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Rodriguez’s 54th homer, 4 RBIs wasted in Yankees’ 10-9 loss to Orioles (AP)

Tuesday 2 October 2007 @ 11:10 pm

New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui, right, of Japan, runs toward home to score on a single by Robinson Cano (not shown) as Baltimore Orioles catcher Ramon Hernandez looks on at left during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, in Baltimore. The Orioles won, 10-9 in ten innings.

On a night in which Alex Rodriguez entered his name next to Joe DiMaggio in the Yankees record book, New York formally ended its run of first-place finishes in improbable fashion. Rodriguez hit his 54th homer, drove in four runs and scored twice Friday night against the Baltimore Orioles. But a rare blown save by Mariano Rivera and Boston’s win over Minnesota ruined New York’s bid to claim the AL…


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Best of the best (Yahoo! Sports)

Tuesday 2 October 2007 @ 11:10 pm

In a crowded field, Prince Fielder and Alex Rodriguez deserve MVP status.

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Duncan’s homer in 10-run fourth inning lifts Yankees over Orioles 11-10 (AP)

Tuesday 2 October 2007 @ 11:10 pm

New York Yankees manager Joe Torre looks out from the dugout before a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, in Baltimore. The Yankees won, 11-10.

Andy Pettitte picked up a victory in his final start before the playoffs. The fashion in which he got it, however, wasn’t exactly what the left-hander had in mind. Shelley Duncan homered to cap a 10-run fourth inning, and a host of New York Yankees backups feasted on Baltimore Orioles pitching in an 11-10 win Saturday night.


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A-Rod looking to put finishing touches on stellar season (PA SportsTicker)

Tuesday 2 October 2007 @ 11:10 pm

BRONX, New York (Ticker) - Heading into his fourth postseason with the New York Yankees, Alex Rodriguez is coming off one of the greatest individual regular seasons in franchise history. He also faces the ghosts of previous playoff failures but does so with a different approach and a message from captain Derek Jeter.

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Tampa Bay 1B Carlos Pena is AL comeback player of the year after hitting 46 homers (AP)

Tuesday 2 October 2007 @ 11:10 pm

One season after being released by three teams, Carlos Pena put together the best performance in Tampa Bay Devil Rays history and was chosen Tuesday as Major League Baseball’s AL comeback player of the year. The 28-year-old slugger batted a career-best .282 with a club-record 46 home runs and 121 RBIs after joining the Devil Rays in spring training as a non-roster invitee.

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For Clemens, there’s no place like home to rehab hamstring injury (AP)

Tuesday 2 October 2007 @ 10:10 pm

New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens reacts to a reporters question before a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Tuesday night Sept. 25, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Clemens is being pulled from tinght's start due to a sore hamstring.

Roger Clemens flew home to Texas on Friday, choosing to rehabilitate his bothersome left hamstring there rather than at the New York Yankees’ training facility in Tampa, Fla. Clemens missed his scheduled start at Tampa Bay on Tuesday and remained behind to condition the leg when the team flew north. Although Clemens said he was healthy enough to pitch, the Yankees decided not to have him pitch this…


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Manny still being Manny (Yahoo! Sports)

Tuesday 2 October 2007 @ 10:10 pm

Mercurial Red Sox slugger is fighting injuries and inconsistency, but he still puts fear in pitchers.

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