Yankees Vs. Indians Final Score: New York Wins, 4-2

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, on Sunday at Progressive Field. The Yankees won two out of three games in the three-game set.

The Yankees got the scoring started during a rally in the second inning on an RBI single by Ichiro Suzuki. Derek Jeter's ground-out followed and scored Raul Ibanez. Nick Swisher's RBI single followed and scored Ichiro to cap a three-run Yankee inning. The Indians got two runs back in the fifth inning on a Carlos Santana two-RBI single. Curtis Granderson gave New York an insurance run on a solo shot in the sixth inning off Tony Sipp.

Freddy Garcia got the start for the Yankees and went 4.2 innings, giving up four hits, two earned runs and two walks while striking out six batters. Ubaldo Jimenez got the start for the Indians, giving up eight hits and three earned runs in five innings in the loss.

Boone Logan picked up the win for New York for pitching 1.2 innings after replacing Garcia. Logan allowed just one hit and struck out two batters. Rafael Soriano got his 33rd save of the season for pitching the final 1.1 innings for the Yankees. He allowed one hit and no runs.

The Yankees (74-53) will begin their next series on Monday against the Toronto Blue Jays (56-70) at Yankee Stadium.

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New York Yankees React to Boston-Los Angeles Trade

Earlier this weekend, the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers undertook a nine-player trade, the largest in the history of the Los Angeles franchise, which sent four players to the Dodgers and five to the Red Sox. The Red Sox gave up Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto to acquire James Loney, Ivan de Jesus, Jerry Sands and a pair of minor-league prospects. The move will save Boston nearly a quarter of a billion dollars through 2018.

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira says that he feels the Red Sox aren't finished trading.

"Anyone who thinks Boston’s going to clear their payroll to $40 million for the next five years is crazy. I’m sure they have a few more tricks up their sleeve."

Yankees pitcher Derek Lowe, a former member of the Red Sox, agrees with Teixeira, but was surprised by the move.

"I think everyone’s still shaking their heads, wondering how in the world this even happened," Lowe said, adding that he is sure that Red Sox fans will "want answers" from Boston's ownership regarding this trade, as well as the future of Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine.

Lowe clarified his suspicions of Red Sox fans' likely reaction to this trade, explaining that Boston is "very passionate, very intense, with the kind of expectations of what their team should look and play like."

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Yankees At Indians Rubber Match Preview: Game Time, TV Schedule, Probable Pitchers

The New York Yankees lost game two of a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians last night, 3-1, setting up today's rubber match at Cleveland's Progressive Field beginning at 1:05 p.m. Eastern. Justin Masterson recorded the win for the Tribe in last night's contest, going 6.2 innings and only giving up one run on a Mark Teixeira sacrifice fly in the sixth. Hiroki Kuroda suffered the tough loss for the Yankees. He gave up three runs in the bottom of the first on a Michael Brantley home run, but posted zeroes after that.

Pitching today for New York is Freddy Garcia (7.5, 4.96 ERA). Garcia is 8-6 with a 3.83 ERA all time against Cleveland. On the bump for the Indians will be Ubaldo Jimenez (9-12, 5.59 ERA), who has only faced the Yankees twice in his career. He is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA over those two games.

The Yankees have had trouble securing wins on the road lately, dropping four of their last five outside of Yankee Stadium. After today's game, the Bombers will return to the Bronx to face Toronto in a three-game series, the first of several against AL East opponents. New York is currently 3.5 games ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays for the division lead.

The game will be broadcast on the YES Network in New York and the STO Network in Cleveland.

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Yankees Vs. Indians Final Score: New York Loses To Cleveland, 3-1

The Yankees fell to the Indians on Saturday night in the second game of their three-game weekend series, 3-1. This game was tense for the most part, with the only runs coming in the first and sixth innings.

Michael Brantley hit a three-run homer in the first inning to give the Indians a 3-0 lead and the Yankees never threatened. Their lone run came on a sacrifice fly by Mark Teixeira in the sixth inning, which plated Derek Jeter. Other than that, New York recorded seven hits, which was more than the Indians' four, but not enough to produce runs.

Justin Masterson was the winning pitcher for Cleveland, while Hiroki Kuroda was hit with the loss for the Yankees.

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Derek Jeter Beaning: Yankees Captain Angry, But Unhurt

Yankees captain Derek Jeter was relieved to be okay after taking a 92 mph Corey Kluber fastball off the head in the top of the second inning on Friday night against the Cleveland Indians.

When asked if it hurt, Jeter sarcastically replied, "No, it felt good. Of course it hurt. You get hit with a 90-something mile per hour fastball, it's going to hurt. There's no problem, so I'm fine."

Jeter admitted to being angry, but didn't see any reason why Kluber would have hit him on purpose. Perhaps in retaliation, Yanks pitcher CC Sabathia threw a fastball behind Asdrubal Cabrera in the fourth inning.

The ball cracked Jeter's helmet in two places and gave Yankees fans a good scare. But Jeter insisted on remaining in game, going 2-4 on the night.

The pitcher, Corey Kluber, was making his fifth career start -- and first against the Yankees.

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Yankees At Indians Preview: Game Time, TV Schedule, Probable Pitchers

The New York Yankees got back in the win column with a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians Friday, taking the first of their three-game weekend series at Progressive Field behind a dominant performance from ace CC Sabathia and a three-RBI night from Nick Swisher.

The Yankees will look for a series victory Saturday by sending right-hander Hiroki Kuroda (12-8, 2.96 ERA) to the mound. In his last start, Kuroda gave allowed run on four hits in eight innings of work against the Boston Red Sox.

Right-hander Justin Masterson (9-11, 4.73 ERA) will toe the rubber for the the Tribe. He is 2-3 with a 7.62 ERA in his last five starts.

Date/Time: 7:05 p.m. ET

TV: YES, MLBN

Online Streaming: MLB.tv

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Yankees Vs. Indians Final Score: CC Sabathia Dominant In Return As New York Wins 3-1

The Yankees took the opener of their weekend series against the Indians with a 3-1 win at Progressive Field on Friday night. In his first start after coming off the DL, Yankee ace CC Sabathia baffled his former team and held the Tribe to just one run on four hits in 7.1 innings of work. The big lefty also fanned nine Indians, who were simply overmatched as their losing streak extended to nine games. It was an encouraging performance for the ace who seemed eager to get back on the mound and re-join the club for the stretch run into September.

On offense, it was the Nick Swisher show as the Yankees right fielder drove in all three runs. New York got to Cleveland starter Corey Kluber in the top of the first with back-to-back extra base hits. Derek Jeter led off the game with a double and Swisher ripped a Kluber offering to right for a double that promptly made it 1-0.

In Sabathia's only mistake of the night, Asdrubal Cabrera would even things up with a blast to straightaway center for the Tribe. It would remain knotted at 1-1 until Swisher stepped into the box in the top of the seventh. Once again, Jeter got on ahead of him with an infield single and Swisher then smashed a homer 399 feet to right center to put the Yankees ahead for good.

The Indians would put two runners on against Rafael Soriano in the ninth, but the Yankees closer slammed the door to preserve the 3-1 win. New York will try to take the series on Saturday with Hiroki Kuroda on the mound.

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Yankees Vs. Indians: Projected Starting Lineups For Friday

The New York Yankees will look to end a three-game losing streak when they travel to Progressive Field to challenge the Cleveland Indians in the first game of a three-game set on Friday night. Coming off a series sweep at the hands of the Chicago White Sox, the Yankees sit 2.5 games ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays and will look to cushion that lead starting on Friday. CC Sabathia (12-3, 3.56 ERA) will take the mound for New York, returning from the disabled list to face his old team..

Cleveland has been suffering struggles of their own, as the club has dropped its last eight and has failed to continue the early success that appeared to make the Tribe a playoff contender. Corey Kluber (0-2, 6.27 ERA) gets the Indians' starting nod.

Here are the projected starting lineups courtesy of the clubs' respective Twitter accounts:

Yankees

#Yankees lineup @ Indians: Jeter SS, Swisher RF, Cano 2B, Teixeira 1B, Granderson CF, Chavez 3B, Martin C, Ibanez DH, Ichiro LF, Sabathia P

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 24, 2012

Indians

August 24 #Indians lineup: Kipnis 2B Cabrera SS Choo RF Santana CA Brantley CF LaPorta 1B Lillibridge 3B Duncan DH Donald LF Kluber P

— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 24, 2012

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Yankees At Indians Preview: Game Time, TV Schedule, Probable Pitchers

The New York Yankees open a three-game series Friday with the Cleveland Indians. CC Sabathia returns for the Yankees, whose lead in the AL East is shrinking rapidly.