Jeter sparks Yankees' 8-4 win over Tigers
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The New York Yankees, led by the one-two punch of Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu, beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 on Tuesday to take the opening game of their best-of-five American League divisional playoff series.
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Alex Rodriguez broke out of his slump  with three hits, including a home run, and Randy Johnson  pitched eight strong innings as the New York Yankees edged the  Detroit Tigers 6-4 at Yankee Stadium on Thursday.
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Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui cracked solo homers and Bernie Williams added a two-run shot to earn the New York Yankees an 8-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League (AL) Friday.
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Mike Mussina pitched into the eighth inning, Alex Rodriguez hit his major league-leading 25th homer and the New York Yankees beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 Wednesday night to extend their season-high winning streak to eight.
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Hideki Matsui hit a sacrifice fly to score Derek Jeter in the bottom of the 12th inning, giving the New York Yankees a dramatic 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the American League Divisional Series Wednesday.
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In a game that mirrored the season, the New York Yankees bounced back. Alex Rodriguez capped a six-run eighth inning with a tiebreaking single off Jonathan Papelbon, and the Yankees overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-7 Friday night.
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The Detroit Tigers pulled off a major  upset by knocking the New York Yankees out of the playoffs with  an 8-3 win to clinch their best-of-five divisional series on  Saturday.
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The Yankees fell behind twice but rallied twice and defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Sunday thanks in part to three runs batted in by Derek Jeter.
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The New York Yankees wrapped up their  eventful three-game series against the Cleveland Indians with  an easy 9-1 win in American League action Thursday.
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Alex Rodriguez finally came through in the clutch, hitting a go-ahead single in the ninth inning to help the New York Yankees rally past the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 Thursday night.
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Bernie Williams homered twice and drove in six runs, and Derek Jeter also hit two home runs Sunday as the New York Yankees ended their longest road trip of the season with an 11-8 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
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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 season.
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Gary Sheffield hit another clutch homer and Derek Jeter learned his elbow is just bruised. Not a bad night for the struggling New York Yankees.
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The New York Yankees turned a long day into a productive one -- at the plate and in the AL East standings.
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Chien-Ming Wang has become the New York Yankees' ace, coming through while others struggle. Wang tied Toronto's Roy Halladay for the major league lead with his 16th win, combining on a four-hitter and leading the Yankees over the Detroit Tigers 2-0 in the opener of Wednesday's day-night doubleheader.
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Kevin Brown pitched six innings and Derek Jeter notched three hits and drove in three runs to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the American League Divisional Series Friday.
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Backed by Derek Jeter's three R.B.I.'s and a relentless offense, Kevin Brown threw six strong innings to lead the Yankees past the Minnesota Twins, 8-4.