Yanks win, Bosox lose as AL East tightens
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All of a sudden the AL East is getting interesting with the New York Yankees surging and the Boston Red Sox slumping.
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This was what the Red Sox had in mind as, over the last few weeks, they furiously whittled away the 10 1/2-game lead the Yankees held in the American League East on Aug. 15.
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com. Those numbers each represent something important for the Yankees, who wrapped up the American League East title on Thursday night with a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins.
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Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Orlando Cabrera and Johnny Damon each had RBI singles in a two-run ninth inning, as the Boston Red Sox beat star closer Mariano Rivera and the New York Yankees, 3-2, to further tighten the American League East race.
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The Toronto Blue Jays eked out a 3-2 home victory over the slumping New York Yankees on Tuesday, a defeat that kept the visitors stuck in a tie for last place in the American League East.
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The New York Yankees battled to a 9-5  victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Friday, the  win lifting the struggling Bronx Bombers out of last place in  the American League East division.
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The Tampa Bay Devil Rays damaged Boston's slim chances of winning the AL East, beating Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox 9-4 Wednesday night.
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Johnny Damon drove in the winning run with a bloop single in the top of the ninth inning as the Boston Red Sox rallied to edge the New York Yankees 3-2 in an American League East showdown at Yankee Stadium on Friday.
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Minneapolis -- They were down by four runs. They were five outs from defeat. Hmmm. You think the Yankees were actually worried about losing?
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NEW YORK - Orlando Cabrera and Johnny Damon hit RBI singles in the ninth inning off Mariano Rivera, and the Boston Red Sox stormed past New York 3-2 Friday night to cut the Yankees&#39; AL East lead to 2 1/2 games.
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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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Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui, and Bernie Williams each homered and the New York Yankees held on for an 8-7 victory over the Blue Jays last night in Toronto. Esteban Loaiza failed to make it out of the fifth inning in another poor start since being acquired from the Chicago White Sox in a July 31 trade for Jose Contreras.
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Pedro Martinez pulls Boston within 2 1/2 games of the New York Yankees in the AL East after shutting out Texas 2-0 Friday night.
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Boston knuckleballer Tim Wakefield continues his late season struggles, and Tampa Bay edges the Red Sox, making the AL East race even tighter.
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Manny Ramirez hits in the tiebreaking run in the eighth, and the Red Sox win, 12-5, to cut the Yankees' lead in the AL East to 4 1/2 games.
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com. With the American League East title hanging in the balance, the Yankees and Red Sox lock up on Saturday afternoon in the Bronx in one of the final five meetings of the season between
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Alex Rodriguez believed the losing would stop sooner or later. And while it's early to declare a turnaround, the New York Yankees are taking steps in that direction. The latest came Tuesday night, when Rodriguez homered and drove in three runs in a 7-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.