Yankees seal playoff spot
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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
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Jason Giambi hits a grand slam, Jorge Posada adds a solo homer and New York beats the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-2, for their sixth straight victory, which puts the Yankees are four games in front of Detroit in the AL wild-card standings.
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Another August sweep of the Boston Red Sox put the New York Yankees in prime position for a September playoff run. Chien-Ming Wang took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, Robinson Cano homered twice off Curt Schilling and the Yankees beat Boston 5-0 Thursday for their third straight win over the Red Sox.
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Derek Jeter and the rest of the modern-day Murderers' Row overwhelmed the young Detroit Tigers, getting the New York Yankees off to a quick start in the first round of the AL playoffs. Jeter tied the postseason record for hits, going 5-for-5 with a home run to lead New York over Detroit 8-4 Tuesday night in its postseason opener.
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Orlando Hernandez wasn&#39;t even aware the New York Yankees would have clinched their 10th consecutive playoff berth with a win Wednesday night.
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With the chance to clinch a playoff berth within their grasp, the New York Yankees let it slip away -- at least for a day.
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Jon Lieber pitches into the eighth inning as the Yankees clinch their 10th consecutive playoff berth with a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday.
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After two long days of seemingly endless baseball, Melky Cabrera and the Yankees finally nudge a little closer to a playoff berth with an extra-innings win.
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TORONTO - Jason Giambiâs struggles might have cost him a spot on the New York Yankeesâ postseason roster. Before the Yankees ended the regular season Sunday with a 3-2 win over Toronto, Yankees manager
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Even if their sights are set on winning the AL East, the New York Yankees have to be pleased with their position in the wild-card standings after edging Texas.
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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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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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Boston beat the Yankees 4-2 as the AL play-off goes all the way to game seven.
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In major league baseball, the New York Yankees captured their 10th consecutive playoff berth Thursday by beating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7-3.
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The New York Mets became the first   major league team to clinch a playoff berth as second baseman   Jose Valentin belted two home runs to lead the New Yorkers to a   4-0 win over the Florida Marlins on Monday.
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The New York Yankees clinched their  13th consecutive playoff appearance with a crushing 12-4 road  victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Wednesday.
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The New York Yankees celebrated in the dugout as if they'd just clinched a playoff berth. In a way, they've done everything but.