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Friday, April 26, 2013  David Phelps struck out a career-high nine in four innings after relieving the injured Ivan Nova, Chris Stewart threw out two baserunners to quash potential rallies as an emergency fill-in for Francisco Cervelli and the New York Yankees beat the wild Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 Friday night.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Jeremy Hefner took the mound, determined to cut down that one big stat posted on the scoreboard: 7.07 ERA. Hefner pitched his best game of the season for the New York Mets and was gone by the time Andre Ethier hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning that sent the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-2 win Thursday.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Alex Cobb scattered three hits over 8 1-3 innings, Ben Zobrist drove in two runs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 3-0 on Wednesday night.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  Cabrera high-fived his teammates as he entered the Detroit dugout, then walked back to the top step and waved his helmet as a crowd of mostly Royals fans gave him a standing ovation.

Saturday, September 08, 2012  The Orioles continued their long-ball onslaught against the Yankees, hitting three home runs off CC Sabathia in a 5-4 victory Saturday night that moved Baltimore back into a tie atop the AL East with New York.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  Anthony Rizzo had two hits and drove in the go-ahead run in his first game with the Chicago Cubs, who rallied for a 5-3 victory over the sliding New York Mets on Tuesday night.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  Murphy was selected 105th overall by the Rockies.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  Murphy, who just finished up playing at SUNY Buffalo, is one of the best catchers in the country, and is ranked as the 63rd best prospect in the 2012 MLB draft. The first 61 selections were made on Monday.

Saturday, May 05, 2012  Felipe Paulino came off the disabled list to toss six shutout innings, Billy Butler drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 5-1 on Saturday night.

Sunday, April 29, 2012  Nick Swisher has left the New York Yankees game against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday after walking in the third inning because of a tight left hamstring and will have a precautionary MRI.

Sunday, April 29, 2012  Ike Davis singled in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning and the New York Mets overcame two tying homers allowed by their bullpen to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 Sunday.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Adrian Beltre hit a long home run and had a pair of RBI singles as the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 7-3 Wednesday night.

Monday, April 16, 2012  Joe Mauer had three hits, including two doubles, and every position player had a hit in a tweaked Minnesota lineup. Josh Willingham batted fourth for the first time this season and was one of seven Twins to drive in a one run.

Monday, April 09, 2012  Andruw Jones homered for the Yankees, who averted the fourth 0-4 start in franchise history - the first since 1973. New York began the season by losing three straight to Tampa Bay.

Friday, April 06, 2012  Carlos Pena hit an early grand slam off CC Sabathia, then completed a ninth-inning comeback with an RBI single off Mariano Rivera that lifted the Tampa Bay Rays to a season-opening 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday.