Yankees 4, Blue Jays 1: Back as a Starter, Mussina Helps Yanks Win Seventh Straight
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Banished from the rotation after a string of three dismal August starts, Mike Mussina shut out the Toronto Blue Jays over five and two-thirds innings Wednesday night.
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Mike Mussina was almost perfect &#151; and it almost wasn't enough for the New York Yankees.
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Justin Verlander shut down the New York Yankees while the Detroit Tigers roughed up Mike Mussina and a couple of relievers in their highest-scoring game this season.
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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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TORONTO - Tony Clark homered three times for the first time in his career, Ruben Sierra hit a grand slam for his 300th homer, and Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez also connected to lead the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 18-6 on Saturday.    New York, which overcame a 4-0 deficit for the second time in the series, had nine runs and 10 hits in the ninth inning, both season highs...
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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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Vernon Wells cracked a two-run triple in the seventh inning to earn the Toronto Blue Jays a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees in the American League Wednesday.
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The difference between the first-place Yankees and the last-place Blue Jays was there for all to see last night, in a pitching match-up featuring two back-of-the-rotation starters.
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Mike Mussina took charge Tuesday night by allowing three singles and a walk over seven sparkling innings as the Yankees crept to two and a half behind games the Red Sox in the A.L. East.
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Mike Mussina pitches three-hit ball for eight innings and strikes out a season-high 11 as the Yankees blank Kansas City, 4-0, Tuesday night and boost the margin over second-place Boston to four games.
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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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com. Just when the Blue Jays seemed to be making it a game on Saturday, the Yankees sprinted away with a three-homer barrage. New York scored nine times in the ninth inning, cashing in an 18-6 win over Toronto.
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Vernon Wells cracked a two-run triple  in the seventh inning to earn the Toronto Blue Jays a 5-4 win  over the New York Yankees in the American League Wednesday.
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The transformation is beginning. After last night's 5-3 win over the Red Sox, Yankees manager Joe Torre announced that struggling righthander Mike Mussina will skip his next start so he can work on the side to try to get straightened out. Ian Kennedy, who has gone 12-3 with a 1.91 ERA at three levels this season, will ...
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Mike Mussina pitched seven sharp innings and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Friday night for their first win in a week. Alex Rodriguez had three hits as the Yankees opened a big 10-game homestand after a disastrous 1-7 road trip. New York has won nine of its last 10 games at Yankee Stadium.
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Mike Mussina pitched three-hit ball for eight innings and struck out a season-high 11, leading the New York Yankees over the Royals, 4-0, last night in Kansas City.
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Alex Rodriguez hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning and the surging New York Yankees won their fifth straight game, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Wednesday night.