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MLB: N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, suspended

Wed, 05/26/2010 - 10:27 by Rakhi

Minneapolis -- The New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins were in a scoreless tie after five innings Tuesday when the game was suspended due to rain at Target Field.

The umpiring crew made the call following an 83-minute rain delay.

New York starter A.J. Burnett and Twins' starter Scott Baker had each given up just three hits when the game was suspended.

The game will resume Wednesday at 5:05 p.m. EDT, with the regularly scheduled game to be played at 7:10 p.m., or 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first contest.

There was no immediate word on who would pitch when the two teams complete Tuesday's game.

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MLB: New York Yankees 4, Kansas City 3

Wed, 09/30/2009 - 10:31 by shalini.bahadur

New York, Sept. 29: Juan Miranda singled off the glove of Kyle Farnsworth in the ninth Tuesday to drive in the winning run in the New York Yankees' 4-3 win over Kansas City.

Farnsworth (1-5), a former Yankee, gave up a one-out infield hit to Francisco Cervelli that also deflected off the pitcher, and Eric Hinske's pinch-hit single through the right side left runners on first and third. Robinson Cano's deep fly to center scored the tying run and after a walk, Hinske scored on Miranda's hit.

It was the 28th time the Yankees won this season in their last at-bat.

Mark Teixeira hit his 39th homer to tie the game in the sixth and Nick Swisher hit his 28th of the season an inning later.

MLB: New York Yankees 9, Baltimore 6

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 10:27 by preet_20

Baltimore, Sept. 1: Jorge Posada homered twice and Nick Swisher, Eric Hinske and Robinson Cano each homered once Tuesday in the New York Yankees' 9-6 win over Baltimore.

Swisher and Hinske both homered in the seventh inning, and Cano's homer was a two-run shot for the Yankees, who have won five straight.

Luke Scott hit a three-run homer for Baltimore, which has lost four of its last six games. Felix Pie also homered for the Orioles.

A.J. Burnett started for the Yankees and allowed six runs and 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Damaso Marte (1-1) got the win in relief.

Baltimore starter David Hernandez gave up five runs on four hits with seven strikeouts and six walks over five innings. Reliever Chris Ray (0-3) took the loss.

MLB: Oakland 3, New York Yankees 0

Tue, 08/18/2009 - 11:07 by Jaspreet Virk

Oakland, Calif. Aug. 18: Brett Tomko pitched five scoreless innings against his former team Monday to help the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 3-0.

Tomko (2-2) allowed five hits and one walk, and struck out one batter. The Yankees gave him his release last month and the A's signed him Aug. 5.

Andrew Bailey earned his 18th save in Oakland's second straight win.

Scott Hairston had two hits and scored a run for the A's, who also got an RBI apiece from Kurt Suzuki and Mark Ellis.

New York starter A.J. Burnett (10-6) gave up three runs on six hits in eight innings to take the loss.

Derek Jeter had three hits for the Yankees.

MLB: New York Yankees 11, Tampa Bay 4

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 10:59 by surajdogra

St. Petersburg, Fla. July 27: Nick Swisher hit two home runs Monday to lead the New York Yankees in an 11-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Winning pitcher A.J. Burnett (10-4) gave up an unearned run on two hits with five strikeouts and two walks in seven innings. The right-hander hasn't allowed more than three earned runs in any of his last 11 starts.

Swisher had three RBI for the Yankees, who were coming off a 9-1 homestand.

Robinson Cano had a solo homer and Johnny Damon hit the 200th homer of his career -- a three-run blast in the ninth. Alex Rodriguez drove two runs.

James Shields (6-7) took the loss after yielding five runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Pat Burrell had a solo homer for the Rays.

MLB: N.Y. Yankees 6, Baltimore 4

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 02:38 by Salinder Kumar

New York -- A.J. Burnett gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings Wednesday, leading the New York Yankees to a 6-4 win over Baltimore, their sixth straight.

Burnett (9-4) walked three batters and fanned six while improving to 9-1 lifetime against Baltimore.

Jorge Posada had two hits -- one a solo homer.

Nick Swisher hit a two-run single in a four-run first helped by a key error by Brian Roberts, and both Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano had two hits and one RBI for the Yankees, who have not lost since the All-Star break.
Closer Mariano Rivera earned his 28th save.

Baltimore's Adam Jones and Nick Markakis hit solo ninth-inning homers.

MLB: N.Y. Yankees 4, Minnesota 3

Thu, 07/09/2009 - 10:02 by preet_20

Minneapolis, July 9: Alex Rodriguez singled in the deciding run Wednesday and the New York Yankees held on to down Minnesota 4-3 for A.J. Burnett's third straight win.

The Yankees have defeated the Twins in all of their six meetings this season.

Burnett (8-4) gave up two runs on seven hits over 6 1/3 innings. He walked four and struck out two.

Brett Gardner singled in two runs during New York's three-run second and Rodriguez gave the Yankees a 4-2 lead in the fifth with a single that drove in Derek Jeter.

Joe Mauer brought the Twins within one with his 15th homer in the seventh and he also had an RBI double, but Mariano Rivera recorded the final four outs to pick up his 22nd save.

MLB: Florida 2, New York Yankees 1

Sun, 06/21/2009 - 12:49 by preet_20

Miami, June 20: Dan Uggla hit a solo home run Saturday to lead the Florida Marlines to a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees.

Josh Johnson (7-1) allowed just one run on three hits over seven innings to earn the win. Matt Lindstrom pitched a scoreless ninth to get his 13th save.

Hanley Ramirez was 2-for-3 and scored a run for the Marlins.

A.J. Burnett (5-4) took the loss after allowing two runs -- only one earned -- on five hits in 6 1/3 innings. Burnett, who pitched the first seven years of his career with the Marlins, struck out eight and had a single.

Nick Swisher drove in the lone run for New York, which lost for the third time in its last four games.

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