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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AL Roundup: A look at Monday’s games (The Canadian Press)

Texas Rangers catcher Taylor Teagarden(notes), left, runs into Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista(notes) while trying to track down a foul ball in the seventh inning of MLB baseball action in Toronto Monday, September 6, 2010. The Blue Jays defeated the Rangers 7-2. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

When they weren't beating up on the Texas Rangers, the Toronto Blue Jays had their own fans ducking for cover Monday.


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AL Capsules (AP)

A.J. Pierzynski hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning and finished with three RBIs on Monday, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 for their seventh straight win. Chris Sale (1-1) earned his first major league victory, finishing with 2 2-3 innings of scoreless relief. Jose Valverde (2-4) took the loss.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 6, 2010

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3B coach interferes for final out, Twins hold on (AP)

In a bizarre ending, Texas third base coach Dave Anderson was called for interfering with runner Michael Young for the final out Sunday, giving the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 win over the Rangers. Down 6-2, the Rangers scored twice in the ninth inning and had the bases loaded with two outs. Vladimir Guerrero grounded an RBI single up the middle that Twins second baseman Orlando Hudson fielded behind the...

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 5, 2010

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Todd Jones: Albert Pujols better hitter than Alex Rodriguez (SportingNews.com)

With St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols hitting his 400th career homer and Alex Rodriguez having recently reached the 600-homer mark, now is a great time for a guy who served up a homer to each slugger to compare and contrast the two future Hall of Famers: Facing A-Rod Rodriguez did minimal damage against me in my career. He hit one homer, but it was a big one. It was a grand slam in extra innings when I was with the Boston Red Sox and he was with the Texas Rangers.

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AL Roundup: A look at Monday’s games (The Canadian Press)

Rich Harden seemed philosophical when the joint no-hitter he had going with three Texas Rangers relievers was broken up in the ninth inning, especially since the guy who ended the bid is one of baseball's most dangerous hitters.

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Harden, three Ranger relievers lose no-hitter (The Canadian Press)

Minnesota Twins infielder J.J. Hardy(notes), left, is ready to tag a stealing Texas Rangers base runner Mitch Moreland(notes) (18) out at second base during the second inning of the baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Aug. 23, 2010.

ARLINGTON, Texas - Rich Harden and three Texas Rangers relievers flirted with the sixth no-hitter in the majors this season. Joe Mauer turned it into another near no-hitter.


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AL Roundup: A look at Friday’s games (The Canadian Press)

The Texas Rangers celebrated their new ownership in style Friday night.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on August 14, 2010

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MLB owners approve sale of Texas Rangers (AP)

Major League Baseball owners unanimously approved the sale of the Texas Rangers to an investment group led by Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and sports attorney Chuck Greenberg on Thursday. The sale was formally approved at a MLB owners' meeting in Minneapolis, marking the end of a monthslong struggle that Ryan and Greenberg endured to take control of the club.

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Thames leads Yankees to 7-6 comeback over Texas (AP)

Once Marcus Thames finally put the New York Yankees ahead, there was no way Mariano Rivera was going to have a repeat performance. One loss in Texas was enough for the longtime Yankees closer. Thames hit a long homer in the eighth inning, then had the go-ahead RBI single in the ninth as New York rallied from five runs down to beat the Rangers 7-6 on Wednesday night for a split in the two-game...

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