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NEW YORK -- Bryan Mitchell was on the verge of making the New York Yankees out of spring training. Brandon Parker Jersey . Then he spent the next four months working his way back from toe surgery.The culmination of his recovery is pitching in a playoff race.Mitchell will be on the mound Monday night when Yankees open a three-game interleague series with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankee Stadium.Mitchell injured the toe during the final week of spring training, costing him a spot on the opening day roster. He finally returned to the Yankees on Wednesday and allowed four hits in five-plus scoreless innings in a 2-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.Mitchell became the third Yankee since 2010 to throw at least five scoreless innings in a season debut but the first since Dave Eiland in 1990 to do so in a season debut that took place in September.It feels weird coming back at this point in the season, Mitchell said. Were in this chase right now. Every game is important. Once I finally got out of the game, it was pretty rewarding looking back on the season. It feels really good.While Eiland did it as the 67-95 Yankees were playing out the string and finishing with the worst record in baseball, Mitchell did it in the midst of New Yorks attempt to get back to the playoffs. Mitchells performance helped the Yankees to a fourth straight win in what ultimately became a seven-game winning streak.The streak ended with a 4-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday. Luis Cessa gave up three home runs and the Yankees offense consisted of Chase Headleys 14th home run and Brett Gardners RBI single.While losing for the fifth time in 18 games might be shrugged off, every defeat gets magnified this time of year. The Yankees are four game behind Boston in the AL East and two behind Baltimore in the wild-card race and those teams are facing each other at Fenway Park.Every loss hurts just because its a day that you dont make up any ground or you lose ground, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. Every loss stings just because of how few games are left.The Dodgers have been in first place every day since Aug. 21, have won 13 of their last 20 games and lead the San Francisco Giants by three games in the National League West.Los Angeles had an interesting weekend in Miami as Clayton Kershaw returned from the disabled on Friday, Rich Hill was pulled after seven perfect innings on Saturday and the offense did not get its first hit until the fifth inning against Jose Urena.The Dodgers have played interleague games in Toronto and Tampa Bay this season. Manager Dave Roberts has used five players at designated hitter but hinted Justin Turner and Andre Ethier could get starts there.Turner did not play Sunday, but he is batting .302 with 22 home runs and 59 RBI in his last 75 games since June 10. Ethier was activated from the disabled list and was 0-for-3 in his season debut.Los Angeles has used 13 different starting pitchers this year and Jose DeLeon makes his second career start. DeLeon won his major league debut on Sept. 4 against San Diego, allowing four runs (three earned) and five hits in six innings. He had nine strikeouts, the second most by a Dodger in his debut only behind the 10 Kazuhisa Ishii had in 2002 and Pedro Astacio had in 1992.Im happy for him, said Los Angeles catcher Austin Barnes, who also caught De Leon at Triple-A Oklahoma City this year. Hes fun to catch. He was pounding his fastball early in the count and hes got a great change-up.Before joining the Dodgers, DeLeon was 7-1 with a 2.61 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 16 starts for Triple-A Oklahoma City in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.The teams have met in the World Series in 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952 1953, 1955 and 1956 when the Dodgers were based in Brooklyn. The Yankees won each of those except for 1955 when Johnny Podres pitched a shutout in Game 7 in original Yankee Stadium.Since moving from Brooklyn, the Dodgers and Yankees met in the 1963, 1977, 1978 and 1981 World Series. The Yankees won in 1977 and 1978, and the Dodgers won in 1963 and 1981.In the regular season, the teams have split 10 meetings, with eight taking place at Dodger Stadium. The only time Los Angeles visited Yankee Stadium was June 18, 2013, when Yasiel Puig went 4-for-9 and hit home run off Adam Warren in the second game of a doubleheader. Justin Ellis Jersey . 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Philadelphia was handed a 6-3 loss by the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon before dropping a 4-1 decision to the Rangers the following night in New York City. A look at whats happening all around the majors Saturday:---REMEMBER ME?Dodgers lefty Rich Hill, who made 25 relief appearances for Washingtons Triple-A affiliate last year, starts at Nationals Park in Game 2 of the NL Division Series with LA holding a 1-0 lead. The 36-year-old spent the summer of 2015 in the minors and independent ball before returning to the majors. He was 3-2 with a 1.83 ERA in six starts for the Dodgers this year after they got him from Oakland at the trade deadline. Tanner Roark (16-10, 2.83 ERA) starts for the Nats.FAMILIAR GROUNDJeff Samardzija has started plenty of games at Wrigley Field -- just not in the playoffs. Thats about to change. Samardzija will make his first postseason start in the same place he began his major league career when the Giants visit the Cubs in Game 2 of the NL Division Series. The former Notre Dame receiver was drrafted by Chicago in 2006 and spent his first 6 1/2 seasons with the team. Luke Willson Jersey. Kyle Hendricks, who led the majors with a 2.13 ERA, starts for the Cubs.SLOW STARTRed Sox slugger David Ortiz is 1 for 8 in the AL Division Series, and Cleveland leads 2-0. Big Papi is retiring after this season, meaning Boston needs to win Game 3 Sunday to prolong his career. Clay Buchholz starts at Fenway Park vs. Josh Tomlin of the Indians.REST UPBlue Jays second baseman Devon Travis gets a day to recover from irritation in his right knee. He started the AL Division Series opener at Texas, but was scratched from the starting lineup about an hour before Game 2. Toronto holds a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five matchup and is home for Game 3 Sunday night. 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