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| Yankees' Swisher leaves game |
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05/01/2009 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher left Friday's 10-9 victory against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with a bruised right elbow. Swisher took an offering from Jered Weaver off the elbow in the first inning but remained in the game. Then, as the Yankees took the field in the third, center fielder Melky Cabrera moved to right and Brett Gardner took over in center. X-rays taken were negative and Swisher is listed as day-to-day. Coming into the game, Swisher was hitting .31 |
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| Tigers send out new ace Galarraga in opener with Tribe |
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05/01/2009 |
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| earned run in his two wins at home this season, is unbeaten in five starts against the Indians, posting a 3-0 mark to go along with a 3.62 ERA. Detroit enters tonight's opener after dropping the final two contests of their three-game series with the New York Yankees, including an 8-6 loss in Wednesday's finale. Curtis Granderson had a three-run homer for the Tigers, who are 3-4 over their last seven games. Placido Polanco and Gerald Laird drove in a run each in the setback. Rick Porcello (1-3) was dealt the los |
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| Yanks, Angels continue set in the Bronx |
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05/01/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees try to push their winning streak to a season-high four games this evening when they play the second test of their four-game series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees drew first blood in this set with a thrilling win on Thursday, as Ramiro Pena's first two career RBI came as part of a game-changing three-run eighth inning in New York's 7-4 victory. Melky Cabrera put his team ahead with a bases-loaded single in the big eighth and was 2-fo |
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| Pena helps Yankees rally over Angels |
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05/01/2009 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - Ramiro Pena's first two career RBI came as part of a game-changing three-run eighth inning, as the New York Yankees beat the Angels, 7-4, in the opener of a four-game set. Johnny Damon had a solo homer and Hideki Matsui went 1-for-4 with an RBI to extend his hitting streak to 10 games for New York, which won its third straight on the heels of a four-game slide. Robinson Cano extended his hitting streak to a single-season career-high 17 games with a single in the eighth. Mark Teixei |
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| Book suggests A-Rod took steroids in high school and with Yankees |
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04/30/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - An upcoming book about Alex Rodriguez suggests the All-Star third baseman may have used steroids as early as high school and was suspected of using them while playing for the New York Yankees. In February, Rodriguez admitted to using steroids from 2001-03 when he was with the Texas Rangers, but a new book entitled "A-Rod" from Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts suggests he didn't give them up once coming to the Yankees. Roberts broke the story that Rodriguez failed a stero |
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| Streaking Angels visit Yankees |
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04/30/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim try to extend their season-high winning streak to four games this evening when they play the first of four games against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The injury-depleted Angels finished off a sweep in their brief two-game series with the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, as Torii Hunter and Kendry Morales hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh to help Los Angeles to a 3-2 win at Camden Yards. Morales drove in the other run with a triple and Shane |
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| Swisher belts two as Yankees outlast Detroit |
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04/30/2009 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Nick Swisher hit a home run from each side of the plate, totaling four RBI, as the New York Yankees used a seven-run fourth inning and staved off a late Detroit run to take the rubber match from the Tigers, 8-6. Hideki Matsui drove in three runs and Johnny Damon also knocked in a run for the Yankees, who won their second straight game after an ugly four-game slide. Joba Chamberlain (1-0) got the win after a solid performance which saw the righty go seven frames and give up a run |
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| Red Sox try to rebound from rare loss against Tribe |
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04/29/2009 |
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| at Oakland after wasting an early four-run lead. Hoping to get the Red Sox back on track tonight will be left-hander Jon Lester, who is 1-2 with a 4.88 earned run average. Lester did not factor in the decision of his last start on Friday against the New York Yankees, as he allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings of his team's 5-4 win. That start had followed up a brilliant seven scoreless-inning performance against Baltimore to get his first win of the year. Lester has faced the Indians four times and is |
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| Yankees use 10-run inning to down Tigers |
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04/29/2009 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Phil Hughes was stellar in his return to the majors and Jose Molina hit a grand slam as part of a 10-run seventh inning, as the New York Yankees snapped their four-game slide in convincing fashion with an 11-0 rout of the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Hughes (1-0), who was called up from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prior to the game to start for the first time since September 24, 2008 in place of an injured and ineffective Chien-Ming Wang, gave up just two hits while fanning six and |
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| Yankees reduce some premium ticket prices |
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04/28/2009 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - Facing the prospect of a sagging economy and having many empty seats close to the field in their new stadium, the New York Yankees cut the price of premium tickets by up to 50 percent Tuesday. The team slashed prices for the 2009 regular season only, and indicated fans who purchased tickets on a full-season basis on field level seats priced at $325-$2,500 in certain sections could be eligible for a full additional regular season ticket at no additional cost. An example of the ticke |
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