A-Rod belts his 31st as Yanks top D-Rays
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Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu homered to back the pitching of Andy Pettitte and lead the New York Yankees to a 7-3 victory over the struggling Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday night.
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BOSTON A two-run home run by Alex Rodriguez has given the New York Yankees a 2-to-0 lead in the third inning of Game Four of their American League Championship Series.
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They may never be mistaken for the boys from the Bronx as Boston&#39;s archrivals. But the Devil Rays picked up last night where the Yankees
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Alex Rodriguez and Hideki Matsui each hit two-run doubles, and Jon Lieber struck out a season-high nine to lead the New York Yankees past the slumping Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11-2 on Tuesday night.
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Alex Rodriguez hit his 50th and 51st  home runs of the season to propel the New York Yankees to an  11-5 road victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.
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Carlos Pena homered twice and Andy Sonnanstine pitched eight innings of two-hit ball against the lethargic New York Yankees, leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 9-1 rout Friday night.
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David Ortiz was frustrated as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays won the first three games against his Boston Red Sox. Five players in the outfield in a severe shift against the left-handed slugger had him 2-for-10 with a solo homer and six strikeouts. He broke out Thursday night with his 28th and 29th home runs, the latter a grand slam in the ninth inning of Boston&#039;s sweep-avoiding 12-5 victory Thursday night. Nobody could argue with his strategy.
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Ivan Rodriguez hit his 250th career homer and Jeremy Bonderman threw a four-hitter to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-0 in the opening game of a doubleheader Thursday.
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Alex Rodriguez drove in three runs and  Orlando Hernandez pitched seven strong innings to guide the New  York Yankees past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-4 in the American  League Monday.
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Alex Rodriguez homered with two out in  the ninth inning to lift the New York Yankees to a 6-5  come-from-behind victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday and  a 2-1 edge in the weekend series between the old rivals.
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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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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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Derek Jeter hit a leadoff home run, Jon Lieber pitched into the eighth inning and the New York Yankees clinched their 10th consecutive trip to the postseason with a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday.
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Andy Phillips, right, makes key plays with his bat and glove in the eighth inning to help the Yankees beat the Devil Rays, 7-6, and move above .500 for the first time in more than three weeks.
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Joe Torre found his new lucky spot in the dugout, then watched Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte and the rest of the team go to work. Yep, things are falling into place nicely for the New York Yankees. Rodriguez drove in two more runs, Pettitte breezed for eight innings and the Yankees won their ninth straight game, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 Thursday.
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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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Alex Rodriguez sneaked up behind John Olerud and sang out, &quot;Johnny O&#39;s too dry.&quot; A-Rod, who made all the right moves in the division series, then made another in the clubhouse