{"id":542444,"date":"2026-04-05T17:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/542444\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T17:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:55:12","slug":"yankees-roll-to-7-1-sabres-fall-to-capitals-6-2-finger-lakes-daily-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/542444\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Roll to 7-1; Sabres Fall to Capitals, 6-2 \u2013 Finger Lakes Daily News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fingerlakesdailynews.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Home<\/a><br \/>\n                \u203a<br \/>\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fingerlakesdailynews.com\/sports\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sports<\/a><br \/>\n                \u203a<br \/>\n                Yankees Roll to 7-1; Sabres Fall to Capitals, 6-2<\/p>\n<p>                <img width=\"900\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sports-recap-2026-04-04-900x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-fldn-hero size-fldn-hero wp-post-image\" alt=\"Stanton has first steal since 2020, hits 2-run single in Yankees' 9-7 win over Marlins\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"\/>                                  Stanton has first steal since 2020, hits 2-run single in Yankees&#8217;s 9-7 win over Marlins (Image courtesy of ESPN)<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees improved to a commanding 7-1 on the young season with a 9-7 win over the Marlins on Saturday. Giancarlo Stanton drove in two runs with a single and added a stolen base \u2014 his first since 2020 \u2014 in a performance that will have Yankees fans talking. Miami falls to 5-3 with the loss.<\/p>\n<p>In hockey, the Sabres dropped a 6-2 decision to Washington, with Dmitry Protas returning from injury and finding the scoresheet for the Capitals, who kept their playoff hopes alive with the win. Buffalo sits at 46-23-8 but has now lost ground with the defeat. The NHL\u2019s Bills and Knicks were idle. In AAA ball, the Rochester Red Wings fell 4-3 to the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in a close one.<\/p>\n<p>On the lacrosse front, it was a rough day for Hobart, who dropped to 2-8 after a 12-6 loss to Delaware. Syracuse fell 14-9 to North Carolina, slipping to 9-3, while Cornell had the region\u2019s best result on the day, cruising to a 16-8 win over Penn to move to 6-3. In MLB, the Blue Jays fell to 4-4 after a 6-3 loss to Chicago, with Murakami and Montgomery going deep for the White Sox.<\/p>\n<p>We use AI the way newsrooms in the 1920s used typewriters \u2014 as a tool to do better work, not a replacement for the people who do it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fingerlakesdailynews.com\/ai-policy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read our AI &amp; Local Jobs Commitment.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"recap-attribution\">Data courtesy of ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>                Stay Informed<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-newsletter-cta__subtitle\">Finger Lakes news, delivered to your inbox every morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__subscriber-text\">Our records show you&#8217;re subscribed.<\/p>\n<p>Not the case? 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