Steal of home seals latest Yankees' loss
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It's gotten so bad for the New York Yankees that opponents are stealing home on them. Aaron Hill slid in safely ahead of Andy Pettitte's throw in the seventh and Alex Rios had a go-ahead sacrifice fly to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat New York 3-2 Tuesday night.
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The New York Yankees stormed to a 14-9 home victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, as Alex Rodriguez marked his return to action by belting the 493rd home run of his career.
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That record-setting defeat appears to have stirred up the Yankees. Gary Sheffield had three RBIs to reach 100 for the seventh time, Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer, and Jon Lieber pitched seven shutout innings to lead the Yankees to their second straight win, 9-1 over the Cleveland Indians last night in New York.
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CLEVELAND -- Gary Sheffield&#39;s two-run home run in the ninth inning Monday night gave the New York Yankees a 6-4 victory over the Indians -- Cleveland&#39;s eighth straight loss.
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A little more than 24 hours after finishing off another crucial victory against baseballâs best team, the Yankees could not handle baseballâs worst.
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The Yankees came back to tie the score in the top of the eighth inning, but lost the lead again in the bottom of the eighth, wasting another strong start by Andy Pettitte.
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The New York Yankees couldn&#039;t quite wipe out memories of the second-worst loss in franchise history in 24 hours.
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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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Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player to reach 450 home runs, but committed his team-leading 18th error in the New York Yankees' 7-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
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NEW YORK -- With an epic defeat, the New York Yankees' hold on first place in the American League East became increasingly tenuous.
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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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he big, bad Yankees, who have bashed more home runs than any other big league team this season, scrounged up a victory yesterday without getting a hit in a decisive ninth inning.
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Orlando HernÃ¡ndez failed to protect a 3-0 lead, so the Yankees lost a chance of clinching at least the wild card.
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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. Sierra's three-run homer in the eighth inning tied it, then Rodriguez doubled, alertly stole third base and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Kyle Lohse to lift the Yankees over the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Saturday.
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Joe Torre found his new lucky spot in the dugout, then watched Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte and the rest of the team go to work. Yep, things are falling into place nicely for the New York Yankees. Rodriguez drove in two more runs, Pettitte breezed for eight innings and the Yankees won their ninth straight game, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 Thursday.
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Bobby Abreu was one of three Yankees to homer in the fourth inning of Thursdayâs victory.
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Bengie Molina went 4 for 4 with a three-run homer, Kelvim Escobar outpitched Kevin Brown, and the Anaheim Angels completed a three-game sweep of the slumping Yankees with a 4-3 victory yesterday in New York.