New York Yankees Team Report...
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For so many years, Alex Rodriguez was the face of the Yankees’ postseason failure.
Now he is a symbol of their success.
Rodriguez led the way as the Yankees shed some playoff demons, dominating Minnesota’s pitchers in the Division Series sweep of the Twins.
Now Rodriguez will have to lead the Yankees into another challenge they’ve failed to meet in the recent past...
New York Yankees 4, Minnesota 1...
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Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada hit seventh-inning solo home runs and the New York Yankees went on to beat Minnesota 4-1 Sunday, sweeping their playoff series.
The two homers off Twins starter Carl Pavano — Rodriguez’s to right field, Posada’s to left — erased a 1-0 Twins lead.
New York added two more runs in the ninth on RBI singles by Robinson Cano and...
Red Sox sweep Twins in day-night doubleh...
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BOSTON (AP)—Brad Penny pitched six solid innings after Tim Wakefield won a rain-shortened complete game, and the Boston Red Sox finished a doubleheader sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 7-3 victory Wednesday night.
Wakefield (2-1) tossed a five-hitter for his second consecutive complete game in the opener, a 10-1 victory that was called after seven innings because of rain. Kevin...
Yankees Team Report...
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Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera are among the most decorated players in Yankees history. On Tuesday, they made a piece of Major League Baseball history as well.
Pettitte tossed seven strong innings to earn the win and Rivera recorded the save with a scoreless ninth as the Yankees beat the A’s 5-3 at Yankee Stadium. It was the 57th time a Pettitte victory was saved by Rivera,...
Cabrera’s HR ends 1st homestand at Yan...
NEW YORK (AP)—Melky Cabrera turned on a fastball and sent it soaring into the right-field stands, down an entryway in the bleachers that sparked remaining fans to sprint for the sought-after souvenir. After all the homers at the new Yankee Stadium over the past week, the first homestand in the $1.5 billion ballpark just had to end with a home run. And not just any homer, but the...‘Nothing new’ in Dodgers, Ma...
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TUCSON, Ariz. — There was little movement in the Manny Ramirez talks on Saturday, although Scott Boras, the agent for Ramirez, and Ned Colletti, the Dodgers general manager, exchanged several telephone calls.
“We spoke,” Colletti said in a text message late Saturday afternoon. “[It was] cordial and informative. [We're] still talking.”
Earlier in the day,...
A-Rod’s MLB meeting may be on hold...
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TAMPA, Fla. — The Yankees will have two buses gassed and ready to hit the road on Sunday morning. Alex Rodriguez is planning to be on one of them.
A meeting that had reportedly been set for Rodriguez to meet with Major League Baseball officials may be in jeopardy, as A-Rod is currently in the lineup batting cleanup for an exhibition contest against the Cincinnati Reds at Ed Smith...
Johan Santana a question mark for opener...
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — If Johan Santana is unable to start the Mets’ first game — and the chance of that has increased at least marginally since he developed tightness in his pitching elbow — his love for his country may be the genesis of the problem. Patriotism could be the reason, pitching coach Dan Warthen said Saturday morning after Santana laid out a...
Dodgers blow by Padres...
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Six-run first inning helps LA trim magic number to three
LOS ANGELES — Joe Torre gathered his club Tuesday night for a pregame meeting and therapy session. The Dodgers responded with a six-run first inning and a 10-1 blowout of the Padres, combining with Arizona’s loss to cut the magic number to clinch the National League West to three with five games to play.
Over...
Red Sox beat Lee to punch playoff ticket...
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Defending champs back in postseason for fifth time in six years
BOSTON — With the thirst for postseason champagne lingering around the Red Sox for a second straight night, not even overwhelming American League Cy Young Award favorite Cliff Lee was going to prevent the corks from popping. The Red Sox truly earned their 5-4 victory in this Tuesday night clincher against the...
