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May 2008
- Yanks Avoid Series Sweep; Beat Indians 6-3
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 8, 08 11:27 PM CDT
  
  Jason Giambi and the sluggish New York Yankees suddenly turned sluggerish. The Yankees played home run derby last night, with Giambi, Johnny Damon, Robinson Cano and Wilson Betemit connecting in a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Mike Mussina (5-3) pitched five innings for his fourth straight win and earned his 255th career victory. Mariano Rivera closed the game for his ninth save. More »
  
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  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Cleveland Indians • Mariano Rivera • Jason Giambi • Mike Mussina • Robinson Cano • Johnny Damon • Wilson Betemit • Tommy John
- Lee Tops Wang; Tribe Blank Yanks
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 10:30 PM CDT
  
  Cliff Lee threw seven sharp innings Wednesday night to beat Chien-Ming Wang in a matchup of unbeaten starters, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 3-0 victory over the New York Yankees. Lee became the first Indians pitcher to win his first six starts since Greg Swindell in 1988 and lowered his major league-best ERA to a microscopic 0.81. More »
  
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  baseball • New York Yankees • Cleveland Indians • Chien-Ming Wang • Cliff Lee
- Jeter, Politely, Nudges Yankees Legends Aside
  
  newser | New York Post | May 7, 08 1:16 PM CDT
  
  When Derek Jeter passed Joe DiMaggio on the Yankees' all-time hits list earlier this season, he didn’t even notice. “I had no idea,” the captain tells the New York Post . “Somebody said something to me because I didn't see it flash on the scoreboard.” Jeter, 33, will likely pass Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth this season, too—but will he notice? More »
  
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  baseball • New York Yankees • Derek Jeter • Mickey Mantle • Babe Ruth • Joe DiMaggio • Yogi Berra
- A-Wuss Fainted at Baby's Birth: Wife
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 8:50 AM CDT
  
  A close-up look at childbirth when his first daughter was on the way knocked slugger Alex Rodriguez out cold, AP reports. "One nurse had a cloth on his head. The other nurse had the blood pressure cuff on his arm, and I'm there, in the middle of labor," wife Cynthia told YESterdays in an interview airing tonight. More »
  
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  New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • celebrity pregnancy • Cynthia Rodriguez • childbirth • YES Network
- Dellucci Dents Chamberlain, Leads Indians
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 6, 08 10:01 PM CDT
  
  Pinch-hitter David Dellucci stunned the New York Yankees with a go-ahead homer off Joba Chamberlain, and the Cleveland Indians rallied for a 5-3 victory Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series. Dellucci's three-run shot with two outs in the eighth inning spoiled a strong start by Andy Pettitte. More »
  
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  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Cleveland Indians • Andy Pettitte • Joba Chamberlain • David Dellucci
- Yankees-BoSox Rivalry Seen in NH Death
  
  newser | Boston Globe | May 6, 08 12:35 PM CDT
  
  The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has officially gotten deadly, the Boston Globe reports: Ivonne Hernandez, a 43-year-old New Hampshire woman, was charged with second-degree murder yesterday after allegedly driving her car into a crowd of jeering Red Sox fans, killing Matthew Beaudoin. Beaudoin, 29, was reportedly among a crowd chanting “Yankees suck!” after spotting an NY sticker on the car. More »
  
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  New York Yankees • Boston Red Sox • drunk driving • fans • rivalry
- Jeter's Hits, Rasner's Arm Key Yanks' Win
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 4, 08 5:32 PM CDT
  
  Derek Jeter had four hits and the New York Yankees got consecutive homers from Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano during a six-run outburst, beating the slumping Seattle Mariners 8-2 Sunday to finish a lopsided three-game sweep. Just called up from the minors, Darrell Rasner pitched six comfortable innings and the sweet-swinging Yankees roughed up an ineffective Carlos Silva. More »
  
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  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Seattle Mariners • Derek Jeter • Hank Steinbrenner • Robinson Cano • Bobby Abreu • Hideki Matsui • Melky Cabrera • Carlos Silva • Darrell Rasner
- Mussina Leads Yankees Past Mariners
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 3, 08 4:31 PM CDT
  
  Johnny Damon homered and doubled twice to help Mike Mussina win his third straight start in the New York Yankees' 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners today. One day after co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner said he was "disappointed with the way the season has gone," the Yankees (16-16) rapped out 13 hits and beat Seattle for the second consecutive day following a three-game sweep by Detroit in New York. More »
  
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  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • American League • Seattle Mariners • Derek Jeter • Mike Mussina • Johnny Damon • Hank Steinbrenner • Felix Hernandez
- Wang Leads Yankees Over Mariners, 5-1
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 2, 08 11:33 PM CDT
  
  Chien-Ming Wang has turned into the New York Yankees' stopper. Wang became the American League's first six-game winner, ending the Yankees' three-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners last night. Wang (6-0) pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning, and Kyle Farnsworth, Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera completed a four-hitter. Erik Bedard recorded the loss for Seattle. More »
  
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  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Seattle Mariners • Mariano Rivera • Joba Chamberlain • Chien-Ming Wang • Erik Bedard • Kyle Farnsworth
- Cabrera, Tigers Lower Broom in New York
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 1, 08 10:26 PM CDT
  
  Miguel Cabrera homered, tripled and drove in three runs, leading the Detroit Tigers past the Yankees 8-4 Thursday night for their first three-game sweep in New York since 1966. Reserve infielder Ramon Santiago made the most of his first start at shortstop this season, turning in a key defensive play and hitting a tiebreaking triple to back Nate Robertson. More »
  
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  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Detroit Tigers • Bobby Abreu • Magglio Ordonez • Miguel Cabrera • Ian Kennedy • Nate Robertson
- Rodriguez Goes on DL
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 1, 08 12:27 AM CDT
  
  Alex Rodriguez was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a strained right quadriceps. Rodriguez hurt his leg April 20 in Baltimore and missed three games last week before returning for a four-game series at Cleveland. But he was removed from Monday night's 5-2 win over the Indians and said he felt a "pull" while running the bases. More »
  
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  baseball • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • injury
April 2008
- Polanco Homers Twice, Tigers Top Yanks 6-2
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 30, 08 11:07 PM CDT
  
  The Detroit Tigers are well on their way to putting their terrible start behind them. Placido Polanco homered twice and Marcus Thames also went deep to help Detroit beat New York 6-2 Wednesday night in the Yankees' first game with Alex Rodriguez on the disabled list. More »
  
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  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • Detroit Tigers • Placido Polanco
- Tigers Best Yankees 6-4
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 29, 08 11:20 PM CDT
  
  Gary Sheffield and Curtis Granderson homered in the third inning, sending old pro Kenny Rogers and the Detroit Tigers to a 6-4 victory over the road-weary New York Yankees on Tuesday night. Magglio Ordonez got Detroit going with a two-run single off struggling right-hander Phil Hughes, and the $139 million Tigers (12-15) won for the sixth time in eight games. More »
  
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  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Detroit Tigers • Gary Sheffield
- Mussina Hurls Yanks Past Tribe, 5-2
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 28, 08 10:38 PM CDT
  
  Mike Mussina earned his 253rd win, tying Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell on the career list, and the New York Yankees made the most of their five hits in a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night. Mussina (3-3) allowed two runs and seven hits in five innings, just long enough to catch Hubbell for 41st place. More »
  
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  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Cleveland Indians • Mariano Rivera • Joba Chamberlain • Mike Mussina • Kyle Farnsworth
- Yankees Place Posada on DL for First Time
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 28, 08 10:37 PM CDT
  
  The New York Yankees took the field Monday missing a familiar face: Jorge Posada, the club's proud catcher and one of its leaders, was in Alabama getting his injured right shoulder examined. Posada was placed on the 15-day disabled list for the first time in his career, ending a remarkable run of durability at baseball's most physically demanding position. More »
  
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  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Joe Girardi • Jorge Posada
- Wang Leads Yankees to 1-0 Win at Cleveland
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 27, 08 5:54 PM CDT
  
  Chien-Ming Wang shut down Cleveland for seven innings and outpitched C.C. Sabathia, whose lone mistake turned into a homer by Melky Cabrera, to help the New York Yankees end a three-game slide with a 1-0 win over the Indians on Sunday. Wang (5-0) allowed four hits, struck out a season-high nine. Only one Cleveland runner reached third against the right-hander. More »
  
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  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Cleveland Indians • Mariano Rivera • C.C. Sabathia • Grady Sizemore • Chien-Ming Wang • Melky Cabrera • Trevor Hoffman
- Martinez's RBI Single in 9th Lifts Indians
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 27, 08 12:15 AM CDT
  
  Victor Martinez's bases-loaded single scored Grady Sizemore from third with one out in the ninth inning and the Cleveland Indians won their season-high fifth straight, 4-3 over the New York Yankees. Martinez slapped a pitch from Ross Ohlendorf (0-1) into left to bring in Sizemore, who moments earlier came up limping while running the bases. But Cleveland's speedy center fielder scored easily after Martinez’ hit. More »
  
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  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • American League • Cleveland Indians • Derek Jeter • Grady Sizemore • Johnny Damon • Jorge Posada • David Dellucci • Victor Martinez
- Peralta, Indians Bug Yankees Again, Win 6-4
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 25, 08 11:38 PM CDT
  
  Jhonny Peralta hit a three-run homer off Andy Pettitte in the fifth inning and the Cleveland Indians won their fourth straight Friday, beating New York, 6-4, in the Yankees' first visit since last year's AL playoffs when they were bombarded by swarming bugs. Peralta had four RBIs and Jamey Carroll had a run-scoring single and stole two bases for the Indians. More »
  
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  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • Andy Pettitte • Jason Giambi • Hideki Matsui • Jhonny Peralta • Jamey Carroll • Franklin Gutierrez
- White Sox Beat Yankees 7-6 to Avoid Sweep
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 25, 08 1:18 AM CDT
  
  Joe Crede hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to hand Joba Chamberlain his first major league loss and give the White Sox a 7-6 win over the Yankees last night to avoid a three-game sweep. Bobby Jenks (1-0) got Jorge Posada to ground into an inning-ending double play in the ninth to get the win in a game twice delayed by rain. More »
  
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  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Chicago White Sox • Joba Chamberlain • Jorge Posada • Joe Crede • Bobby Jenks • Carlos Quentin
- Yanks Beat White Sox, 6-4
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 24, 08 7:58 AM CDT
  
  Mike Mussina pitched seven strong innings and moved ahead of Bob Gibson on the career wins list, as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 last night. Jorge Posada had four hits, including a career-high three doubles, and drove in two runs. Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh, while Johnny Damon added a three-run shot in the eighth. More »
  
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  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Chicago White Sox • Mariano Rivera • Mike Mussina • Bobby Abreu • Johnny Damon • Jorge Posada • Bob Gibson

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