October 3, 2021 Yankees, Red Sox need late-game heroics to advance to AL wild-card game The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox won their final games of the 2021 season to clinch spots in the single-elimination American League wild-card game.
September 30, 2021 Judge HRs twice, Yankees beat Jays 6-2 to extend WC lead Aaron Judge hit two of New York's five home runs and the Yankees extended their AL wild-card lead by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 Thursday night.
September 30, 2021 Bichette homers twice, Blue Jays top Yanks 6-5, tighten race Bo Bichette homered twice, including a tiebreaking drive in the eighth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Yankees 6-5 Wednesday night, tightened the AL wild-card race and ended New York’s seven-game winning streak.
September 27, 2021 Yankees top Red Sox after controversial 8th inning, take over wild-card lead The New York Yankees used a controversial eighth inning to gain new life and defeat the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, 6-3, as the season nears its end and the American League wild-card race gets hotter.
September 25, 2021 Giancarlo Stanton hits go-ahead grand slam in the eighth, Yankees win 5-3 against Red Sox Giancarlo Stanton followed a strong performance on Friday night against the Red Sox by creating a definitive moment in New York’s season — should it end memorably for the Yanks. Stanton went 3-for-5 and added his 32nd home run of the season on Friday.
September 17, 2021 Kluber beats Indians, Gallo homers twice as Yanks win 8-0 Corey Kluber won for the first time in nearly four months, pitching six shutout innings in his first outing against the team that helped him blossom into a star, and the New York Yankees routed Cleveland 8-0 Friday night in the start of the Indians’ final series in the Bronx.
September 12, 2021 Judge HRs twice, rallies Yanks past Mets on 9/11 anniversary A raucous New York crowd of 43,144 lurched and howled — frequently out of their seats — through a back-and-forth Subway Series game that followed an affecting Sept. 11 observance.
September 11, 2021 Megill's 10 Ks lead Mets over reeling, bumbling Yanks 10-3 The reeling Yankees made a Subway Series of mental and physical mistakes in their weekend opener at the Mets.
September 10, 2021 Jays beat Yanks for 8th straight, 1/2 game back in wild card The Blue Jays gave the Yankees a Bronx battering this week they haven't experienced since they were still the Highlanders.
September 2, 2021 Gerrit Cole fans 15, Yankees beat Angels 4-1 to end skid While Gerrit Cole racked up a season-high 15 strikeouts on the diamond that was once his favorite field, Aaron Judge couldn't help pondering what the Yankees gained and the Angels lost when New York outmaneuvered Los Angeles for his services two years ago.