AL Capsules (AP)

A.J. Pierzynski hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning and finished with three RBIs on Monday, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 for their seventh straight win. Chris Sale (1-1) earned his first major league victory, finishing with 2 2-3 innings of scoreless relief. Jose Valverde (2-4) took the loss.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 6, 2010

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3B coach interferes for final out, Twins hold on (AP)

In a bizarre ending, Texas third base coach Dave Anderson was called for interfering with runner Michael Young for the final out Sunday, giving the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 win over the Rangers. Down 6-2, the Rangers scored twice in the ninth inning and had the bases loaded with two outs. Vladimir Guerrero grounded an RBI single up the middle that Twins second baseman Orlando Hudson fielded behind the...

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 5, 2010

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Steinbrenner Field has 1st game since Boss’ death (AP)

Baseball was back at George M. Steinbrenner Field for the first time since the death of the New York Yankees owner. A moment of silence was held before the Class-A Tampa Yankees played Bradenton Sunday in a Florida State League game. Tampa general manager Vance Smith said the team, which is owned by the Yankees, is planning to add a patch honoring Steinbrenner to its uniform.

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Steinbrenner Field has 1st game since Boss’ death (PA SportsTicker)

Baseball was back at George M. Steinbrenner Field for the first time since the death of the New York Yankees owner.

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Burnett hurts himself in Yanks’ 10-5 loss to Rays (AP)

A.J. Burnett and the New York Yankees ended a difficult week on a sour note. The big right-hander cut both palms when he slammed a set of double doors in frustration after giving up the first of Reid Brignac's two home runs Saturday in a 10-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. "I think the moral is just the fact that I let these guys down in a game where we weren't out of the game early...

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Before the grand ol’ man, there was The Boss (AP)

Many great Yankees were on the field wearing the famous pinstripes again, now with special memorial patches in honor of George Steinbrenner and Bob Sheppard. Amid all the tributes of the past week since the owner's death, Goose Gossage tried to lend some perspective, to contrast the beloved father figure of Steinbrenner's later years with the tempest who shook up New York, baseball and all...

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Fitting tribute to Steinbrenner: Yanks win in 9th (The Canadian Press)

New York Yankees' Nick Swisher(notes) celebrates with Brett Gardner(notes) (11) after hitting the game-winning RBI single during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, July 16, 2010, in New York. The Yankees won 5-4.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - On a night filled with touching tributes, Nick Swisher found the most fitting way to honour George Steinbrenner.


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GM Cashman: Boss ‘made me everything I am today’ (AP)

Brian Cashman was a very visible target of George Steinbrenner's demanding style. "He made me everything I am today," the New York Yankees general manager said Thursday. "He was a man that could move mountains. He was a man that did move mountains." The Yankees owner died Tuesday of a heart attack at age 80.

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