Robinson Cano

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• Robinson Cano hits pair of two-run homers in 7-2 win

  made a nifty defensive play and proxy catcher Austin Romine scored a run and called an astute game.But mostly it was Robinson Cano, like a ghost of Past Yankee Health, who provided the heavy lifting with a pair of two-run homers. With all the revolving-door   Read more »

• Cano homers twice in Yankees' win over Blue Jays

  -- Robinson Cano hit a pair of two-run homers to back a solid effort by David Phelps, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays for the ninth straight time at Yankee Stadium, 7-2 Saturday.Phelps (2-2) struck out eight while allowing one run in a   Read more »

• Yankees sweep Royals behind solid outing from Hiroki Kuroda

  close to the only culprit in the defeat.On Sunday, Kuroda was just as good but on this day he was backed by home runs from Robinson Cano and Vernon Wells , all of which led to a 4-2 Yankees' victory over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium that completed a three-game   Read more »

• Yankees get out of Denver and the offense gets better

  trip by going 4-for-5 with five RBIs.Ichiro had three hits, with a double and single to go with his homer. Jayson Nix , Robinson Cano , Brett Gardner and Chris Nelson each contributed two hits, with Nix collecting a double and Gardner a triple.Hughes lost   Read more »

• Andy Pettitte has another poor outing as Yankees fall to A's

  Pettitte struggled from the start, needing 24 pitches for the first inning alone, but he didn't surrender a run until Robinson Cano 's throwing error on a potential double-play grounder allowed Derek Norris to score from second base in the third inning.The   Read more »

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• Robinson Cano ’s homers spark Yankees vs. Jays

  7, Blue Jays 2: Robinson Cano hit a pair of two-run homers to back a solid effort by David Phelps, and New York beat Toronto for the ninth straight time at Yankee Stadium. Phelps (2-2) struck out eight while allowing one run in a season-high seven innings, 4:58 AM from Worcester Telegram & Gazette Read more »

• Jeff Jacobs: Steady Cano Making Case To Be A Keeper

  times Saturday, Robinson Cano flashed a smile as big as Jay-Z's when he sees his wife, Beyonce, after a long day at the office. The first time came when Cano, semi-fooled by a Brandon Morrow pitch, still managed to turn it into one of those short-porch, two-run   from Hartford Courant Read more »

• Cano Carries Yankees Again, Homers Twice

  and Mark Teixeira, the New York Yankees have a total of 7,785 hits and 1,240 home runs on the disabled list. But Robinson Cano proved once again Saturday that he's the one indispensable member of the Yankees. Cano hit a pair of two-run home runs in support   from Hartford Courant Read more »

• Postgame notes: “He’s very important to us”

  was strong throughout a career-long seven innings in today’s 7-2 win over the Blue Jays. Of course, it certainly applies to Robinson Cano. Consider that as much of a no-doubter as Cano’s second two-run shot today, which carried through the bullpen to the bleachers   from The LoHude Yankees Blog Read more »

• True Indeed

  Yanks were ahead 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth thanks to a third inning home run by Robinson Cano, who swung ahead of a change-up from Brandon Morrow but still managed to yank the ball over the wall in right field. “Morrow got ‘porched,’” said David Cone   from SNY.tv Read more »