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| Yankees send Mussina against O's in Baltimore |
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09/28/2007 |
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| rioles at Camden Yards. The Yankees, who clinched their 13th straight postseason berth on Wednesday, kept the pressure on the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, as Jose Molina's two-run single in the seventh inning lifted New York to a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. Phil Hughes (5-3) started and threw seven strong innings, allowing one run on four hits for the Yankees, who now trail Boston by just two games with three to play in the AL East after the Red Sox lost to Minnesota on Thursday. Th |
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| Rays, Jays open set north of the border |
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09/28/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays try to avoid finishing with the worst record in baseball for the second straight year, as they open a season- ending three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays tonight at Rogers Centre. Tampa, which lost 101 games a year ago, is 65-94 and has three fewer wins than Baltimore, Kansas City and Pittsburgh, all of whom have three games remaining as well. The Devil Rays, though, have already ensured themselves of finishing at least tied for last place in the AL East with the |
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| Dice-K gets first taste of Twins |
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09/28/2007 |
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| wn the stretch, going just 1-4 over his last eight starts, while pitching to a 7.09 earned run average. He has also walked 26 batters in that time. The Japanese superstar, who has never faced the Twins, received a no-decision on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, as he allowed five runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings of his team's 8-6 win. Matsuzaka is 14-12 with a 4.48 ERA on the year. Boston's magic number for clinching its first division title since 1995 remained at two on Thursday, as Torii Hunter drove |
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| Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain shut down Devil Rays 3-1 as Yankees stay in AL East race |
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09/28/2007 |
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A day after clinching a playoff spot, the New York Yankees turned to their young arms in pursuit of a division crown. Joba Chamberlain pitched on consecutive days for the first time, helping fellow rookie Phil Hughes beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-1 on Thursday night to keep alive New York's slim hopes in the AL East. At Boston, Michael Cuddyer and Garrett Jones homered off Josh Beckett in his last start before the playoffs, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory over the AL East-leading Red Sox. `` |
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| American League Game Capsules |
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09/28/2007 |
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| and J.D. Drew knocked in a run in defeat. Final Score: New York 3, Tampa Bay 1 St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Jose Molina's two-run single in the seventh inning gave his club the lead as the New York Yankees held on for a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. Phil Hughes (5-3) started and threw seven strong innings, allowing one run on four hits for the Yankees, who clinched a postseason berth on Wednesday and now trail Boston by just two games in the AL East after the Red Sox lost to |
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| Yanks down D-Rays, draw closer to BoSox |
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09/28/2007 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Jose Molina's two-run single in the seventh inning gave his club the lead as the New York Yankees held on for a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. Phil Hughes (5-3) started and threw seven strong innings, allowing one run on four hits for the Yankees, who clinched a postseason berth on Wednesday and now trail Boston by just two games in the AL East after the Red Sox lost to Minnesota on Thursday. "Today was the best by far that he [Hughes] pitched," |
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| Thursday's AL Capsules |
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09/27/2007 |
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| -A day after the Yankees clinched a playoff berth, Phil Hughes kept alive New York's slim hopes in the AL East. Hughes (5-3) allowed four hits in seven innings, and Jose Molina delivered a two-run single Thursday night to lead the Yankees over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-1. Joba Chamberlain pitched on consecutive days for the first time, striking out B.J. Upton to escape a jam with runners at first and second in the eighth inning. Jose Veras pitched the ninth, completing a six-hitter for his second career save.< |
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| Playoff-bound Yankees conclude series with Devil Rays |
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09/27/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With their 13th straight postseason appearance assured, the New York Yankees shift their focus to resting some starters, as they conclude a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. On Wednesday, Robinson Cano collected two hits, including a three-run homer, and knocked in five runs as New York cruised to a 12-4 win. Jorge Posada was 3-for-6 with three RBI for the Yankees, who have won 15 of their last 20 games. The playoff streak is the longest active run of postseason |
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| Yankees cap satisfying comeback, clinch 13th straight playoff appearance |
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09/27/2007 |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -The New York Yankees finally could relax and give themselves a pat on the back. They clinched their 13th consecutive postseason appearance with a 12-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Wednesday night, then toasted an improbable comeback from a horrid first two months of the season. ``Everybody counted us out - everybody,'' closer Mariano Rivera said. ``But we hung in there, and here is the result.'' Players sprayed champagne on each other during a wild postgame celebratio |
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| Yanks tangle with Devil Rays hoping to clinch playoff spot |
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09/26/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees try once again to wrap up their 13th straight postseason appearance this evening when they play the second game of their three-game series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. The Yankees have already clinched at least a tie for the wild card, but were denied the spot outright on Monday, as they wasted a five-run lead and fell in extra innings in the series opener, 7-6, when Dioner Navarro led off the 10th frame with a solo home run. Navarro, an ex-Yankee farmha |
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