The quest for 3,000 career hits hasn't been easy on Derek Jeter. Far from it. But now that he's so close to a milestone he won't have to share with anyone in the Yankees' incomparable history, he hopes that changes. Jeter got two hits, moving him within four of 3,000 and CC Sabathia took out any anger for being snubbed as an All-Star by striking out 11 in seven shutout innings,...

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Yankees manager Joe Girardi was red in the face with anger, nose-to-nose in a screaming match with Cleveland counterpart Manny Acta after Mark Teixeira was whacked with a fastball. Tired of getting hit by pitches -- and losing to rival Boston -- the fired-up Yankees took out their frustration on the skidding Cleveland Indians.

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