Vazquez, Yanks drop series opener
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Yankees experienced something on Tuesday night that hadn&#39;t happened to them since May 2, 2001: They lost to the Twins at the Metrodome.
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After his team ended a five-game losing streak, Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen decided the time was right for a meeting with the players. Javier Vazquez pitched eight shutout innings to win for the first time since April 13 as the White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Friday night.
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The Red Sox lose for the first time in 11 games, falling to the Rangers 8-6 Saturday and missing a chance to pull within 1 1/2 games of the Yankees in the AL East.
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The New York Yankees, Oakland  Athletics and St Louis Cardinals struck the first blow in their  division series on Tuesday, as some of baseball's most feared  sluggers opened the post-season with a bang.
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The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees were scoreless after one inning of play in Game 6 of the AL championship series on a cold, blustery Tuesday night in the Bronx.
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The Yankees were the contender in crisis 10 days ago. Their underachieving rotation had allowed their lead in the AL East to slip to 2-1/2 games and Kevin Brown appeared to put the
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Mike Mussina pitched seven sharp innings and Alex Rodriguez had three hits as the Yankees opened a key 10-game homestand after a disastrous 1-7 road trip.
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Orlando Hernandez , who hasn't pitched in more than two weeks, will start Game 4 tomorrow night for the Yankees against Tim Wakefield . &quot;Experience,&quot; said manager Joe Torre , who bypassed Javier Vazquez to go with El Duque, who has pitched in four World Series and has a 4-1 record in League Championship Series.
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Javier Vazquez reversed his free fall with seven three-hit innings and Derek Jeter went 3 for 4 in the Yankees' second straight shutout victory.
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The Yankees arrived in Toronto for the start of a season-high 10-game trip, held a one-hour pregame meeting, and followed with one of their flattest performances in a season that is spinning out of control.
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Justin Verlander shut down the New York Yankees while the Detroit Tigers roughed up Mike Mussina and a couple of relievers in their highest-scoring game this the season.
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Javier Vazquez says the New York Yankees would be making a mistake if they trade him. A proposed three-team deal that would have sent the right-hander to Los Angeles, Randy Johnson from Arizona to the Yankees
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He was the starter no one wanted anymore. How bad was it for Derek Lowe in terms of inspiring confidence among his peers before last night's start in Game 4? After Saturday night's embarrassing 19-8 pounding by the Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, a loss in which the Red Sox' staff was pounded into submission, ...
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Another year is over, and another chance is gone. The Yankees shuffled meekly from the postseason stage Saturday, falling to the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 of their American League division series.
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Instead of relishing a solid outing from Kevin Brown, the Yankees allowed the portion of the game that they dominate turn into a dreadful experience.
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The struggling New York Yankees beat  the Boston Red Sox 8-3 on Wednesday to take their three-game  series 2-1 for what they hope is the start of their road to  recovery.
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As the pitch sailed over The Wall and into the Monster Seats in left field, Yankees rookie reliever Joba Chamberlain knew it was over. He had disappointed his manager. And what's worse than disappointing Joe Torre?