American League Roundup: Sheffield Helps Make Start a Short One for Matsuzaka
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Gary Sheffield hit one of Detroitâs three home runs against Daisuke Matsuzaka yesterday, and the Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox, 6-5, to complete a three-game sweep at home.
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What you saw last night were coming attractions. Pitching coach John Farrell offered a primer on Daisuke Matsuzaka's repertoire, one that only was given partial exposure in his two-inning, 25-pitch performance at City of Palms Park.
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CLEVELAND -- Gary Sheffield&#39;s two-run home run in the ninth inning Monday night gave the New York Yankees a 6-4 victory over the Indians -- Cleveland&#39;s eighth straight loss.
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ne bad breaking ball did in the Yankees yesterday. Usually, one mistake does not cost them so dearly, but the Yankees are not usually scrounging for hits either.
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NEW YORK -- 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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With Hideki Matsui returning as a designated hitter Tuesday night and Gary Sheffield likely to follow soon, the Yankees will be trying to figure out how to best use two marquee player who have not really been missed.
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Alex Rodriguez and Gary Sheffield hit consecutive home runs in the fourth inning of Saturday's loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Sheffield will play first base in the postseason and Jason Giambi will be the designated hitter.
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BASEBALL The Tigers placed outfielder Gary Sheffield on the 15-day disabled list because of a sore shoulder that has plagued him the second half of the season. While Sheffield is hitting .279 with 24 homers and 71 RBIs in his first season with Detroit, he is batting just .220 (27 for 123) with three homers and 13 RBIs since the ...
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Chien-Ming Wang tied MinnesotaÂs Johan Santana for the major league lead in victories with 18 while Mariano Rivera and Gary Sheffield both returned in the Yankees win.
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Derek Jeter homered leading off the game for his 1,000th career run, then stole a pair of bases in the ninth inning and scored on Hideki Matsui's two-out single to lead the New York Yankees over Cleveland, 5-4, last night, the host Indians' ninth straight loss.
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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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With the New York Yankees' starting rotation struggling, the team's offense matched its biggest performance of the season. Tony Clark homered three times, Ruben Sierra hit his 300th career homer, and Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez also connected to lead the Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 18-6 Sunday.
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Hideki Matsui homered and drove in two runs Friday night as the New York Yankees increased their division lead with a 6-4 win over Boston.
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Five pitchers combined on a one-hitter for the New York Yankees, and Jason Giambi homered again Friday night in a rain-delayed 2-0 victory over the suddenly slumping Mets.
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Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling watches as New York Yankees Gary Sheffield rounds first base after hitting a double in the first inning of game one of the ALCS in New York Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004.
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NEW YORK - Gary Sheffield hit an RBI single to give the New York Yankees a 1-0 lead over Boston after one inning of play in Game 2 of the AL championship series on Wednesday.    Pedro Martinez, making his first start in New York since he called the Yankees "my daddy" last month, walked Derek Jeter to start the game and then nicked Alex Rodriguez with a pitch before allowing Sheffield's single...
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Gary Sheffield homered twice and keyed a four-run rally in the ninth inning Thursday night, sending the New York Yankees to a seesaw, 13-10 win over the Twins.