ,

(14–10) , , Moore (10–11) , , Soriano (40) , , 43,489 , , 83–63 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" , , , September 18 , , Blue Jays , , colspan=7, ''Game Postponed (rain) (rescheduled September 19)'' , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 147 , , September 19 , , Blue Jays , , 4–2 , , Pettitte (4–3) , ,

Álvarez Álvarez or Álvares may refer to: People *Álvarez (surname), Spanish surname Places *Alvares (river), a river in northern Spain * Alvares (ski resort), in Iran *Alvares, Iran * Alvares, Portugal *Álvarez, Santa Fe, a town in the province of Sa ...

(9–13) , , Soriano (41) , , 39,859 , , 84–63 ,
W3
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 148 , , September 19 , , Blue Jays , , 2–1 , , Eppley (1–2) , , Delabar (4–3) , , Soriano (42) , , 39,997 , , 85–63 ,
W4
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 149 , , September 20 , , Blue Jays , , 10–7 , , Hughes (16–12) , , Laffey (3–6) , ,

(2) , , 40,511 , , 86–63 ,
W5
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 150 , , September 21 , ,

, , 2–1 (10) , ,

(2–7) , , Doolittle (1–1) , , , , 40,759 , , 87–63 ,
W6
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 151 , , September 22 , ,

, , 10–9 (14) , ,

(1–1) , , Ross (2–10) , , , , 44,026 , , 88–63 ,
W7
, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 23 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Blevins (5–1) , ,

(14–11) , , Balfour (20) , , 43,867 , , 88–64 ,
L1
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 153 , , September 24 , , @

, , 6–3 , , Pettitte (5–3) , , Hendriks (1–8) , , , , 33,720 , , 89–64 ,
W1
, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 25 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Fien (2–1) , , Hughes (16–13) , , Perkins (15) , , 33,346 , , 89–65 ,
L1
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 155 , , September 26 , , @

, , 8–2 , , Sabathia (14–6) , , Duensing (4–11) , , , , 33,251 , , 90–65 ,
W1
, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 27 , , @ Blue Jays , , 0–6 , ,

Morrow Morrow is a word meaning "the next day" in literary English. It also means "morning" in archaic English Morrow may also refer to: Places in the United States and Canada United States * Morrow, Arkansas *Morrow, Georgia * Morrow, Louisiana *Morr ...

(9–7) , , Nova (12–8) , , , , 23,060 , , 90–66 ,
L1
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 157 , , September 28 , , @ Blue Jays , , 11–4 , ,

(15–11) , , Jenkins (0–3) , , , , 25,785 , , 91–66 ,
W1
, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 158 , , September 29 , , @ Blue Jays , , 2–3 , ,

Hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit. Terminology The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not a ...

(1–0) , , Pettitte (5–4) , , Janssen (21) , , 36,139 , , 91–67 ,
L1
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 159 , , September 30 , , @ Blue Jays , , 9–6 , , Logan (7–2) , , Oliver (3–4) , , , , 31,418 , , 92–67 ,
W1
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 160 , , October 1 , ,

, , 10–2 , , Sabathia (15–6) , , Buchholz (11–8) , , , , 45,478 , , 93–67 ,
W2
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 161 , , October 2 , ,

, , 4–3 (12), , Lowe (9–11) , ,

(3–2) , , , , 41,564 , , 94–67 ,
W3
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 162 , , October 3 , ,

, , 14–2 , ,

(16–11) , , Matsuzaka (1–7) , , , , 47,393 , , 95–67 ,
W4
, -

Postseason Game log

, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 1 , , October 7 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Sabathia (1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , , , 47,841 , , 1–0 ,
W1
, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2 , , October 8 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Chen (1–0) , , Pettitte (0–1) , ,

(1) , , 48,187 , , 1–1 ,
L1
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 3 , , October 10 , ,

, , 3–2 (12) , ,

(1–0) , , Matusz (0–1) , , , , 50,497 , , 2–1 ,
W1
, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 4 , , October 11 , ,

, , 1–2 (13) , , Strop (1–0) , ,

(0−1) , ,

(2) , , 49,307 , , 2–2 ,
L1
, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 5 , , October 12 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Sabathia (2–0) , , Hammel (0–1) , , , , 47,081 , , 3–2 ,
W1
, - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 1 , , October 13 , ,

, , 4–6 (12) , , Smyly (1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , , , 47,122 , , 0–1 ,
L1
, - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2 , , October 14 , ,

, , 0–3 , ,

(1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , Coke (1) , , 47,082 , , 0–2 ,
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Postseason

Division Series

The Yankees took on the

in the Division Series.

Game 1, October 7

6:07 p.m. ( EDT) at

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(moved to 8:47 p.m. EDT due to rain delay) The Yankees struck first in the first inning when Derek Jeter singled and Ichiro Suzuki doubled scoring Jeter for the game's first run, giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the 3rd inning Orioles outfielder Chris Davis singled, followed by a

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single, a Robert Andino sac fly, and a single by Nate McLouth gave the O's a 2-1 lead. Then in the top of the 4th the Yankees tied the game at 2 with a

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single with two men on. The game remained tied going into the ninth inning until a lead off

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by Russell Martin pushed the Yankees ahead 3-2. Singles by

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, Derek Jeter, and Ichiro Suzuki all singled back-to-back-to-back scoring Ibañez giving the Yanks 4-2 lead. Canó doubled scoring Jeter and Ichiro.

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hit a sac fly to score Cano, making the score 7-2. David Robertson came on to get the final out of the game, giving the Yankees the win and a one-game to nothing lead.

Game 2, October 8

8:07 p.m. ( EDT) at

(moved to 8:47 p.m. EDT due to rain delay)

Game 3, October 10

7:37 p.m. ( EDT) at

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in Bronx, New York Raúl Ibañez on September 9, 2012

Baltimore got on the board first with a

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solo home run in the top of the third inning, giving the Orioles a 1–0 lead. In the bottom half of the inning, the Yankees got on the board with Russell Martin

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followed by a Derek Jeter

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tying the game at 1. The game remained tied until the top of the fifth inning when a Manny Machado solo home run gave the Orioles a 2–1 lead. The score remained the same until the bottom of the ninth inning, when Yankees manager

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for

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. On the second pitch of the at bat, Ibañez crushed a home run into the right field bleachers to tie the game at 2. The score remained 2–2 going into the bottom of the 12th inning, until Ibañez came up to bat again crushing a walk-off home run into the upper deck in right field, giving the Yankees a 3–2 victory and a 2–1 lead in the series. Raúl Ibañez became the first player in Major League history to homer twice in a postseason game that he did not start.

Game 4, October 11

7:37 p.m. ( EDT) at

in Bronx, New York

Game 5, October 12

5:07 p.m. ( EDT) at

in Bronx, New York The Yankees clinched a trip to the ALCS for the third time in four years with a 3–1 win. CC Sabathia gave the Yankees his second big performance of the series, pitching a complete game, giving up one run on four hits while striking out nine. The only nervous moments came in the sixth, when a long fly ball by Nate McLouth just barely went foul and the eighth, when the Orioles loaded the bases with one out, but Sabathia got out of the jam by striking out McLouth and getting J. J. Hardy to ground out. The Yankees scored first in the fifth, when Game 3 hero Raúl Ibañez singled to score

. The Yankees tacked on some insurance in the sixth on an Ichiro Suzuki double and a

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home run in the seventh. It proved enough, as CC got

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to ground out for the final out, sending the Yankees to a chance to play for the pennant versus the Detroit Tigers.

American League Championship Series

The Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers in the Championship Series.

Game 1

Saturday, October 13, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. ( EDT) at

in Bronx, New York The Yankees managed to come back from a 4-0 deficit in the 9th inning to tie it. The rally culminated with a Raul Ibanez 2-run home run. However, the rally would stall there. Then, during extra innings, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter broke his left ankle while diving for a groundball in the 12th inning. The Yankees were already down 5-4 at that point, and the Yankees would later lose the game. The injury would haunt the Yankees for the rest of the series.

Game 2

Sunday, October 14, 2012 – 4:07 p.m. ( EDT) at

in Bronx, New York

Game 3

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. ( EDT) at

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Game 4

Thursday, October 18, 2012 – 4:07 p.m. ( EDT) at

, originally scheduled for Wednesday, October 17, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) and was postponed due to rain

Farm system

References

External links

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