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Mussina Lifts Yanks, Ties Gibson at 251

Posted Apr 7, 08 10:07 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Mike Mussina tied Bob Gibson on the career wins list by pitching six sharp innings, Bobby Abreu hit a two-run homer and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 Monday night. Abreu went 3-for-3 with a walk and Hideki Matsui drove in two runs for the Yankees, who salvaged a split of the four-game series.

Mussina's 251st win tied him with Gibson for 42nd place all-time. He struck out three to equal ex-Yankee David Cone for 21st place with 2,668 Ks. New York, which scored just 17 runs in its first six games, finished with season highs for runs and hits with 11 despite losing Derek Jeter before the third with a strained left quadriceps.

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Jonny Gomes follows through on his third-inning solo home run off New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina in American League action at Yankee Stadium in New York, Monday, April 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
New York Yankees Bobby Abreu hits a triple in the sixth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium in New York, Monday, April 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
New York Yankees' Mike Mussina leaps off the mound on his follow-through of a fourth-inning pitch in the Yankees' 6-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium in New York, Monday, April 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Tampa Bay Rays' Jason Bartlett steals second as New York Yankees shortstop Wilson Betemit jumps to make a catch during the third inning of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Monday, April...   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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