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Cano and Hafner power the Yankees to win against the Tribe

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Robinson Cano hit two home runs and Travis Hafner hit one homer with four RBI's as the offense carried the Yankees to a 11-6 win against the Indians in Cleveland this afternoon. This was Hafner's first return to Cleveland since he left the only team he's ever known for the Yankees this offseason. He got a ...

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7 shutout innings by CC Sabathia helps Yankees avoid sweep

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CC Sabathia didn't have his best stuff and his velocity is still in the 90-92 mph range, but he was still able to lead the Yankees to a 5-0 victory behind a strong seven-inning, shutout performance against tough Tigers lineup. Sabathia put runners on in every inning except the seventh, but the Tigers really only challenged ...

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Yankees drop another in 8-4 loss to the Tigers

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Things looked optimistic for the Yankees early, but they unraveled quickly as they were held to just six hits and Phil Hughes was chased in the fifth inning during an 8-4 loss to the Tigers in Detroit. The Yankees bats looked good early when Vernon Wells led off the second with a homer followed by a ...

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Ivan Nova mauled by the Tigers in an 8-3 loss

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Ivan Nova couldn't make it out of the fifth inning Prince Fielder hit a pair of home runs off the Yankees bullpen as they lost to the Tigers 8-3 in Detroit this afternoon. It was typical bad Nova. He nibbles, leaves pitches up and hitters make him pay. He gets his strikeouts, five today, but wasn't ...

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Pettitte and Rivera lead Yankees to 4-2 win over the Red Sox

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Andy Pettitte tossed eight innings of one-run ball and Mariano Rivera slammed the door behind him as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 4-2 to salvage the opening series of the season. Pettitte looked great. He only needed 94 pitches to get through eight innings. He was sitting comfortably in the low-90's, had the hitters off ...

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Kuroda knocked out as the Yankees fall to the Red Sox 7-4

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The Red Sox literally knocked Hiroki Kuroda out of the game in the second inning, and the Yankees offense was mostly quiet again as the Red Sox beat them 7-4 during a cold night at Yankee Stadium. A liner off the bat of Shane Victorino looked like it barely grazed Kuroda's fingers. Larry Rothschild and Steve ...

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Yankees drop Opening Day to Red Sox 8-2

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CC Sabathia was typical Opening Day CC which is to say that he was bad, the Yankees lineup could only muster two runs on six hits with nobody coming up with a multi-hit game, and the best pitcher out of the bullpen was Shawn Kelley as the they lost to the Red Sox 8-2. Try not ...

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Yankees season ends as the Tigers sweep the ALCS

CC Sabathia didn't have his good command, but it didn't exactly matter as the Yankees offense continued its no-show in the playoffs as they lost 8-1 and were swept by the Tigers in the ALCS. For a while there was a question as to whether the Yankees would even get a hit in this game when ...

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Yankees/Tigers Game 4 of the ALCS is rained out

Game 4 of the American League Championship Series that was set to take place in Detroit tonight was postponed due to rain. The Yankees and Tigers sat through more than an hour rain delay even though it wasn't raining before they declared a rain out. The game will be made up on Thursday at 4:07 ...

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Verlander wins as Yankees fall to 0-3 in the ALCS

The Yankees needed Phil Hughes to come up big, they needed Robinson Cano to start hitting again. They didn't get either as they lost to Justin Verlander and the Tigers 2-1 in Detroit on Tuesday night to drop to 0-3 in the ALCS. Hughes was solid in the first three innings and then opened the fourth ...

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