AL Wrap: Yankees Bounce Back to Maintain Lead Over Boston
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The New York Yankees rebounded from  their worst ever defeat to register a 5-3 victory over the  Cleveland Indians in American League action Wednesday.
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BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox held a 2-1 lead over the New York Yankees after two innings of play Monday in Game 5 of the ALCS. After singles by Orlando Cabrera and Manny Ramirez in the first off Yankees starter
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The New York Yankees beat the slumping Chicago White Sox for the second straight time on Wednesday, riding Chien-Ming Wang's complete game to a comfortable 5-1 victory.
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David Ortiz drove in three runs, including the game winner in the bottom of the 14th inning, to lead Boston to a rallying 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees which kept the Red Sox&#39;s postseason hopes alive Monday.
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NEW YORK - Gary Sheffield hit an RBI single, and the New York Yankees took a 1-0 lead over Pedro Martinez and the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of the AL championship series Wednesday night.    New York starter Jon Lieber allowed only one hit and a walk, stifling Boston's sluggers just as Mike Mussina did the night before...
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Alex Rodriguez doubled, stole third and scored on a wild pitch in the 11th inning as the New York Yankees rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 and advance to the American League Championship Series against Boston.
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Johnny Damon drove in the winning run with a bloop single in the top of the ninth inning as the Boston Red Sox rallied to edge the New York Yankees 3-2 in an American League East showdown at Yankee Stadium on Friday.
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The slumping New York Yankees scored a key victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, as Johnny Damon's two-run homer earned them a 5-3 win over the American League East leaders.
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In the Major League Baseball playoffs, the New York Yankees have taken the first game of the American League Championship series, hanging on the beat the Boston Red Sox 10-7 Tuesday night.
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Derek Jeter hit a leadoff home run, Jon Lieber pitched into the eighth inning and the Yankees clinched a postseason spot with a victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
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The New York Yankees had a record-breaking night on offense and forced the Boston Red Sox to focus on trying to pull off a history-making comeback in the AL championship series.
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Johnny Damon hit a tiebreaking homer against his former team and Andy Pettitte won his sixth straight start, halting another Yankees slide in New York's 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
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BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox held a 2-1 lead over the New York Yankees after five innings of play Monday in Game 5 of the ALCS.    After singles by Orlando Cabrera and Manny Ramirez in the first off Yankees starter Mike Mussina, David Ortiz added another single to make the score 1-0...
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The New York Yankees took advantage of 14 walks, then capped their latest comeback victory with a couple of strolls around the bases.
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TORONTO - Home runs by Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui and Bernie Williams were enough to lead the New York Yankees to another victory, despite the struggles of Esteban Loaiza.
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NEW YORK - Mike Mussina took a perfect game into the seventh inning before the Boston Red Sox rallied for five runs and cut New York's lead to 8-5 in Game 1 of the AL championship series Tuesday night.    Hideki Matsui hit a three-run double off Curt Schilling and had five RBIs for the Yankees, tying an ALCS record...
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Alex Rodriguez homered with two out in  the ninth inning to lift the New York Yankees to a 6-5  come-from-behind victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday and  a 2-1 edge in the weekend series between the old rivals.