MLB Note – New York Yankees Jeter, Derek (Yahoo! Sports)

Derek Jeter is batting .317 (19-for-60) with three doubles, one triple, two home runs and 11 RBI in his last 15 games. Jeter has raised his season average from .257 to .268 during the stretch.

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Yankees Rookie Brandon Laird Gets First Career Hit and RBI in Yanks’ Rout of A’s (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--In the New York Yankees' 17-7 blowout victory over the Oakland Athletics Friday night, the last of their runs came on rookie third baseman Brandon Laird's RBI single off reliever Craig Breslow in the eighth.

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Jeter’s Five Hits in Yanks’ 5-4 Win Over Tampa Most in Current Yankee Stadium (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--The news just kept getting better for Derek Jeter (5-for-5, HR, 2 RBI), who got career hit No. 3,000 by crushing a solo home run off Tampa Bay starter David Price in the third inning of a matinee New York would eventually win, 5-4.

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Rivera’s Blown Save, Error by Ramiro Pena Allow Mets to Avoid Subway Series Sweep (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--The New York Yankees (50-32) were a strike away from completing a three-game sweep of the New York Mets (42-42) at Citi Field, but a game-tying, bottom of the ninth RBI single by Ronny Paulino off closer Mariano Rivera (BS, 4) and Jason Bay's walk-off single in the...

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Yankees’ Granderson is all right against lefties (Yahoo! Sports)

Curtis Granderson has gone from being left-handed pitchers' best friend to their worst nightmare. The New York Yankees center fielder continued to terrorize southpaws Tuesday, going 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI to lead the Yankees to a 10-3 win over the A's at...

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Slumpbot .200: Don’t worry about Kevin Youkilis’ slumpy start (Yahoo! Sports)

Using the best technology available to us today, SlumpBot .200 identifies a few players who are currently having a bit of trouble and then offers solutions for performance recovery. Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox Data: .218/.403/.473, 3 HR, 8 RBI, … Continue reading →

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Yankees’ Eric Chavez trying to stay healthy: A fan’s perspective (Associated Content)

New York Yankees utility man Eric Chavez has made himself right at home in the Bronx. On Sunday, April 17, 2011, Chavez made his third start of the season, against the Texas Rangers. Starting in place of Alex Rodriguez, who was resting a side injury, Chavez was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

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A-Rod drives in 15th run with bases-loaded walk (AP)

Alex Rodriguez ended his strong spring training with a patient at-bat that resulted in another RBI. Rodriguez drove in his 15th run of the exhibition season with a base-loaded walk, Freddy Garcia allowed one run in 4 2-3 innings and the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Tuesday. "Alex's spring was unbelievable, there's no other way to really describe it," Yankees...

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Twins win, clinch AL Central after White Sox lose (AP)

No need for a 163rd game in the AL Central division this year. The Minnesota Twins have this baby wrapped up with plenty of time to spare. Denard Span's RBI-single highlighted a four-run eighth inning to rally the Twins to a 6-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. The thrilling, come-from-behind win coupled with the Chicago White Sox's 7-2 loss in Oakland to make the Twins...

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Posada’s pinch-hit homer lifts Yankees over Rays (AP)

A pitching duel one night, and a slugfest the next. The race for the AL East title is turning into an entertaining show. The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays went extra innings for the second straight night Tuesday, with the defending world champions winning 8-7 to regain the division lead they relinquished with a 1-0 loss in the opener of the important three-game series at Tropicana Field.

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