AL East Race Tight As Yanks, Bosox Win
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The New York Yankees will do just about anything to hold off the surging Boston Red Sox. They even tried asking the commissioner's office to award them a forfeit victory. When that didn't work, they moved Alex Rodriguez to the No. 2 spot in the batting order.
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The New York Yankees beat the Twins to claim the AL East - plus a full MLB round-up.
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Oakland, Anaheim and Texas are still battling with a week to go for what is likely to be the final spot in the AL playoffs. With Minnesota having clinched its third consecutive AL Central title, the New York Yankees heading toward a seventh straight first-place finish in the AL East and Boston comfortably ahead in the wild-card race, the West figures to attract the most interest in the final week of the regular season.
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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 Yankees will face the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Friday leading Detroit by three and a half games in the wild-card race but trailing Boston by five and a half in the American League East.
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Jon Lieber stopped the charging Boston Red Sox in what could turn out to be a key game in the AL East race. Lieber no-hit the Red Sox until David Ortiz's two-out home run in the seventh inning, and the New York Yankees beat up on Derek Lowe in a 14-4 win Saturday that restored their division lead to 3 1/2 games.
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ORGET Red Sox-Yankees. Never mind the National League wild card. Oakland-Anaheim, Los Angeles-San Francisco? Who cares? The most compelling race left is the pursuit of last place in the National League East.
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Oakland, Anaheim and Texas are still battling with a week to go for what is likely to be the final spot in the AL playoffs. With Minnesota having clinched its third consecutive AL Central title, the New York Yankees heading toward a seventh straight first-place finish in the AL East and Boston comfortably ahead in the wild-card race, the West figures to attract the most interest in the final week of the regular season...
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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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The New York Yankees are struggling to score and their once-huge lead in the AL East is suddenly shrinking. Manager Joe Torre refuses to panic just yet...
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BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Weather permitting, the Boston Red Sox will attempt to take another bite out of the New York Yankees&#39; lead in the American League East Division standings when the two teams continue a three-game series Saturday.
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The Boston Red Sox crept closer to the New York Yankees in the AL East on Tuesday night, beating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10-8 on Kevin Millar&#39;s two-out, two-run homer in the 11th inning.
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After the Boston Red Sox beat New York on Friday night, the Yankee lead over the Sox was cut to just two and a half games. However, New York padded that lead by two more games with a pair of lopsided victories
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The New York Yankees clinched their   ninth consecutive American League East title on Wednesday   despite a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
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The Boston Red Sox&#39;s history-making comeback to win the American League championship at least temporarily turned New York Yankee dominance on its head.
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David Wells will try to prevent the Boston Red Sox from getting swept at home by the New York Yankees this afternoon. The Yankees, who have won the first four games of the series and now hold a 5 1/2 game lead in the AL East.
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An exhausting day at Fenway Park ensured that the New York Yankees will leave Boston on top of the AL East. The Yankees will try to add to their division lead when they continue their five-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon.