AL Wrap: Stumbling Yankees Go Down Again
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Sidney Ponson pitched a complete-game  two-hitter as the Baltimore Orioles stunned the New York  Yankees 7-0 in American League play at Yankee Stadium Saturday.
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Roger Clemens was outpitched, and the New York Yankees fell below .500 again.
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Another year is over, and another chance is gone. The Yankees shuffled meekly from the postseason stage Saturday, falling to the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 of their American League division series.
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The New York Yankees are trying to break another one of baseball's unwritten rules, the one that says a double-digit deficit on Memorial Day is insurmountable. One game after Alex Rodriguez offended some baseball purists by distracting a fielder during a popup, the Yankees built on that victory by beating the Red Sox 9-5 on Friday and climbing out of the AL East cellar.
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Mike Mussinaâs rapid decline continued in the Yankeesâ worst loss of the season, a 16-0 wipeout by the Detroit Tigers.
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Gary Sheffield had an error in his second game playing first base and Randy Johnson allowed five runs over six innings while the Yankees were unable to generate any offense.
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The Yankees enter another postseason with such a star-studded lineup that only their own insecurities or a strong pitching staff can derail them.
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Mike Mussina did all he could to keep the Yankees close, but his teammates wasted one scoring chance after another last night in a 2-0 AL Division Series Game 1 loss to Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins.
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Drained by a difficult week, the New York Yankees needed an uplifting victory. That's exactly what they got yesterday.
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THE Yankees&#39; final seven at-bats yesterday defined their current state. Gary Sheffield homered and was followed by six meek outs in 11 pitches.
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With a chance to secure at least the American League wild card, the Yankeesâ bullpen crumbled in a loss to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 10 innings.
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The New York Yankees beat the slumping  Chicago White Sox for the second straight time on Wednesday,  riding Chien-Ming Wang&#39;s complete game to a comfortable 5-1  victory.
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Javier Vazquez reversed his free fall with seven three-hit innings and Derek Jeter went 3 for 4 in the Yankees' second straight shutout victory.
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A night after the Yankees gave up 17 runs in a loss, their outlook brightened considerably as Mike Mussina stifled the Kansas City Royals.
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NEW YORK -- With Thursday night&#39;s epic defeat, the Yankees&#39; hold on first place in the American League East became increasingly tenuous.
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They had just been on the bottom side of the greatest el foldo in major league baseball playoff history. Maybe at some point down the road, that will irk the Yankees.
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Gary Sheffield, Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada homered off an ineffective Pedro Martinez, and Mike Mussina gave the Yankees another excellent outing on Sunday.