AL Wrap: Olerud Cheers Yankees by Sinking Ex-Team
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John Olerud sunk his former team by  recording a two-run single in the eighth inning to drive in the  go-ahead runs which earned the New York Yankees a 6-4 win over  the host Seattle Mariners in the American League Saturday.
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The scoreboard was reset to zero, all the runs and hits from the previous day wiped away. Orlando Hernandez and Jorge Posada then went out and restored some order at Yankee Stadium.
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The Rocket was nowhere in sight. Matt DeSalvo was there in his place &#151; but not for long. And whatever good vibe the New York Yankees created over the weekend quickly disappeared as Jon Garland and the struggling Chicago White Sox knocked out DeSalvo in the second inning on their way to a 6-4 victory Monday night.
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The New York Yankees felt a renewed sense of confidence after romping past the Boston Red Sox for the second game in a row.
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Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui hit consecutive homers in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees took advantage of 14 walks in a 9-7 comeback victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
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The Yankees won three of four games against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to climb above .500 for the first time in more than three weeks.
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Forget knocking Yankees starter Matt DeSalvo out of the game. The Chicago White Sox knocked him all the way back down to Triple-A. Jon Garland pitched into the ninth inning and the White Sox chased DeSalvo early in a 6-4 win over New York, putting a quick end to any positive vibes the Yankees were feeling after taking a weekend series from the Boston Red Sox.
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BOSTON -- Mariano Rivera retired David Ortiz on a popup with the bases loaded for the final out, and Derek Jeter broke an eighth-inning tie with a three-run homer that sent the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.
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Jorge Posada drew a bases-loaded walk from Jorge Julio in the ninth inning Sunday, giving the New York Yankees a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
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Andy Pettitte earned his 200th win, Mariano Rivera escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth and the New York Yankees edged the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep that pulled them within 1 1/2 games of first-place Boston.
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NEW YORK - Jon Lieber took a shutout into the eighth inning and John Olerud backed him with a two-run homer in the sixth off Pedro Martinez as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 3-1 Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in their AL championship series rematch. In the National League series opener Wednesday night, Albert Pujols homered early, Larry Walker delivered three key hits and the St...
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Late comebacks, close wins. The New York Yankees are beginning to resemble the team everyone became familiar with for the past decade.
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The guy who almost joined the Red Sox before the season was bowing down to the Red Sox by the end of the season. As the Yankees turned into the Devil Rays for the final four games of the American League Championship
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The pieces had fallen into place perfectly for the Yankees. Orlando HernÃ¡ndez, who had not only been a perfect 5-0 for the team, but also good enough that the Yankees were
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Jon Lieber allowed only three hits, and John Olerud's two-run homer helped the New York Yankees defeat Pedro Martinez and the Boston Red Sox 3-1 to take a 2-0 lead in the AL championship series Wednesday night.
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John Olerud hobbled out of the clubhouse on crutches, his left foot heavily wrapped. The New York Yankees' first baseman sat out Sunday night with a bruised instep, and might be sidelined for a while.
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Second (AL East) wild card winner; def. Anaheim in ALDS; def. NY Yankees in ALCS; def. St. Louis in World Series. The curse is finally dead, as