Game 23: White Sox 7, Yankees 6
The Yankees lost the game thanks to another shoddy performance by Javier Vazquez and continued struggles from their middle relievers. They also lost Curtis Granderson for a month with a groin strain.
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Game 24: Yankees 12, White Sox 3
No one was happier to see the calendar turn than Mark Teixeira. The Yankees first baseman started to put his April struggles behind him with four hits, including a two-run double, in the blasting of the White Sox.
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Game 25: Yankees 4, Orioles 1
Randy Winn had his first big moment with the Yankees — blasting a three-run homer to break a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning. CC Sabathia took it from there and held the Orioles to one run over eight innings.
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Game 26: Yankees 4, Orioles 1
Joba Chamberlain picked up his second save in as many nights filling in for banged-up Mariano Rivera. A.J. Burnett got the win after throwing 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball against the awful Orioles.
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Game 27: Yankees 7, Orioles 5
What started as a beautiful afternoon for the Yankees went south in a hurry. The Yankees were up 6-1 when Andy Pettitte was pulled after five innings with elbow stiffness, and the bullpen, still without Mariano Rivera, nearly coughed up the lead before closing out Baltimore with the tying runs on base.
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Game 28: Yankees 10, Red Sox 3
The Yankees battered Red Sox starter Josh Beckett, but he did the same to them. Beckett beaned Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano, but gave up nine runs over 5 1/3 innings.
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Game 29: Yankees 14, Red Sox 3
Mark Teixeira belted three home runs and the Yankees scored the final 12 runs after trailing 3-2 in a rain-interrupted game.
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Game 30: Red Sox 9, Yankees 3
The Red Sox chased A.J. Burnett in the fifth inning after the right-hander gave up nine runs. Burnett dropped to 0-3 with a 13.29 ERA in Fenway since signing with the Yankees last year.
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Game 31: Tigers 5, Yankees 4
Johnny Damon hit a solo home run in his first game against his former teammates. The Yankees scored two runs in the eighth inning to get within 5-4, but Tigers closer Jose Valverde struck out the side in the ninth inning.
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Game 32: Tigers 2, Yankees 0
Rick Porcello blanked the Yankees for seven innings and outdueled Javier Vazquez, who had his best start of his second stint in New York, but was the hard-luck loser after limiting Detroit to two runs over seven.
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Game 33: Yankees 8, Tigers 0
Phil Hughes struck out eight Tigers over seven shutout innings and improved to 5-0. It left former teammate Johnny Damon impressed, “On 15 to 20 teams, he’s probably an ace. For the Yankees, he’s the No. 4 starter.”
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Game 34: Tigers 6, Yankees 0
For the second time in the four-game series, the Yankees were shut out by the Tigers. The Yankees managed four hits against Tigers starter Justin Verlander and the bullpen.
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Game 35: Yankees 8, Twins 4
Alex Rodriguez gets congratulations from Derek Jeter after hitting a seventh-inning grand slam that gave the Yankees a 7-4 lead.
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Game 36: Yankees 7, Twins 1
Andy Pettitte returned after missing a start with elbow stiffness and held the Twins to two hits over 6 1/3 innings to earn the win. Mark Teixeira and Jorge Posada each hit two-run homers in the seventh inning.
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Game 37: Twins 6, Yankees 3
The Twins ended their nine-game winning streak in The Bronx in dramatic fashion when Jason Kubel hit a grand slam off Mariano Rivera in the eighth inning to give Minnesota a 6-3 lead.
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Game 38: Yankees 11, Red Sox 9
The Yankees scored five runs off of Daisuke Matsuzaka in the first inning, but the Red Sox fought back and took a 9-7 lead in the eighth inning with three runs. But Alex Rodriguez tied it with a two-run homer off Jonathan Papelbon, and Marcus Thames won it with a two-run shot of his own. Thames (far right) gets mobbed by his teammates at home plate.
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Game 39: Red Sox 7, Yankees 6
A hero one day, a goat the next. Marcus Thames dropped a Marco Scutaro fly ball in right field that opened the door for the Red Sox to break a 5-5 tie with a two-run ninth inning rally off Mariano Rivera. The Yankees scored one in the ninth, but came up short when Randy Winn struck out with the tying and winning runs on first and third.
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Game 40: Rays 10, Yankees 6
Jason Bartlett hit a leadoff homer for the Rays, who roughed up A.J. Burnett for six runs over 6 2/3.
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Game 41: Rays 8, Yankees 6
The Rays are for real. Tampa Bay completed a two-game sweep in The Bronx by putting up three runs in the first inning off Andy Pettitte and holding on for the 8-6 victory.
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Game 42: Yankees 2, Mets 1
The Yankees won the Subway Series opener thanks to two unlikely heroes. Fill-in outfielder Kevin Russo drove in both Yankees runs with a seventh-inning double that broke a scoreless tie. Javier Vazquez got the win with six shutout innings.
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Game 43: Mets 5, Yankees 3
The Mets are clutch? David Wright had two of the Mets’ five two-out RBI hits. They evened the Subway Series behind Mike Pelfrey, who threw six innings of one-run ball in besting Phil Hughes.
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Game 44: Mets 6, Yankees 4
Jason Bay homered twice off CC Sabathia as the Mets rolled to a 6-0 lead at Citi Field behind Johan Santana. But the Yankees rallied with three runs in the ninth and had the winning run at the plate. But Francisco Rodriguez struck out Alex Rodriguez to end the game.
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