Boone Logan News

BALTIMORE - Vidal Nuno sensed danger as soon as the slider left his hand. He knew his delivery wasn't true.

Not that Hal Steinbrenner needed more proof of how valuable Robinson Cano is to the Yankees as the second baseman approaches free agency, but the owner got another first-hand reminder of what it's going to cost him to keep Cano in The Bronx.

Lost in this weekend's Yankees activities- a sweep of the Royals, Eduardo Nunez being placed on the disabled list, the kerfuffle between Mariano Rivera and Joba Chamberlain - was some interesting news out of Scranton, when the Yankees officially ended Dellin Betances ' career as a starting pitcher.

Looking to bolster its shorthanded bullpen, the club optioned outfielder Brennan Boesch to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and called up pitcher Brett Marshall after its 1-0 loss.

Vidal Nuno delivers a pitch during the second inning of the second game of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.

Indians starter Justin Masterson dominated the Yankees in the first game of Monday's doubleheader, shutting them out in a 1-0 Yankees loss.

OCTOBER 14: Avisail Garcia #34 of the Detroit Tigers hits a RBI single to score Omar Infante #4 in the top of the eighth inning off of Boone Logan #48 of the New York Yankees during Game Two of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium on October 14, 2012 in the Bronx borough of New York City.

There is nothing conventional about the 2013 Yankees. They lack the power of years past and the depth of years past.

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Hiroki Kuroda aims to win his fifth straight decision on Tuesday when the New York Yankees open an eight-game road trip with the first of three games against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

Athletics 5, Yankees 4: Josh Donaldson hit Oakland's third home run of the game, a tiebreaking drive off Boone Logan in the eighth inning that lifted the Athletics to the win at Yankee Stadium win Sunday.

Luke Montz and Yoenis Cespedes homered as Oakland took a 4-1 lead against Andy Pettitte, who struggled for the second straight start, but the Yankees rallied in the sixth against reliever Jerry Blevins.

Andy Pettitte leaves the mound after the top of the fifth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium.

Josh Donaldson hit Oakland's third home run of the game, a tiebreaking drive off Boone Logan in the eighth inning that lifted the Athletics over the New York Yankees 5-4 Sunday.

Eduardo Nunez scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and the New York Yankees eked by the Houston Astros, 5-4, in the rubber match of a three-game series.

Yankees starting pitcher David Phelps delivers in the first inning against the Houston Astros in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium.

NY Yankees Bottom 6th - Wesley Wright enters the game for the Astros with runners on first and third with one out.

Andy Pettitte tries to pitch the New York Yankees to a fifth straight win on Monday when they open a three-game series against the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium.

Toronto's Munenori Kawasaki is batting .225 in the 16 games he has played since he got called up from Triple-A Buffalo to replace the injured Jose Reyes at shortstop.

Brennan Boesch homered in the second off Dickey , pitching in New York for the first time since getting his 20th win for the New York Mets last September.