When the bright lights come on, Josh Beckett knows how to respond. Beckett shut down the skidding New York Yankees for the second time this season and Adrian Gonzalez homered for the fourth consecutive game, sending the Boston Red Sox to a 6-0 victory Saturday on a bizarre night in the Bronx. "That's probably the best cutter I've seen him have in a while.

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Losing breeds changes. The Detroit Tigers lost their seventh consecutive game Monday, 5-3 to the visiting New York Yankees, so they made a roster move after the game. Another move will have to be made Wednesday when Victor Martinez is eligible to come off the disabled list.

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A-Rod is ready. Alex Rodriguez drove in a run for the sixth consecutive game, rotation candidate Freddy Garcia gave up five runs and five hits over six innings and the New York Yankees tied the Toronto Blue Jays 5-5 in 10 innings Saturday. "I've never put a lot of stock in preseason stats or preseason results," Rodriguez said.

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Alex Rodriguez doesn't worry about spring training numbers. His teammates, nevertheless, are impressed by the third baseman's offensive start. A-Rod homered in his third consecutive game and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Thursday night. Rodriguez hit his fourth home run overall, a solo shot in the second.

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Ricky Romero kept pounding the strike zone, the New York Yankees kept making contact and the ball kept finding the gloves of the Toronto Blue Jays. When you put it like that, baseball sure does seem like an easy game. Romero baffled the highest-scoring team in the majors over nine innings Tuesday night, and the free-swinging Blue Jays belted out four home runs during an 8-2 romp that sent the...

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