Garcia shuts down Red Sox, Yanks win 9-1 (AP)

Freddy Garcia wants to keep starting for the Yankees. The 35-year-old right-hander pitched six scoreless innings Saturday in his last regular-season outing, helping New York beat the Boston Red Sox 9-1 and improving his chances of earning a postseason start. "I need to pitch good today," Garcia said.

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Hughes makes case to stay in Yankees’ rotation (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes did what he had to do to save his job on Tuesday night, pitching his best game of the season in a rain-shortened 6-0 win over the White Sox. Hughes gave up three hits over six scoreless innings, striking out four without issuing a walk.

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Garcia and Granderson Lead the Way in Yanks’ 4-0 Win Over Tampa (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

With the help of a first-inning, two-run home run by center fielder Curtis Granderson (26) and 6 2/3 scoreless innings from starter Freddy Garcia (W, 8-7), the New York Yankees were able to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field Wednesday night, 4-0.

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Jeter doubles, now 3 from 3,000, but Yankees lose (AP)

As the final out was made, Derek Jeter stood near home plate, resting his bat on his shoulder. He was on deck -- just as he is for 3,000 hits. Jeter pulled within three hits of 3,000 for his career, lining a double in three at-bats against Cleveland's Justin Masterson, who shut down the powerful New York Yankees for eight scoreless innings and led the Indians to a 5-3 win on Wednesday night.

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Sizzling Sabathia shuts down Indians (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia may never have another run like the one he had over the final three months of 2008 with the Brewers, but he's doing his best to come as close as possible. Sabathia won his fifth straight start Tuesday, throwing seven scoreless innings in...

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Yankees’ Colon leaves game with hamstring injury (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees right-hander Bartolo Colon left Saturday's start in the seventh inning with a left hamstring injury. Colon was putting together another masterpiece, pitching 6 2/3 scoreless innings against Cleveland, but he hurt himself while running to cover first base on a...

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Cano’s double in 15th helps Yankees beat Orioles (AP)

The New York Yankees survived a very scary moment, a blown save by Mariano Rivera and staggered through 10 straight scoreless innings before pulling away to another victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Robinson Cano doubled in two runs in the 15th inning, and the Yankees needed nearly 5 hours to forge a 4-1 win Wednesday night.

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Scherzer impressive, Tigers beat Yankees 4-0 (AP)

After a rough start last month at Yankee Stadium, Max Scherzer insisted he pitched better than his stats showed. Back in the more spacious confines of Comerica Park, the right-hander had no trouble shutting down New York. Scherzer pitched eight scoreless innings, and Magglio Ordonez homered for the first time this season to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 4-0 win over the Yankees on Wednesday night.

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Hanson has 3rd straight solid start (AP)

Tommy Hanson had his third consecutive solid start, allowing one run and five hits in four innings and the Atlanta Braves beat a New York Yankees spilt squad 6-2 on Friday. Hanson had given up two hits over five scoreless innings in his previous two outings. Chipper Jones had a RBI single and Jordan Schafer homered for Atlanta.

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Garcia looks sharp in Yankees’ 5-4 win over Braves (AP)

Freddy Garcia, Ivan Nova, Bartolo Colon and Sergio Mitre, they're all making life very difficult on New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi -- in a good way. Garcia tossed three scoreless innings to help the Yankees beat the Braves 5-4 in front of a packed house at Disney World's Champion Stadium on Tuesday.

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