Minus their star catcher, the New York Yankees waited at home plate in a merry pack of pinstripes as Nick Swisher circled the bases following his game-winning home run.

Robinson Cano, Mark Teixeira and the New York Yankees tagged Trevor Cahill for the second time this season, emphatically ending the All-Star's run of pitching excellence in an 11-5 rout of the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.

Robinson Cano hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs, CC Sabathia extended his home winning streak to 15 decisions and the New York Yankees routed the Seattle Mariners 10-0 on a rain-slicked field Sunday.

Robinson Cano and the New York Yankees turned a tight game into a rout during one dizzying spin through the batting order.

A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress about using steroids.

Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano supplied the early offense that ended Joel Pineiro's seven-game winning streak, and the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-6 Wednesday to split their two-game series.

A gem by Johan Santana and the mere sight of Carlos Beltran gave the New York Mets two reasons Sunday to get excited about the second half.

Alex Gonzalez got even, hitting a go-ahead single in the 11th inning after failing to get a call in his previous at-bat, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 6-1 Friday to end a five-game losing streak.

Alex Rodriguez hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and CC Sabathia won his sixth straight start, leading the New York Yankees past the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.

Ken Griffey Jr. has done what he almost did 20 months ago. He has headed home to Orlando, Fla., to be with his wife and kids.

The imperfect game stands.

No matter how fast Jorge Posada heals, the New York Yankees are going to be without their star catcher for a while.