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Derek Jeter ties Lou Gehrig for most doubles in Yankees history

Derek Jeter made history off David Price again.

The shortstop’s double to lead off the bottom of the fourth in Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay in The Bronx was the 534th of his career, tying Lou Gehrig for the most in franchise history.

Jeter’s 3,000th hit also came off the left-hander when he homered at the Stadium on July 9, 2011 to become the first Yankee to reach the number.

“I feel like if I had a lineup full of 40-year-old Derek Jeters, I might not make it through the fifth,” Price said. “He’s tough.”

On the 10th anniversary of Jeter’s famous diving play into the stands to catch a pop fly against the Red Sox, the 40-year-old continued his solid play, adding a leadoff single and stolen base in the sixth. But Jeter was stranded there.

He has a seven-game hitting streak and is hitting .338 (26-for-77) since June 10.

With 3,396 hits, Jeter’s next player to catch is Carl Yastrzemski, who is eighth all-time with 3,419. Honus Wagner is seventh at 3,420.


Brian McCann had a lengthy one-on-one session with hitting coach Kevin Long in the cage before the game — one that McCann didn’t start. It didn’t work.

McCann pinch hit for the equally struggling Alfonso Soriano in the ninth with the tying run on first and struck out looking.

“Sometimes guys can expect too much from themselves,” manager Joe Girardi said before the game. “At times I think he has been a little bit anxious and that might be a product of trying to [get] four hits in one at bat and trying to get his numbers where they should be.”

For better or worse, McCann didn’t take it easy with his pregame work with Long, and that’s among the reasons why Girardi said he thinks he will right himself after an awful start.

“He’ll work and figure it out and get things going,” Girardi said.


The taxed Yankees bullpen got an addition on Tuesday, when RHP Jim Miller was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and RHP Jose Ramirez, who gave up the winning run in the Yankees’ 4-3, 12-inning loss to the Rays Monday night, was optioned to SWB.

Minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson said Miller was throwing the best of anyone in SWB’s bullpen, while younger arms such as Danny Burawa and Mark Montgomery needed more seasoning.

Miller, 32, had one forgettable appearance with the Yankees last September in Boston, surrendering three runs in 1¹/₃ innings. He was 4-2 with a 2.85 ERA in 26 games with SWB this season.

Girardi, who advocated Dellin Betances’ inclusion in the All-Star Game, said the right-hander likely wouldn’t be available on Wednesday after working both Sunday and Monday. He didn’t pitch Tuesday night.

Because of Hiroki Kuroda’s strong eight-inning outing, the only person in the bullpen the Yankees had to use was David Huff.