A-Rod distracts Jays and Yankees win
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Alex Rodriguez helped the New York Yankees end their five-game losing streak with his bat &#151; and his mouth, apparently. Rodriguez appeared to distract Toronto third baseman Howie Clark on a key popup late in the game, touching off arguments all over the field, and the Yankees beat the Blue Jays 10-5 Wednesday night.
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The New York Yankees are trying to break another one of baseball's unwritten rules, the one that says a double-digit deficit on Memorial Day is insurmountable. One game after Alex Rodriguez offended some baseball purists by distracting a fielder during a popup, the Yankees built on that victory by beating the Red Sox 9-5 on Friday and climbing out of the AL East cellar.
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Alex Rodriguez caps a six-run eighth inning with a tiebreaking single off Jonathan Papelbon, and the Yankees overcome a five-run deficit to beat the Red Sox, 8-7, Friday night.
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NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez isn't in the starting lineup for the New York Yankees' game against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
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Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player to reach 450 home runs, but committed his team-leading 18th error in the New York Yankees' 7-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
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Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu homered to back the pitching of Andy Pettitte and lead the New York Yankees to a 7-3 victory over the struggling Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday night.
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The New York Yankees will do just about anything to hold off the surging Boston Red Sox. They even tried asking the commissioner's office to award them a forfeit victory. When that didn't work, they moved Alex Rodriguez to the No. 2 spot in the batting order.
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Alex Rodriguez was called out for interference when he swatted at Boston pitcher Bronson Arroyo's glove and knocked the ball loose during a play near first base in the eighth inning of Game 6 of the AL championship series Tuesday night.
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Alex Rodriguez isn't in the starting lineup for the New York Yankees' game against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
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Alex Rodriguez hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning and the surging New York Yankees won their fifth straight game, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Wednesday night.
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The New York Yankees took a day off Monday. At least, that's how it looked. The Yankees' drive for a playoff spot paused, with Andy Pettitte falling behind early and a smallish crowd watching Toronto rookie Jesse Litsch pitch the Blue Jays to a 4-1 victory.
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The Yankees' drive for a playoff spot pauses, with Andy Pettitte falling behind early and a small crowd watching Toronto rookie Jesse Litsch pitch the Blue Jays to a 4-1 victory.
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Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez may be the glamour boys at the top of the Yankees' batting order, but it was the engine room in the 3-4-5 spots that croaked the Red Sox last night in New York's 10-7 win in Game 1 of the ALCS.
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Alex Rodriguez finally came through in the clutch, hitting a go-ahead single in the ninth inning to help the New York Yankees rally past the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 Thursday night.
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Alex Rodriguez helped the New York Yankees end their five-game losing streak with his bat -- and his mouth.
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New York Yankees&#39; Alex Rodriguez hits a two-run homer against Boston Red Sox pitcher Derek Lowe during the third inning of game 4 of the ALCS Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004 in Boston.
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Yankees captain Derek Jeter reacts after his game-ending slide after Hideki Matsui&#39;s sacrifice fly to right field. Jeter had reached base on a walk and Alex Rodriguez followed with a game-tying double.