The New York Yankees are 49-40 this season, four games back of the first-place Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East. Recently, the Yankees have been on a bit of a slide. The team has won only one of their last 10 games.

The New York Yankees face the Tampa Bay Rays in the first of a four-game series tonight, July 6, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida — here’s how to watch.

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An All-Star closer who helped the Phillies reach the 1983 World Series, the highlight of a 10-year career in MLB, died at 73.

They had reason for hope as the 27-year-old right-hander had gone 5-0 with a 1.24 ERA at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in June

In winning five of six games (all on the road) this past week, the Detroit Tigers have clawed their way back to within five games of a wild-card spot with about 25 games remaining until the trade deadline.

Cam Schlittler, Ben Rice, Cody Bellinger and the injured Aaron Judge were named Saturday to the American League All-Star team.

New York Yankees relief pitcher Camilo Doval continues to struggle on the mound this season. After his most recent outing against the Twins on Sunday, the Dominican reliever now has a 4.