# 2018 New York Yankees season

The 2018 New York Yankees season was the 116th season for the New York Yankees. This was the team's first season without manager Joe Girardi since 2007, and first season with manager Aaron Boone. The Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics in the Wild Card Game before losing to the Boston Red Sox in four games in the Division Series.

## Offseason

After the 2017 season, the Yankees decided not to retain Joe Girardi as their manager. The Yankees hired former player Aaron Boone to succeed him on December 4, 2017.

### Transactions

On December 9, 2017, the Yankees traded All-star second baseman Starlin Castro and two minor league prospects to the Miami Marlins for reigning NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton. The deal was made official December 11. After the deal was announced, General Manager Brian Cashman received a contract extension for 5 years, reportedly worth $25 million.
On December 12, 2017, the first day of the MLB Winter Meetings, the Yankees traded Chase Headley and Bryan Mitchell to the San Diego Padres for Jabari Blash. This will be Headley's second stint with the Padres.
On February 20, 2018, the Yankees acquired infielder Brandon Drury from the Arizona Diamondbacks in a three team trade along with the Tampa Bay Rays. As part of the deal, the Yankees sent prospect Nick Solak to the Rays and Arizona received prospect Taylor Widener along with Steven Souza Jr. from Tampa Bay. To make room for Drury on the 40-man roster, the Yankees traded Blash to the Los Angeles Angels for a PTBNL or cash considerations.
On March 12, 2018, the Yankees signed second baseman Neil Walker to a 1-year, $4 million contract.

## Spring training

The Yankees finished their spring training in 4th place in the Grapefruit league with an 18–13 record, a .581 winning percentage.

## Regular season
### March

The Yankees began the regular season on March 29, 2018, with a 6–1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. They ended up going 2–1 in the first 3 games of the season.

### April

On April 20, following their loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, they had a record of 9–9, and were in third place in the American League East, seven games behind the first place Boston Red Sox. They would follow this by winning 17 out of their next 18 games which would, at 26–10, give them the best record in all of MLB. They finished the month going 16–9.

#### Yankees–Red Sox brawl

On April 11, 2018, the Yankee-Red Sox rivalry heated up at Fenway Park when the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox game broke out into a brawl.
With the Yankees leading 10–6 in the 7th inning, Yankees first basemen Tyler Austin got hit by a pitch thrown by reliever Joe Kelly. Austin was drilled with a 98 MPH fastball, possibly in retaliation after Austin slid foot-first into Red Sox shortstop Brock Holt in the 3rd inning, striking his leg and breaking up a double play. Holt questioned the slide and Austin briefly got in his face before the second base umpire David Rackley intervened. The benches emptied but it turned into a harmless stare down. The play was under review and was deemed a "bona fide slide" and did not break up the double play.
Austin charged the mound and both teams benches and bullpens cleared with both Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton helping to protect their teammates, as well as conducting damage control with Red Sox players.
When the altercation settled down, Yankees third base coach Phil Nevin, who was "jawing" towards the Red Sox dugout, and Austin were ejected, along with Kelly. Also Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle was tossed because he was "incensed" after he was pushed by an umpire in the scuffle.
Discipline actions were set the next day: Kelly was fined and suspended for 6 games; Austin was fined and suspended for 5 games; while Nevin and Red Sox manager Alex Cora were issued undisclosed fines. Players on the Disabled List were also fined for entering the field during the skirmish: Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia and Red Sox infielders Xander Bogaerts, Marco Hernández, and Dustin Pedroia.

### May

The Yankees started the month winning against the Houston Astros 4–0 on a go-ahead 3-run home run by Gary Sanchez. They took over first place from the Boston Red Sox on May 9 by winning against them, 9–6. They finished the month going 17–7, putting them with a season record of 35-17. Even so, this set them back to second place in the division, 1+1⁄2 games behind the Red Sox (39–18).

### June

The Yankees started the month with a 4–1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. They finished the series with baseball's best record (37–17), even though they were still one game behind the Boston Red Sox (41–19) for the division lead. This happened several more times throughout the month. On June 21, the Yankees made franchise history with a win over the Seattle Mariners, making it their 50th win on the season in just their 72nd game. In previous seasons, they reached that feat eight times (7 out of 8 they made it to the World Series). The Yankees finished the month losing 11–0 against the Red Sox. They went 18–9 for the month, putting their record at 53–27, one game back of the Red Sox (56–28).

### July

The Yankees started the month by blowing out the Red Sox 11–1, putting them back into a tie for first place in the division. They hit 6 home runs in the game (Aaron Judge started it off with a solo shot, Gleyber Torres had a three-run blast, Aaron Hicks hit 3, and Kyle Higashioka had one for his first MLB hit), setting the team record for the most home runs hit by a team before the All-Star break with 137. The Yankees sent four players to the All-Star Game in Washington, D.C. Judge and Luis Severino played, while Torres and Aroldis Chapman sat out due to injuries. Before the Trade Deadline, the team acquired J. A. Happ from the Blue Jays, Zach Britton from the Orioles, Lance Lynn from the Twins, and Luke Voit from the Cardinals. The Yankees finished the month winning against the Orioles 6–3, going 15–10 for the month and 68–37 overall. This, however, pushed them 5 games back of the Red Sox, who continue to own the best record in baseball at 75–35.

### August

The Yankees started the month losing to the Orioles 7–5 in the series finale. They traveled to Fenway Park to face the Boston Red Sox and tried to get closer to first place in the division. However they lost in a four-game sweep to their division rivals. The Yankees snapped their five-game losing streak (their longest of the season) with a 7–0 shoutout win over the Chicago White Sox, sweeping them in three games. At home, they then took three out of four from the Texas Rangers and lost the one-game matchup against the New York Mets 8–5, that was postponed previously due to inclement weather. The Yankees played the Baltimore Orioles in a four-game series spread out over three days, which saw the Yankees sweep the series and coming back to 6 games behind the Red Sox. The month ended with the Yankees winning against the Detroit Tigers 7–5, putting them (85-50) 8 games back of the Red Sox (93–42).

### September

The Yankees started the month winning 2–1 against the Detroit Tigers. Masahiro Tanaka completed back-to-back outings of 7 or more innings for the first time since September 2, 2017. The Boston Red Sox clinched the AL East title by winning against the Yankees 11–6 on September 20. However, the Yankees clinched an AL Wild Card spot two days later by winning against the Baltimore Orioles 3–2 in 11 innings. This will be the Yankees third postseason appearance in five years, all of which will begin with the Wild Card Game. On September 28, with a win over the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees clinched home field advantage and will face the Oakland Athletics in the AL Wild Card Game. The next day, with a 4th inning two-run home run by Gleyber Torres, the Yankees broke single season home run record set by the 1997 Seattle Mariners with 265 home runs (a game later 267). Also, the Yankees became the first team in MLB history to have at least 20 home runs from every spot in the batting order. As well as sharing history with the Red Sox. For the first season in MLB history both teams reached 100 wins.

### October

The Yankees began the postseason by defeating the Athletics in the 2018 American League Wild Card Game 7-2. They moved on to face the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS. This was the first time since the 2004 American League Championship Series that the two teams faced each other in the postseason. They fell short in 4 games, as Boston defeated the Yankees 3 games to 1. This marks the first time in franchise history that they would lose in the postseason as a Wild Card team in back-to-back seasons.

## Season standings
### American League East

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Boston Red Sox | 108 | 54 | .667 | — | 57‍–‍24 | 51‍–‍30 |
| New York Yankees | 100 | 62 | .617 | 8 | 53‍–‍28 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | .556 | 18 | 51‍–‍30 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | .451 | 35 | 40‍–‍41 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 47 | 115 | .290 | 61 | 28‍–‍53 | 19‍–‍62 |

### American League Wild Card

vteDivision Leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Boston Red Sox | 108 | 54 | .667 |
| Houston Astros | 103 | 59 | .636 |
| Cleveland Indians | 91 | 71 | .562 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| New York Yankees | 100 | 62 | .617 | +3 |
| Oakland Athletics | 97 | 65 | .599 | — |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 |
| Seattle Mariners | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17 |
| Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | .451 | 24 |
| Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 |
| Detroit Tigers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 33 |
| Chicago White Sox | 62 | 100 | .383 | 35 |
| Kansas City Royals | 58 | 104 | .358 | 39 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 47 | 115 | .290 | 50 |

### Record against opponents

2018 American League recordvte Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2018 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 3–16 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 7–13 |
| Boston | 16–3 | — | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 6–1 | 15–4 | 16–4 |
| Chicago | 4–3 | 4–3 | — | 5–14 | 7–12 | 0–7 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–14 |
| Cleveland | 5–2 | 4–3 | 14–5 | — | 13–6 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 12–8 |
| Detroit | 4–2 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 6–13 | — | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 0–7 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 6–14 |
| Houston | 6–1 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 5–1 | — | 5–1 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 4–2 | 13–7 |
| Kansas City | 4–2 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 1–5 | — | 1–6 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 6–14 |
| Los Angeles | 5–1 | 0–6 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 6–1 | — | 4–3 | 1–5 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 10–10 |
| Minnesota | 6–1 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | — | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 8–12 |
| New York | 12–7 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 11–9 |
| Oakland | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 3–3 | — | 9–10 | 2–5 | 13–6 | 7–0 | 12–8 |
| Seattle | 6–1 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–9 | — | 6–1 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 6–14 |
| Tampa Bay | 11–8 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 1–6 | — | 5–1 | 13–6 | 7–13 |
| Texas | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 9–10 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 9–11 |
| Toronto | 14–5 | 4–15 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 0–7 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 13–7 |

## Detailed records

American League :
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pct. |
| AL East |||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | 4–5 | 8–2 | 12–7 | .632 |
| Boston Red Sox | 6-3 | 3-7 | 9-10 | .474 |
| New York Yankees | - | - | - | |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 7-3 | 6-3 | 13-6 | .684 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 6-3 | 4-6 | 10-9 | .526 |
| | 23-14 | 21-18 | 44-32 | .579 |
| AL Central |||||||
| Detroit Tigers | 2-2 | 2-1 | 4-3 | .571 |
| Cleveland Indians | 3-0 | 2-2 | 5-2 | .714 |
| Kansas City Royals | 3-1 | 2-1 | 5-2 | .714 |
| Minnesota Twins | 4-0 | 1-2 | 5-2 | .714 |
| Chicago White Sox | 1-2 | 3-0 | 4-2 | .667 |
| | 13–5 | 10–6 | 23–11 | .676 |
| AL West |||||||
| Oakland Athletics | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | .500 |
| Houston Astros | 2-1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | .714 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 2-1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | .833 |
| Seattle Mariners | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | .833 |
| Texas Rangers | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | .571 |
| | 12–4 | 10–6 | 22–10 | .688 |
National League :
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pct. |
| Washington Nationals | 1-1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | .500 |
| New York Mets | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | .500 |
| Atlanta Braves | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | .667 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | - | 2–1 | 2–1 | .667 |
| Miami Marlins | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | .500 |
| | 5–5 | 6–4 | 11–9 | .550 |

## Game log

Legend :
| | Yankees win |
| | Yankees loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Yankees team member |
2018 game log: 100–62 (Home: 53–28; Away: 47–34) :
March: 2–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
1March 29@ Blue Jays6–1Severino (1–0)Happ (0–1)—Rogers Centre48,1151–0
2March 30@ Blue Jays4–2Tanaka (1–0)Sanchez (0–1)Chapman (1)Rogers Centre33,7162–0
3March 31@ Blue Jays3–5Tepera (1–0)Betances (0–1)Osuna (1)Rogers Centre37,6922–1 :
April: 16–9 (Home: 11–5; Away: 5–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
4April 1@ Blue Jays4–7Clippard (1–0)Robertson (0–1)Oh (1)Rogers Centre29,0912–2
—April 2RaysPostponed (inclement weather: snow). Makeup date: April 3
5April 3Rays11–4Kahnle (1–0)Pruitt (1–1)—Yankee Stadium46,7763–2
6April 4Rays7–2Severino (2–0)Snell (0–1)—Yankee Stadium40,0284–2
7April 5Orioles2—5Cashner (1–1)Tanaka (1–1)Brach (1)Yankee Stadium33,6534–3
8April 6Orioles3–7Araujo (1–0)Holder (0–1)—Yankee Stadium34,2444–4
9April 7Orioles8–3Gray (1–0)Tillman (0–2)—Yankee Stadium34,3885–4
10April 8Orioles7–8 (12)Bleier (2–0)Warren (0–1)Brach (2)Yankee Stadium37,0965–5
11April 10@ Red Sox1–14Sale (1–0)Severino (2–1)–Fenway Park32,3575–6
12April 11@ Red Sox10–7Tanaka (2–1)Price (1–1)—Fenway Park32,4006–6
13April 12@ Red Sox3–6Porcello (3–0)Gray (1–1)Kimbrel (4)Fenway Park36,3416–7
14April 13@ Tigers8–6Montgomery (1–0)Fiers (1–1)Chapman (2)Comerica Park21,3637–7
—April 14@ TigersPostponed (inclement weather). Makeup date: June 4, double header
—April 15@ TigersPostponed (inclement weather). Makeup date: June 4, double header
15April 16Marlins12–1Severino (3–1)Smith (0–2)—Yankee Stadium32,5258–7
16April 17Marlins1–9Gracía (1–0)Tanaka (2–2)—Yankee Stadium34,0058–8
17April 19Blue Jays4–3Green (1–0)Sanchez (1–2)Chapman (3)Yankee Stadium36,6659–8
18April 20Blue Jays5–8Estrada (2–1)Germán (0–1)Osuna (6)Yankee Stadium39,1979–9
19April 21Blue Jays9–1Montgomery (2–0)Stroman (0–2)—Yankee Stadium40,98610–9
20April 22Blue Jays5–1Severino (4–1)García (2–1)—Yankee Stadium43,62811–9
21April 23Twins14–1Tanaka (3–2)Odorizzi (1–2)—Yankee Stadium39,24912–9
22April 24Twins8–3Sabathia (1–0)Berríos (2–2)—Yankee Stadium39,02513–9
23April 25Twins7–4Green (2–0)Lynn (0–2)Chapman (4)Yankee Stadium39,24314–9
24April 26Twins4–3Betances (1-1)Rodney (1-2)—Yankee Stadium40,75815–9
25April 27@ Angels4–3Robertson (1–1)Parker (0–1)Chapman (5)Angel Stadium40,41616–9
26April 28@ Angels11–1Tanaka (4–2)Richards (3–1)—Angel Stadium44,64917–9
27April 29@ Angels2–1Sabathia (2–0)Skaggs (3–2)Chapman (6)Angel Stadium44,59318–9
28April 30@ Astros1–2Morton (4–0)Gray (1–2)Giles (3)Minute Maid Park30,06118–10 :
May: 17–8 (Home: 11–4; Away: 6–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
29May 1@ Astros4–0Robertson (2–1)Giles (0–1)—Minute Maid Park34,38619–10
30May 2@ Astros4–0Severino (5–1)Keuchel (1–5)—Minute Maid Park31,61720–10
31May 3@ Astros6–5Shreve (1–0)Harris (1–2)Chapman (7)Minute Maid Park34,83821–10
32May 4Indians7–6Chapman (1–0)Ogando (0–1)—Yankee Stadium46,86922–10
33May 5Indians5–2Gray (2–2)Bauer (2–3)Robertson (1)Yankee Stadium43,07523–10
34May 6Indians7–4Shreve (2–0)Allen (2–1)—Yankee Stadium40,10724–10
35May 8Red Sox3–2Robertson (3–1)Hembree (2–1)Chapman (8)Yankee Stadium45,77325–10
36May 9Red Sox9–6Holder (1–1)Barnes (0–1)Chapman (9)Yankee Stadium47,00826–10
37May 10Red Sox4–5Kelly (2–0)Betances (1–2)Kimbrel (10)Yankee Stadium46,89926–11
38May 11Athletics5–10Graveman (1–5)Gray (2–3)Treinen (6)Yankee Stadium43,09326–12
39May 12Athletics7–6 (11)Cole (2–1)Hatcher (3–1)—Yankee Stadium41,85927–12
40May 13Athletics6–2Severino (6–1)Anderson (0–2)—Yankee Stadium40,53828–12
41 May 15@ Nationals3–5Suero (1–0)Green (4–1)Doolittle (18)Nationals Park41,56728–13
42May 18@ Royals2-5Junis (5–3)Sabathia (2–1)Herrera (9)Kauffman Stadium26,43328–14
43May 19@ Royals8–3Severino (7–1)Duffy (1–6)—Kauffman Stadium33,68429–14
44May 20@ Royals10–1Gray (3–3)Skoglund (1–4)—Kauffman Stadium24,12130–14
45May 21@ Rangers10–5Tanaka (5–2)Colón (2–2)—Globe Life Park29,55331–14
46May 22@ Rangers4–6Hamels (3–4)Germán (0–2)Kela (9)Globe Life Park30,32531–15
47May 23@ Rangers10–12Claudio (2–2)Robertson (3–2)Kela (10)Globe Life Park31,30431–16
48May 25Angels2–1Green (3–0)Johnson (2–2)Chapman (10)Yankee Stadium46,05632–16
49May 26Angels4–11Barria (4–1)Gray (3–4)—Yankee Stadium44,56532–17
50May 27Angels3–1Tanaka (6–2)Richards (4–4)Chapman (11)Yankee Stadium46,10933–17
51May 28Astros1–5Verlander (7–2)Germán (0–3)—Yankee Stadium46,58333–18
52May 29Astros6–5 (10)Chapman (2–0)Peacock (1–3)—Yankee Stadium45,45834–18
53May 30Astros5–3Severino (8–1)Keuchel (3–7)Chapman (12)Yankee Stadium45,22935–18
—May 31@ OriolesPostponed (inclement weather). Makeup date: July 9, double header :
June: 18–9 (Home: 8–3; Away: 10–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
54June 1@ Orioles4–1Gray (4–4)Cashner (2–7)Chapman (13)Oriole Park at Camden Yards26,50036–18
55June 2@ Orioles8–5Tanaka (7–2)Gausman (3–5)—Oriole Park at Camden Yards32,82337–18
—June 3@ OriolesPostponed (inclement weather). Makeup date: August 25, double header
56June 4@ Tigers7–4Severino (9–1)VerHagen (0–2)Chapman (14)Comerica Park28,01638–18
57June 4@ Tigers2–4Fiers (5–3)Germán (0–4)Greene (15)Comerica Park24,16538–19
58June 5@ Blue Jays7–2Sabathia (3–1)Oh (1–2)—Rogers Centre29,30839–19
59June 6@ Blue Jays3–0 (13)Robertson (4–2)Biagini (0–5)Chapman (15)Rogers Centre27,83840–19
60June 8@ Mets4–1Green (4–0)deGrom (4–1)Chapman (16)Citi Field42,96141–19
61June 9@ Mets4–3Robertson (5–2)Swarzak (0–1)Chapman (17)Citi Field43,60342–19
62June 10@ Mets0–2Lugo (2–1)Severino (9–2)Swarzak (1)Citi Field36,17142–20
63June 12Nationals3–0Sabathia (4–1)Roark (3–7)Chapman (18)Yankee Stadium44,22043–20
64June 13Nationals4–5Miller (4–0)Shreve (2–1)Doolittle (17)Yankee Stadium45,03043–21
65June 14Rays4–3Germán (1–4)Snell (8–4)Chapman (19)Yankee Stadium45,06644–21
66June 15Rays5–0Loáisiga (1–0)Eovaldi (1–2)—Yankee Stadium45,11245–21
67June 16Rays4–1Severino (10–2)Yarbrough (5–3)Chapman (20)Yankee Stadium46,24946–21
68June 17Rays1–3Roe (1–1)Sabathia (4–2)Romo (3)Yankee Stadium46,40046–22
69June 18@ Nationals4–2Gray (5–4)Fedde (0–2)Chapman (21)Nationals Park42,72347–22
70June 19Mariners7–2Germán (2–4)Gonzales (7–4)—Yankee Stadium45,12248–22
71June 20Mariners7–5Chapman (3–0)Cook (1–1)—Yankee Stadium46,04749–22
72June 21Mariners4–3Severino (11–2)Paxton (6–2)Chapman (22)Yankee Stadium46,65850–22
73June 22@ Rays1–2Yarbrough (6–3)Sabathia (4–3)Romo (5)Tropicana Field27,25250–23
74June 23@ Rays0–4Font (1–3)Gray (5–5)—Tropicana Field29,83150–24
75June 24@ Rays6–7 (12)Yarbrough (7–3)Shreve (2–2)—Tropicana Field23,66750–25
76June 25@ Phillies4–2Loáisiga (2–0)Velasquez (5–8)Chapman (23)Citizens Bank Park44,13651–25
77June 26@ Phillies6–0Severino (12–2)Arrieta (5–6)—Citizens Bank Park43,56852–25
78June 27@ Phillies0–3Eflin (6–2)Cessa (0–1)Domínguez (5)Citizens Bank Park42,02852–26
79June 29Red Sox8–1Sabathia (5–3)Rodriguez (9–3)—Yankee Stadium47,12053–26
80June 30Red Sox0–11Sale (8–4)Gray (5–6)—Yankee Stadium47,12553–27 :
July: 15–10 (Home: 8–3; Away: 7–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
81July 1Red Sox11–1Severino (13–2)Price (9–6)—Yankee Stadium46,79554–27
82July 2Braves3–5 (11)Biddle (2–0)Robertson (5–3)Minter (4)Yankee Stadium43,79254–28
83July 3Braves8–5Cole (3–1)Newcomb (8–3)Chapman (24)Yankee Stadium45,44855–28
84July 4Braves6–2Sabathia (6–3)Teherán (6–6)—Yankee Stadium46,65856–28
85July 6@ Blue Jays2–6Biagini (1–5)Gray (5–7)—Rogers Centre37,25456–29
86July 7@ Blue Jays8–5Severino (14–2)Happ (10–5)—Rogers Centre44,35257–29
87July 8@ Blue Jays2–1 (10)Green (5–1)Clippard (4–3)Robertson (2)Rogers Centre39,86658–29
88July 9@ Orioles4–5Wright (2–0)Sabathia (6–4)Britton (2)Orioles Park at Camden Yards—58–30
89July 9@ Orioles10–2Cessa (1–1)Ramirez (0–3)Gallegos (1)Orioles Park at Camden Yards26,34059–30
90July 10@ Orioles5–6Britton (1–0)Betances (1–3)—Orioles Park at Camden Yards18,41859–31
91July 11@ Orioles9–0Gray (6–7)Bundy (6–9)—Orioles Park at Camden Yards17,80860–31
92July 12@ Indians7–4Robertson (6–3)Kluber (12–5)Chapman (25)Progressive Field31,26761–31
93July 13@ Indians5–6Bieber (5–1)Germán (2–5)Allen (19)Progressive Field35,07861–32
94July 14@ Indians5–4Robertson (7–3)Clevinger (7–5)Chapman (26)Progressive Field35,35362–32
95July 15@ Indians2–5Carrasco (11–5)Green (5–2)Allen (20)Progressive Field32,64462–33
89th All-Star Game in Washington, D.C.
96July 20Mets5–7Syndergaard (6–1)Germán (2–6)Gsellman (5)Yankee Stadium47,17562–34
97July 21Mets7–6Gray (7–7)Matz (4–8)Shreve (1)Yankee Stadium47,10263–34
—July 22MetsPostponed (inclement weather). Makeup date: August 13
98July 23@ Rays6–7Andriese (3–4)Severino (14–3)Alvarado (4)Tropicana Field14,67063–35
99July 24@ Rays4–0Tanaka (8–2)Chirinos (0–2)—Tropicana Field19,57964–35
100July 25@ Rays2–3Castillo (2–1)Cessa (1–2)Romo (12)Tropicana Field27,37264–36
101July 26Royals7–2Gray (8–7)Junis (5–11)—Yankee Stadium46,96565–36
—July 27RoyalsPostponed (inclement weather). Makeup date: July 28, double header
102July 28Royals5–10Keller (4–4)Severino (14–4)—Yankee Stadium46,57165–37
103July 28Royals5–4Betances (2–3)Flynn (2–2)Chapman (27)Yankee Stadium45,04366–37
104July 29Royals6–3Happ (11–6)Smith (1–2)Chapman (28)Yankee Stadium46,19267–37
105July 31Orioles6–3Tanaka (9–2)Ramírez (1–4)Chapman (29)Yankee Stadium46,47368–37 :
August: 17–13 (Home: 9–8; Away: 8–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
106August 1Orioles5–7Cobb (3–14)Gray (8–8)—Yankee Stadium47,20668–38
107August 2@ Red Sox7–15Johnson (2–3)Holder (1–2)—Fenway Park37,31768–39
108August 3@ Red Sox1–4Porcello (14–4)Severino (14–5)—Fenway Park37,23168–40
109August 4@ Red Sox1–4Eovaldi (5–4)Adams (0–1)—Fenway Park36,69968–41
110August 5@ Red Sox4–5 (10) Barnes (4–3)Holder (1–3)—Fenway Park37,83068–42
111August 6@ White Sox7–0Lynn (8–8)Covey (4–8)—Guaranteed Rate Field22,08469–42
112August 7@ White Sox4–3 (13) Gray (9–8)Avilán (2–1)—Guaranteed Rate Field19,64370–42
113August 8@ White Sox7–3Severino (15–5)Giolito (7–9)—Guaranteed Rate Field27,03871–42
114August 9Rangers7–3Happ (12–6)Jurado (2–2)—Yankee Stadium43,45572–42
115August 10Rangers7–12Minor (9–6)Tanaka (9–3)—Yankee Stadium45,19872–43
116August 11Rangers5–3Betances (3–3)Martin (1–3)Chapman (30)Yankee Stadium45,93373–43
117August 12Rangers7–2Sabathia (7–4)Pérez (2–5)—Yankee Stadium41,30474–43
118August 13Mets5–8deGrom (7–7)Severino (15–6)Gsellman (7)Yankee Stadium47,23374–44
119August 14Rays4–1Happ (13–6)Wood (0–1)Chapman (31)Yankee Stadium40,39375–44
120August 15Rays1–6Yarbrough (11–5)Cessa (1–3)—Yankee Stadium42,71675–45
121August 16Rays1–3Snell (14–5)Tanaka (9–4)Kolarek (1)Yankee Stadium41,03375–46
122August 17Blue Jays7–5 (7) Green (6–2)Biagini (1–7)Robertson (3)Yankee Stadium42,12176–46
123August 18Blue Jays11–6Severino (16–6)Reid-Foley (0–2)—Yankee Stadium44,77877–46
124August 19Blue Jays10–2Happ (14–6)Borucki (2–3)—Yankee Stadium43,17678–46
125August 21@ Marlins2–1 (12)Cole (4–1)Guerra (1–1)Kahnle (1)Marlins Park26,27579–46
126August 22@ Marlins3–9García (2–2)Lynn (8–9)—Marlins Park25,54779–47
127August 24@ Orioles7–5 (10)Green (7–2)Carroll (0–2)Britton (5)Orioles Park at Camden Yards27,15080–47
128August 25@ Orioles10–3Happ (15–6)Yacabonis (0–2)Cessa (1)Orioles Park at Camden Yards32,44581–47
129August 25@ Orioles5–1Gray (10–8)Cashner (4–12)Betances (1)Orioles Park at Camden Yards26,23682–47
130August 26@ Orioles5–3Severino (17–6)Bundy (7–13)Robertson (4)Orioles Park at Camden Yards17,34383–47
131August 27White Sox2–6Rodón (6–3)Tanaka (9–5)—Yankee Stadium41,45683–48
132August 28White Sox5–4Betances (3–4)Covey (4–12)—Yankee Stadium40,01584–48
133August 29White Sox1–4López (5–9)Sabathia (7–5)Fry (4)Yankee Stadium40,88784–49
134August 30Tigers7–8Wilson (2–4)Betances (4–4)Greene (28)Yankee Stadium37,19584–50
135August 31Tigers7–5Britton (2–0)Jiménez (4–4)Robertson (5)Yankee Stadium41,02685–50 :
September: 15–12 (Home: 6–5; Away: 9–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecord
136September 1Tigers2–1Tanaka (10–5)Norris (0–3)Betances (2)Yankee Stadium42,81686–50
137September 2Tigers7–11Boyd (9–12)Lynn (8–10)—Yankee Stadium43,72186–51
138September 3@ Athletics3–6Cahill (6–3)Sabathia (7–6)Treinen (36)Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum40,54686–52
139September 4@ Athletics5–1Robertson (8–3)Rodney (4–3)—Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum17,53687–52
140September 5@ Athletics2–8Fiers (11–6)Severino (17–7)—Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum21,00487–53
141September 7@ Mariners4–0Tanaka (11–5)Paxton (11–6)—Safeco Field32,19588–53
142September 8@ Mariners4–2Lynn (9–10)Vincent (3–3)Betances (3)Safeco Field38,73389–53
143September 9@ Mariners2–3Colomé (6–5)Betances (4–5)Díaz (54)Safeco Field34,91789–54
144September 10@ Twins7–2Happ (16–6)Gibson (7–13)—Target Field21,56590–54
145September 11@ Twins5–10Stewart (1–1)Gray (10–9)—Target Field20,34390–55
146September 12@ Twins1–3Odorizzi (6–10)Severino (17–8)Hildenberger (6)Target Field24,13490–56
147September 14Blue Jays11–0Tanaka (12–5)Estrada (7–12)Cessa (2)Yankee Stadium40,13891–56
148September 15Blue Jays7–8Reid-Foley (2–3)Sabathia (7–7)Giles (21)Yankee Stadium43,13091–57
149September 16Blue Jays2–3Pannone (3–1)Betances (4–6)Giles (22)Yankee Stadium41,75891–58
150September 18Red Sox3–2Green (8–2)Workman (6–1)Britton (6)Yankee Stadium38,69592–58
151September 19Red Sox10–1Severino (18–8)Price (15–7)—Yankee Stadium43,29793–58
152September 20Red Sox6–11Wright (3–1)Green (8–3)—Yankee Stadium47,35193–59
153September 21Orioles10–8Sabathia (8–7)Ramírez (1–7)Betances (4)Yankee Stadium39,90394–59
154September 22Orioles3–2 (11)Kahnle (2–0)Fry (0–2)—Yankee Stadium40,18595–59
155September 23Orioles3–6Meisinger (2–0)Cole (4–2)Givens (9)Yankee Stadium43,60695–60
156September 24@ Rays4–1Gray (11–9)Yarbrough (15–6)Britton (7)Tropicana Field13,83296–60
157September 25@ Rays9–2Severino (19–8)Faria (4–4)—Tropicana Field10,95397–60
158September 26@ Rays7–8Chirinos (5–5)Tanaka (12–6)Romo (24)Tropicana Field11,32597–61
159September 27@ Rays12–1Sabathia (9–7)Schultz (2–2)—Tropicana Field12,34998–61
160September 28@ Red Sox11–6Happ (17–6)Johnson (4–5)—Fenway Park36,77999–61
161September 29@ Red Sox8–5Lynn (10–10)Rodríguez (12–5)Chapman (32)Fenway Park36,375100–61
162September 30@ Red Sox2–10Rodriguez (13–5)Cessa (1–4)—Fenway Park36,201100–62 :

## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 158 | 617 | 102 | 164 | 34 | 1 | 38 | 100 | 5 | 70 | .266 | .509 |
| Miguel Andújar | 149 | 573 | 83 | 170 | 47 | 2 | 27 | 92 | 2 | 25 | .297 | .527 |
| Brett Gardner | 140 | 530 | 95 | 125 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 16 | 65 | .236 | .368 |
| Didi Gregorius | 134 | 504 | 89 | 135 | 23 | 5 | 27 | 86 | 10 | 48 | .268 | .494 |
| Aaron Hicks | 137 | 480 | 90 | 119 | 18 | 3 | 27 | 79 | 11 | 90 | .248 | .467 |
| Gleyber Torres | 123 | 431 | 54 | 117 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 77 | 6 | 42 | .271 | .480 |
| Aaron Judge | 112 | 413 | 77 | 115 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 67 | 6 | 76 | .278 | .528 |
| Neil Walker | 113 | 347 | 48 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 42 | .219 | .354 |
| Gary Sánchez | 89 | 323 | 51 | 60 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 53 | 1 | 46 | .186 | .406 |
| Greg Bird | 82 | 272 | 23 | 54 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 30 | .199 | .386 |
| Austin Romine | 77 | 242 | 30 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 1 | 17 | .244 | .417 |
| Luke Voit | 39 | 132 | 28 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 15 | .333 | .689 |
| Tyler Austin | 34 | 121 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 8 | .223 | .471 |
| Ronald Torreyes | 41 | 100 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .280 | .370 |
| Andrew McCutchen | 25 | 87 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 22 | .253 | .471 |
| Kyle Higashioka | 29 | 72 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .167 | .319 |
| Tyler Wade | 36 | 66 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .273 |
| Brandon Drury | 18 | 51 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | .176 | .275 |
| Shane Robinson | 25 | 49 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .224 |
| Adeiny Hechavarria | 18 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .194 | .361 |
| Clint Frazier | 15 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .265 | .353 |
| Jace Peterson | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .300 |
| Billy McKinney | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5515 | 851 | 1374 | 269 | 23 | 267 | 821 | 63 | 625 | .249 | .451 |
Source:

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Luis Severino | 19 | 8 | 3.39 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 191.1 | 173 | 76 | 72 | 46 | 220 |
| Masahiro Tanaka | 12 | 6 | 3.75 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 156.0 | 141 | 68 | 65 | 35 | 159 |
| CC Sabathia | 9 | 7 | 3.65 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 153.0 | 150 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 140 |
| Sonny Gray | 11 | 9 | 4.90 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 130.1 | 138 | 73 | 71 | 57 | 123 |
| Domingo Germán | 2 | 6 | 5.57 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 85.2 | 81 | 55 | 53 | 33 | 102 |
| Chad Green | 8 | 3 | 2.50 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 75.2 | 64 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 94 |
| David Robertson | 8 | 3 | 3.23 | 69 | 0 | 5 | 69.2 | 46 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 91 |
| Dellin Betances | 4 | 6 | 2.70 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 66.2 | 44 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 115 |
| Jonathan Holder | 1 | 3 | 3.14 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 66.0 | 53 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 60 |
| J. A. Happ | 7 | 0 | 2.69 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 63.2 | 51 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 63 |
| Lance Lynn | 3 | 2 | 4.14 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 54.1 | 58 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 61 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 3 | 0 | 2.45 | 55 | 0 | 32 | 51.1 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 93 |
| Luis Cessa | 1 | 4 | 5.24 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 44.2 | 51 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 39 |
| A. J. Cole | 3 | 1 | 4.26 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 39 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 49 |
| Chasen Shreve | 2 | 2 | 4.26 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 38.0 | 39 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 46 |
| Adam Warren | 0 | 1 | 2.70 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 2 | 0 | 3.62 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 27.1 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| Zach Britton | 1 | 0 | 2.88 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 25.0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 21 |
| Jonathan Loáisiga | 2 | 0 | 5.11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24.2 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 33 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 2 | 0 | 6.56 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 23.1 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 30 |
| David Hale | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Stephen Tarpley | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| Chance Adams | 0 | 1 | 7.04 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Justus Sheffield | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| George Kontos | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 100 | 62 | 3.78 | 162 | 162 | 49 | 1456.1 | 1311 | 669 | 611 | 494 | 1634 |
Source:

## Postseason
### Postseason game log

2018 Postseason Game Log (2−3) (Home 1−2; Away 1−1) :
American League Wild Card Game: 1−0
#DateOpponentStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 3AthleticsYankee Stadium7–2Betances (1–0)Hendriks (0–1)—49,6201−0 :
American League Division Series: 1−3 (Home 0−2; Away 1−1)
#DateOpponentStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 5@ Red SoxFenway Park4−5Sale (1–0)Happ (0–1)Kimbrel (1)39,0590–1
2October 6@ Red SoxFenway Park6−2Tanaka (1–0)Price (0–1)—39,1511−1
3October 8Red SoxYankee Stadium1−16Eovaldi (1–0)Severino (0–1)—49,6571−2
4October 9Red SoxYankee Stadium3−4Porcello (1−0)Sabathia (0−1)Kimbrel (2)49,6411−3 :

### Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters :
American League Wild Card Game
Pitchers: 19 Masahiro Tanaka 30 David Robertson 34 J. A. Happ 36 Lance Lynn 40 Luis Severino 53 Zack Britton 54 Aroldis Chapman 56 Jonathan Holder 57 Chad Green 68 Dellin Betances
Catchers: 24 Gary Sánchez 28 Austin Romine 66 Kyle Higashioka
Infielders: 12 Tyler Wade 14 Neil Walker 18 Didi Gregorius 25 Gleyber Torres 29 Adeiny Hechavarria 41 Miguel Andújar 45 Luke Voit
Outfielders: 11 Brett Gardner 26 Andrew McCutchen 31 Aaron Hicks 99 Aaron Judge
Designated hitters: 27 Giancarlo Stanton :
American League Division Series
Pitchers: 19 Masahiro Tanaka 30 David Robertson 34 J. A. Happ 36 Lance Lynn 40 Luis Severino 52 CC Sabathia 53 Zack Britton 54 Aroldis Chapman 56 Jonathan Holder 57 Chad Green 68 Dellin Betances 71 Stephen Tarpley
Catchers: 24 Gary Sánchez 28 Austin Romine
Infielders: 14 Neil Walker 18 Didi Gregorius 25 Gleyber Torres 29 Adeiny Hechavarria 41 Miguel Andújar 45 Luke Voit
Outfielders: 11 Brett Gardner 26 Andrew McCutchen 31 Aaron Hicks 99 Aaron Judge
Designated hitters: 27 Giancarlo Stanton :

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | International League | Bobby Mitchell |
| AA | Trenton Thunder | Eastern League | Jay Bell |
| A | Tampa Tarpons | Florida State League | Pat Osborn |
| A | Charleston RiverDogs | South Atlantic League | Julio Mosquera |
| A-Short Season | Staten Island Yankees | New York–Penn League | Lino Diaz |
| Rookie | Pulaski Yankees | Appalachian League | Luis Dorante |
| Rookie | GCL Yankees 1 | Gulf Coast League | Julio Mosquera |
| Rookie | GCL Yankees 2 | Gulf Coast League | Luis Sojo |
| Rookie | DSL Yankees 1 | Dominican Summer League | Raul Dominguez |
| Rookie | DSL Yankees 2 | Dominican Summer League | Raul Dominguez |