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Mature Hughes dominates as Yankees reliever

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:13:00 -0400

There is something almost middle-aged about Phil Hughes.

First-place Yankees complete sweep of Orioles

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:03:00 -0400

A.J. Burnett called it a "friendly competition" among the starters.

Yankees' Swisher redeems himself in Nick of time

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:03:00 -0400

An error that nearly started an Orioles rally became a joke and a movie reference four batters later when the culprit, rightfielder Nick Swisher, redeemed himself with a fine play.

Bruney brushes off ninth-inning homers he allowed

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:03:00 -0400

Call it gallows humor.

Yankees win fifth in a row, lead Boston by game

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:33:00 -0400

On a night Sergio Mitre made his first start in nearly two years, he pitched the Yankees into sole possession of first place.

A-Rod shows patience in Yankees' win over Orioles

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:13:00 -0400

A stolen base, two patient at-bats for walks and a line single to leftfield to score two runs. It sounded more like a night from a leadoff hitter than the man in 10th place on the all-time home run list, but that performance is what the Yankees needed from Alex Rodriguez in their 6-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.

Mitre just good enough for first place Yankees

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:23:00 -0400

It's all about where they set the bar for you, isn't it?

Yankees designate seldom-used Tomko for assignment

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:23:00 -0400

After being designated for assignment Tuesday, pitcher Brett Tomko said he had no hard feelings toward the Yankees, but that he also never felt as if he was given a fair chance.

Yankees' Matsui sits for A-Rod to DH

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:03:00 -0400

A night after hitting a game-winning home run, Hideki Matsui found himself on the bench.

Bounce-back start for Pettitte

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:03:00 -0400

Andy Pettitte took his cutter off the shelf last night, dusted it off and found a form he hasn't had since the beginning of the month.