KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Derek Jeter owns left-handed pitchers and Mark Teixeira owns Bruce Chen.

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Derek Jeter has been nearly impossible for the Kansas City Royals to get out lately. That's a feeling the rest of the American League is experiencing this season.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Leave it to CC Sabathia and Derek Jeter, a couple of grizzled veterans, to give the New York Yankees an uplifting performance when they need it the most.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira hit two-run homers and C.C. Sabathia won his fourth straight start as the New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-2 Friday night.

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The New York Yankees will go on without all-time saves leader Mariano Rivera, who twisted his right knee in a freak injury during batting practice Thursday, tearing his ACL and meniscus. Rivera, who is 42 years old and hadn't been on the disabled list in nine years, likely will miss the rest of the season because of the recovery time involved — usually 6-9 months. He hinted in spring training that he would retire after the season and, as of now, he doesn't know if he will pitch again . Rivera was teary talking to reporters. "It's torn," Rivera told reporters after the game. "I have to fix it." Rivera was injured chasing a fly ball — shagging, a normally routine duty all pitchers are required to perform. After Rivera fell to the ground on the warning track clutching his knee, coach Mike Harkey called for help. Teammates were stone-faced as Rivera was driven off the field in a cart at Kauffman Stadium, where the Yankees started a four-game series with a 4-3 loss to the Royals . Rivera smiled and laughed while leaving, reportedly, but the news was bad after he was taken for an MRI. Manager Joe Girardi said he wasn't second-guessing Rivera's shagging as he's performed the task frequently and consistently without incident. This, Girardi said, was the very definition of a freak injury. "Shagging, I love to do," Rivera said. "If I could do it again, I'd do it again." Derek Jeter, a teammate for nearly all of Rivera's career, didn't know what to think . "He's going to be missed. There's no other way to put it. You can't replace him." [Related: Fantasy impact of Mariano Rivera's knee injury ]

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(Reuters) - Derek Jeter scored on a passed ball to give the New York Yankees a 7-6 come from behind win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday, spoiling another visit to the Bronx for Detroit ace Justin Verlander. Alex Rodriguez belted a homer, drove in another run and tied the scores in eighth inning to help send the slumping Tigers to their fifth straight defeat. "It was a nice win, a nice way to start the homestand with a good win, especially being behind twice in that game and able to come back against a top-notch pitcher like Verlander," Rodriguez said following a 3-for-4 night at the plate. ...

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NEW YORK (AP) Derek Jeter scored on a passed ball with one out in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees rallied to hand the Tigers their fifth straight loss, 7-6 on Friday night, hours after Detroit left fielder Delmon Young was arraigned on a hate crime harassment charge.

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We know New York Yankees all-time hits leader Derek Jeter (.411) has offensively been a man possessed so far in 2012, but now his longtime teammate, Alex Rodriguez, is starting to do damage at the plate, too.

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The Juice is back for its fifth season of fun! Stop by each weekday for an ample serving of news from the action, plus great photos, stats and video highlights. _ Cody Ross — serial bat flipper: Ross went deep twice — with a two-run shot to tie the score in the seventh against Jason Marquis, and a go-ahead solo blast with two outs in the ninth against Matt Capps — to carry the Boston Red Sox past the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Monday night. Before Alfredo Aceves got the save, Boston even coaxed Daniel Bard, who temporarily (?) was demoted to the bullpen, into getting two key outs in the eighth to suppress a Twins rally. It's like all of Boston's problems never existed! [ Video: Boston Red Sox have major issues that are beyond manager Bobby Valentine ] Jeter playing young: Nice formula for the Yankees here: CC Sabathia allows four runs in eight innings, Alex Rodriguez hits a three-run homer and Derek Jeter collects four hits. After extending his hitting streak to 13 games in New York's 7-4 victory at Texas, Jeter is batting .346 over his past 85 games going back to July 2011. ''I keep kidding him that it's like 1999 again — three hits every day. He's amazing,'' Rodriguez said of the 37-year-old Jeter. So ... what happened in the Cubs game? The Cardinals were one strike away from beating the Cubs — no big deal, happens all of the time — when something odd happened. They lost. With closer Jason Motte on the hill, former Cardinals reserve Joe Mather lined a two-run single to give Chicago a 3-2 win at Wrigley Field . Through eight innings, Jaime Garcia had outpitched (barely) Matt Garza. Watch the fun happen (for some, not all) in the ninth:

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Derek Jeter had four hits to stretch his hitting streak to 13 games, Alex Rodriguez belted career home run No. 632 and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Monday night.

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