Yankees Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

A.J. Burnett has had worse outings than the one he had Monday, but few of them have seemed to bother the right-hander as much as the 4-3 loss to the Orioles did.

Burnett gave up four runs on seven hits and four walks in seven innings, limiting Baltimore to single runs in four different innings. Unfortunately, two of those innings came immediately after the Yankees had tied the game, shifting the momentum—and the lead—back to Baltimore.

"You want to throw up a zero no matter what, but especially when we score," Burnett said. "I wasn't able to do that."

Burnett's fastball and curveball were sharp, as he used the hook to induce a pair of double plays, but his changeup wasn't as good as it was five days earlier.

In his last seven starts, Burnett is 1-5...

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 7, 2010

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Clemens, in court, tells judge: ‘Not guilty’ (AP)

Roger Clemens put his right hand on the lectern, leaned down toward the microphone and made what might be the most important pitch of his life: "Not guilty, your honor." Those words, uttered Monday in a strong, confident voice by the seven-time Cy Young Award winner sporting a black blazer and blond highlights in his hair, marked the official beginning of a court case that could taint...

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Roger Clemens indicted in steroid case (The Canadian Press)

FILE - This photo provided by Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady, is one of the photographs submitted to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in Washington on Feb. 7, 2008, by Brian McNamee, former personal trainer for pitcher Roger Clemens, showing evidence of alleged use of steroids by Clemens. The New York Times reported on its website Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, that federal authorities have decided to indict Roger Clemens on charges of making false statements to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, testified under oath at a hearing before a House committee and contradicted each other about whether Clemens had used the banned substances.(AP Photo/Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady, Senna Riahi) **NO SALES**

WASHINGTON - Roger Clemens was vehement: "Let me be clear. I have never taken steroids or HGH," he told a House committee in 2008. Now, instead of the Hall of Fame, baseball's seven-time Cy Young winner could go to prison after being indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for allegedly lying to Congress.


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Pedro Martinez rejects offers to return to majors (AP)

Pedro Martinez's phone has been ringing during the last two weeks. Several major league teams -- the three-time Cy Young Award winner won't say which ones -- called with offers to pitch. He was flattered by the invitations but turned them all down. "Very tempting," he said Thursday during an interview with The Associated Press, "but I have already committed to my kids for the...

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Hughes wins 11th, Teixeira’s 2 homers power Yanks (AP)

Phil Hughes watched the drama surrounding Cliff Lee play out on Friday, at one point taking a moment to do the math about how the Yankees' rotation would look if Lee was traded to New York. Ultimately, Hughes' brief thought was for naught. Lee is headed to Texas, and the Yankees are perfectly happy having a fifth starter with 11 wins before the All-Star break.

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