Orioles 9, Yankees 4: In a Parade of Pitchers, Karstens Is the Bright Spot
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In a game where starter Cory Lidle failed to finish two innings, reliever Jeff Karstens stood out in an otherwise dreary loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
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Call it the unraveling of Javier Vazquez. When it was over, the New York Yankees had more than a 14-8 loss to the Baltimore Orioles to worry about.
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After consecutive late-game collapses, the beleaguered Baltimore bullpen was filled with high fives and hugs. And only one Orioles reliever got into the game. Jay Payton had three hits, including a two-run double that keyed a five-run rally, and starter Daniel Cabrera went a much-needed eight innings to lead Baltimore over the Seattle Mariners 9-5 Wednesday and stop the Orioles' five-game losing streak.
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The New York Yankees needed help to clinch their ninth consecutive AL East title last night, but that didn't stop them from celebrating like first-timers.
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Chien-Ming Wang pitched 7-1/3 solid   innings for his 17th win of the season to lead the New York   Yankees to a 3-2 win over the Orioles in Baltimore on Saturday.
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Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez are revved up. Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt are rarin' to go...
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Hideki Matsui broke out of a long slump with a go-ahead homer, and the New York Yankees trimmed their deficit in the AL East by beating the Baltimore Orioles 8-5 on Monday night.
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Yankees right-hander Jeff Karstens threw 3 1-3 scoreless innings Saturday in his first minor league rehab start since breaking his right leg two months ago.
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Champagne flowed. Joe Torre cried. The New York Yankees whooped it up. Celebrating clinching wins never gets old, even when you've made the postseason for 13 seasons in a row.
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Pat Dobson, who died last Wednesday, was one of four OriolesÂ pitchers in 1971 who started 142 of the teamÂs 158 regular-season games and completed 70 of those starts.
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The Yankees needed someone to save Mariano Rivera. Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter sparked a championship-caliber rally just in time.
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The news on East and West Coasts this week reflected the fragility of hope based on an aging pitcherÂs arm and a young pitcherÂs value.
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Sidney Ponson pitched a complete-game  two-hitter as the Baltimore Orioles stunned the New York  Yankees 7-0 in American League play at Yankee Stadium on  Saturday.
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Aubrey Huff had a night to remember. The Los Angeles Angels got a victory to savor. Huff hit for the cycle, but the Angels got a tiebreaking two-run homer from Howie Kendrick in the ninth inning and beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-7 Friday night.
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Curt Schilling's reaction was swift and sure. Are there any positives to be drawn from his stint on the disabled list?
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Brian Roberts and Larry Bigbie had two hits apiece in an eight-run third inning, and the host Baltimore Orioles ended the New York Yankees' five-game winning streak with a 14-8 victory last night.
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Sidney Ponson pitched a complete-game two-hitter as the Baltimore Orioles stunned the New York Yankees 7-0 in American League play at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.