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Sunday, August 26, 2012  Curtis Granderson hit his 200th career homer as the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2 Sunday.

Friday, August 24, 2012  CC Sabathia came off the disabled list and went into the eighth inning and Nick Swisher hit a two-run homer to help the New York Yankees snap a three-game losing streak by beating the Cleveland Indians 3-1 on Friday night.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012  Roark rang up seven strikeouts in the opening four frames, including a stretch of four in a row.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  Dewayne Wise was helped up by several fans in the stands, saw the emphatic out call and thought one thing: keep the glove closed. Wise ran straight for the dugout - giving birthday boy Derek Jeter a glove tap on the way - after flipping into the crowd while trying to make a catch of a foul ball during the New York Yankees' 6-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011  Derek Jeter pulled within three hits of 3,000 for his career, lining a double in three at-bats against Cleveland's Justin Masterson, who shut down the powerful New York Yankees for eight scoreless innings and led the Indians to a 5-3 win.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011  Jeter went 2 for 6 and now has 2,996 hits, leaving him four shy of becoming the 28th major leaguer - and first Yankee - to reach 3,000.

Monday, July 04, 2011  New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was not available for Monday night's 6-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians because of a sore right triceps muscle.

Monday, July 04, 2011  In 10 years, Austin Kearns has just two career hits against A.J. Burnett. He's made them both count.

Friday, July 01, 2011  Jesus Valdez blasted a walkoff two-run double to right-centerfield to give the Syracuse Chiefs (34-45), the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, a thrilling 5-4 win over the Indianapolis Indians (42-41) Friday at Alliance Bank Stadium. Facing a one-run deficit with no runners on and two outs in the ninth, the Chiefs strung together three straight hits capped off by Valdez’ game-winning double. The Chiefs rightfielder finished 2-for-4 on the day with a run and the two RBI.

Friday, July 01, 2011  See Jack pick the winner of the Chiefs vs. Indians game.

Thursday, June 30, 2011  Garrett Olson and Stephen Jackson dealt a two-hit gem for the Indianapolis Indians (42-40) as the Syracuse Chiefs (33-45), the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, fell 3-0 Thursday at Alliance Bank Stadium.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  Brian Friday and the Indianapolis Indians (41-40) knocked off the Syracuse Chiefs (33-44), the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, 7-3 Wednesday at Alliance Bank Stadium.

Saturday, June 11, 2011  Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pitch after he homered, Bartolo Colon pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning before he hurt himself, and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 4-0 on a misty, windy Saturday afternoon.

Monday, November 08, 2010  This time, in the controlled climate of the Carrier Dome B'ville edged CBA 15-13.

Sunday, August 15, 2010  The Syracuse Chiefs defeated the Indianapolis Indians by a score of 4-2 on Sunday evening in front of 7,584 at Victory Field.