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• Given their stats, Yankees fortunate to be 27-23

  the point brought emphatically home again in Wednesday's 6-5 victory over the Angels that kept the Yankees from being swept. Ivan Nova allowed at least five runs for the third time in his last four starts and the fifth in his last seven. He looks far removed 5/31/12 Read more »

• Curtis Granderson, Robinson Cano go deep as Yanks avoid sweep

  Calif. -- The bats came through for the Yankees Wednesday night, fortunate because Ivan Nova didn't.Led by home runs from Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano , the Yankees avoided being swept with a 6-5 victory over the Angels in front of 40,111 at Angel Stadium.The   Read more »

• Rally falls short, Yankees lose 6-5 to Reds

  starter Ivan Nova struck out 12 men in the six innings he pitched but also gave up five earned runs, including a three-run homer to Cincinnati's Joey Votto . The Yankees rallied for two runs in the ninth before dropping a 6-5 decision to the Reds Saturday   Read more »

• Ivan Nova, Joe Girardi on same page for his next start

  -- For the second straight day, Ivan Nova declared himself all right to make Saturday's start.Manager Joe Girardi agreed with him Thursday."I think he will," Girardi said.Nova, who left Monday's start in Baltimore in the sixth inning with a contusion and sprain   Read more »

• Ivan Nova feeling better, probable for next start

  -- The pronounced limp is gone and Ivan Nova declared himself a go for Saturday's scheduled start. Joe Girardi wasn't quite ready to make that declaration but likes what he's seen."We'll see how it is today but I think we're going to be fine," Nova said before   Read more »

Around the web

• Nova: “I’m not pitching good right now”

  Don’t let two consecutive wins fool you, Ivan Nova is not happy with the way he’s been pitching lately. “Listen, I’m not pitching good right now,” he said after last night’s high-wire act. “I’m not pitching good. I mean, it’s hard, it’s hard when you’re 5/31/12 from The LoHude Yankees Blog Read more »

• The Starting Pitching Problem

  The Yankees won the game, but Ivan Nova turned in another poor start last night. It was the fifth time he’s allowed at least five runs in his last seven starts, raising his season rates to a 5.60 ERA and a 5.00 FIP. The homer by Mark Trumbo and the doubl 5/31/12 from River Avenue Blues Read more »

• Escape from L.A.

  Sometimes life can get in the way of baseball, and this was one of those nights. The good news, of course, is that I have a DVR, so I never really have to miss anything. I can coach volleyball practice, head directly to my daughter’s middle school band c   from SNY.tv Read more »

• Soriano, pen give Yankees a key victory over Angels

  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Cory Wade recorded a huge out to end the seventh inning and worked a perfect eighth to protect a one-run lead. Now, manager Joe Girardi summoned Rafael Soriano from the bullpen for the final three outs and get the Yankees out of souther   from New York Post Read more »

• Yankees rally early, snap Angels' 8-game streak

  Ivan Nova (6-2) allowed eight hits and three walks while battling into the seventh inning for the Yankees, winning for the second time on the road trip. Reliever Cory Wade escaped a seventh-inning jam, and Soriano got into trouble before earning his sixt   from Sify Read more »