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It is somewhat foolish to predict who the Yankees will draft in the first round on Sunday, July 9th, because, let's face it, they don't know who they are drafting.The scouting department can lock in on a player for the top of their board, but picking at No. 26 means the team won't know who is available to them until draft night.

A diminished fastball did not equal diminishing returns for Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin, who blanked the Chicago White Sox on two hits through six innings of Tuesday night's 5-1 victory before a crowd of 45,561 in Chavez Ravine.Gonsolin, pitching on six days' rest-two more than normal-because the Dodgers felt he needed more recovery time between starts, struck out six, walked two and allowed only one runner to reach second base.

The San Francisco Giants completed their first away series sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals since 1998 with another late-inning come from behind win built on the labor of an airtight bullpen and some last minute thunder.Down to his final strike in the 9th, Mike Yastrzemski roped a 2-run no-doubter off Giovanny Gallegos that tied the game at 5 runs a piece and sent the bleacher boo-birds singing.

Working with almost no margin for error with a sidelined Aaron Judge and an ice-cold Anthony Rizzo, a late-game defensive miscue from Gleyber Torres cost the Yankees the lead, and ultimately the game.The Red Sox took this rubber match in 10 innings, 3-2, in the third low-scoring game in as many nights.

The Yankees knew that they had some dicey weeks ahead once they learned of Aaron Judge's toe injury.It's hard to replace the defending MVP in a lineup that revolves around him.Often, it feels like something is just missing to these Yankees rallies.That was the case on Friday, as New York scratched out nine hits but only ended up plating a pair of runs (one on a solo homer).

The Florida Coast League (FCL) Yankees, the Dominican Summer League (DSL) Yankees, and the DSL Bombers began their seasons on Monday, June 5th.All three of those teams are considered "Rookie" level, and the players populating their rosters are either extremely young, have very little-to-no professional experience, or both.

The Yankees went into their off-day with a nice win in Los Angeles, taking the series from the Dodgers.It'll be a quieter day today as the Yankees and many of their rivals travel, but as per usual Sunday was packed with great action.Here's what you may have missed across the Junior Circuit.The Rays aren't as red-hot as they were to open the year, but they're still cruising along playing good baseball.

Atlanta's Triple-A and Double-A affiliates were the only ones to bring home victories on Friday, outscoring their opponents by a combined total of 29-7.(24-31) Gwinnett Stripers 16, (38-17) Norfolk Tides 0


Vaughn Grissom, 2B: 4-6, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R
Forrest Wall, LF: 4-6, 2 RBI, 2 R
Braden Shewmake, SS: 2-6, HR, 2 RBI
Chadwick Tromp, C: 1-3, Grand Slam, 4 RBI, 3 BB
Allan Winans, SP: 7 IP, 4 H, 6 K


You'd be hard pressed to find a more dominating performance across the minor league than what Gwinnett put together on both sides of the ball on Friday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers took the series opener over the New York Yankees on Friday night, 8-4, behind a dominant performance by the LA offense and the LA ace.Clayton Kershaw got the win and earned it, while Yankees starter Luis Severino got the loss - and he definitely earned it, too.Let's get into the highlights of an action-packed game.

There's life for the Detroit Tigers after Riley Greene, after all.On the same day that the second-year outfielder went on the 10-day injured list with a stress fracture in his left leg, his replacement in center field, Jake Marisnick, made a big catch to open the game and delivered an RBI single in the sixth as the Tigers avoided a sweep by the Texas Rangers with a 3-2 victory Wednesday at Comerica Park.

With all things considered for the 1998 Yankees, the team was in a "rough" stretch headed in this June clash with the White Sox ... meaning, of course, they had lost two of three.This was unusual for this squad, to be fair, as it was only the third time to this point that they'd lost consecutive games.