Rodriguez hits No. 497 as Yankees sweep doubleheader
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The New York Yankees swept a  doubleheader from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, winning the opener  7-3 and then roaring to a 17-5 triumph in the nightcap at  Yankee Stadium on Saturday.
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Alex Rodriguez became the first Yankees player to reach 50 home runs since Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle in 1961 with a 2-run shot to center field off Kansas City Royals starter Brian Bannister in the fourth inning on Saturday night.
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Joe Torre got his 2,000th managerial victory and Alex Rodriguez hit his 15th career grand slam as the New York Yankees put together their longest winning streak in a month.
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Alex Rodriguez hit his 496th career home run and Andy Phillips delivered a tie-breaking single as the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Monday.
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A big home run by Ruben Sierra, a clutch 11th-inning hit by Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees are headed right back where most people figured &#151; playing the Boston Red Sox for the AL pennant &#151; after beating the Minnesota Twins 6-5.
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Alex Rodriguez rejoined the Yankees' lineup and showed off All-Star form Friday night, hitting a home run that tied him with Lou Gehrig on the career list and leading New York to a wild 14-9 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
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Shelley Duncan homered twice, including a three-run drive that capped a 10-run fourth inning Sunday in the surging New York Yankees' 21-4 rout of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Alex Rodriguez, batting with sunglasses on a sunny afternoon, hit his major league-leading 34th homer and No. 498 of his career.
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Mike Mussina pitched into the eighth inning, Alex Rodriguez hit his major league-leading 25th homer and the New York Yankees beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 Wednesday night to extend their season-high winning streak to eight.
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Derek Jeter hit a bases-clearing double in New York's seven-run seventh inning as the Yankees rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 14-11 and complete a sweep of Friday's day-night doubleheader.
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Alex Rodriguez scores on a wild pitch in the 11th innning to lead the New York Yankees into the AL Championship Series by defeating the Minnesota Twins, 6-5, on Saturday.
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Alex Rodriguez became the first Yankee to reach 50 home runs since Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle in 1961.
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Alex Rodriguez doubled, stole third and scored on a wild pitch in the 11th inning as the New York Yankees rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 and advance to the American League Championship Series against Boston.
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BOSTON -- Alex Rodriguez ended a tumultuous weekend with a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning against the Yankees' biggest rival. Rodriguez's solo shot on an 0-2 pitch from star closer Jonathan Papelbon gave New York a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night and a 2-1...
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Alex Rodriguez scored from third base on a wild pitch by Kyle Lohse in the top of the 11th inning, giving the New York Yankees a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins in their American League Divisional Series in Minneapolis Saturday.
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Another big home run by Alex Rodriguez wasnât enough to help the Yankees clinch a 13th straight playoff appearance.
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MINNEAPOLIS - A big home run by Ruben Sierra, a clutch 11th-inning hit by Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees are headed right back where most people figured - playing the Boston Red Sox for the AL pennant. Sierra's three-run homer in the eighth inning tied it...
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Alex Rodriguez homered and drove in  three runs and Wang Chien-ming struck out a career-high 10  batters as the New York Yankees overpowered the cross-town Mets  8-2 in interleague play on Sunday.