Yankees 7, Twins 6: Matsui Proves to Be a Capable Stand-In for Rodriguez
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The only reason Hideki Matsui batted from the cleanup spot Thursday was because Alex Rodriguez took the day off. But Matsui certainly made the most out of the opportunity.
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Derek Jeter joined an elite club that includes teammate Hideki Matsui and former Yankee Mike Stanley when he collected five hits in a playoff game on Tuesday.
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Matsui had made 1,251 consecutive starts with the Yomiuri Giants in his native Japan and has played in all 322 games with the Yankees over the last two seasons...Bush&#39;s previous long outing was an eight-inning stint against Oakland on July 20, in which he
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A big home run by Ruben Sierra, a clutch 11th-inning hit by Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees are headed right back where most people figured &#151; playing the Boston Red Sox for the AL pennant. Sierra's three-run homer in the eighth inning tied it, then Rodriguez doubled, alertly stole third base and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Kyle Lohse to lift the Yankees over the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Saturday.
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Hideki Matsui drove in the winning run  with a ninth-inning single to earn the rallying New York  Yankees a 5-4 victory over the host Cleveland Indians in the  American League Tuesday.
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NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez hit a tying double in the 12th inning, then Derek Jeter dashed home on Hideki Matsui's sacrifice fly and the Yankees bailed out Mariano Rivera with another improbable postseason comeback, beating Minnesota 7-6 Wednesday night to even their series at a game apiece.    The Yankees responded with a championship-caliber rally after falling behind in the 12th on Torii Hunter's home run...
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Alex Rodriguez's ground-rule double tied the game and Hideki Matsui's line-drive sacrifice fly scored the winning run in a rollicking, 7-6, 12-inning victory over the Twins.
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Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui hit  back-to-back homers in the ninth inning to rally the New York  Yankees to a 9-7 win over the Baltimore Orioles in American  League play Sunday.
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As the two New York teams coast toward the postseason, Hideki Matsui has restored the confidence of Yankee fans, while Pedro MartÃ­nez has given Mets fans reason to fret.
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Former Met Kaz Matsui has a career-high five hits and Ryan Spliborghs hits his first grand slam to lead the Rockies to an 11-3 victory over New York.
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Chien-Ming Wang worked six and a third shutout innings to improve to 9-4, and the Yankees supported him with three home runs, including Alex Rodriguezâs 30th of the season.
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Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui and Robinson Cano each hit three-run homers and the Yankees hammer their way into the All-Star break, routing the Angels, 12-0.
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NEW YORK - Hideki Matsui produced three hits with two RBIs Tuesday and snapped an 0-for-16 slump, helping the Yankees crush the Devil Rays 11-2.
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Alex Rodriguez picked up right where Shelley Duncan left off. Rodriguez hit career homer No. 497 and drove in four runs, helping the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 17-5, last night to complete a sweep of the day-night doubleheader in the Bronx.
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Alex Rodriguez, Roger Clemens, Luis VizcaÃ­no and Robinson CanÃ³ had M.R.I.s on Wednesday. Rodriguez and CanÃ³ started Wednesday night in a lineup that was revised twice.
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Hideki Matsui left his first three at-bats behind him, wasn't worried about delivering with Alex Rodriguez out of the lineup and wasn't bothered by the funky motion of Twins reliever Pat Neshek.
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Alex Rodriguez is not in a full-fledged hitting streak yet, but he may finally be on his way, with two home run Friday night to lead the Yankees rout of the Twins.