Jeter Moves Up on All-time Hits List in 5-0 Win Over Tampa Bay (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter just keeps moving on up. Jeter went 2-for-5 in the Yankees' 5-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday night, passing Chicago Cubs great Cap Anson--who played during the final quarter of the 19th century--on baseball's...

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Colon pitches Yankees past Athletics 5-0 (AP)

Bartolo Colon believes he's a better pitcher at age 38 after missing an entire season than he was during his harder-throwing, Cy Young award winning days. He sure pitched that way against Oakland, throwing a four-hitter for his first shutout in nearly five years as the New York Yankees beat the Athletics for the eighth straight time, 5-0 on Monday.

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Wilson wastes chance to clinch pennant for Rangers (AP)

C.J. Wilson went down on one knee and took a stick to his spikes, digging out the thick clumps of dirt stuck to his soles. No matter what he tried Wednesday, Wilson couldn't get comfortable -- and the former closer failed to close out the New York Yankees. Wilson wasted his chance to pitch the Rangers into their first World Series, allowing back-to-back homers in a 7-2 loss that trimmed...

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Rays beat Royals 4-0 to tighten AL East race (The Canadian Press)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Matt Joyce hit a two-run triple and eight pitchers combined on a shutout, leading the Tampa Bay Rays past the Kansas City Royals 4-0 Saturday night and pushing the AL East race to the final day of the season.

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Indians’ Tomlin tops Yankees in MLB debut 4-1 (AP)

If Josh Tomlin was in awe of Alex Rodriguez and the mighty New York Yankees, he didn't show it. Tomlin took a shutout into the eighth inning against A-Rod and the rest of New York's potent lineup to win his major league debut with the Cleveland Indians, 4-1 on Tuesday night. "That was an outstanding effort by the kid," Indians manager Manny Acta said.

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Sabathia, grand Teixeira lead Yanks past Mets 4-0 (AP)

Joe Girardi sat at the interview table and rubbed his closely cropped hair, contemplating how CC Sabathia could have beaten Roy Halladay and Johan Santana in the same week after struggling for most of May. A rationale eluding him, the Yankees manager reached for a trendy answer. "I think it's global warming," Girardi said to laughter after Sabathia shut down the Mets with four-hit...

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