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Yanks Look to Continue Hot Streak; Pettitte Takes Hill
Andy Pettitte, LHP (8-6, 4.67)Gavin Floyd, RHP (8-6, 4.24)Scouting Report:Yankees: Pettitte tries for his first victory since July 1 as the Yankees open their series with the White Sox. The left-hander held the A's to two hits over six scoreless inni...
Bombers Take Down Rays
Matt Garza said he hit Mark Teixeira on purpose, because he was sick and tired of opposing teams throwing at Evan Longoria.A fine should be coming down the pike.Teixeira, Melky, and Robinson Cano all homered as the Bombers nailed the Rays to the wall...
Wang Struggles But Melky Saves the Day
Wonder if Melky Cabrera is getting sick of putting on that Superman outfit every other day?For what seems like the 50th time this season, the Melk Man was able to lift the Yanks with his bat, this time hitting a two run homer to give the Yanks a 8-6 ...
Cowpokes Top Bombers 4-2
Scott Fledman was able to survive a bases loaded jam by getting Alex Rodriguez to ground into a double play and a rocky first inning for Andy Pettitte led to a Ranger victory.Jorge Posada homered in the losing effort. Posada has been on fire since hi...
Teixeira Sparks Yanks to a 12-3 Drubbing
Mark Teixeira was convinced that he was being thrown at, so the Tex man slid into second taking out Elvis Andrus with a take out slide that would have made Charlie Brown blush.Said Teixeira, "Every time I've faced him since, there seem to be balls ne...
Padilla to Come off DL, Face Bombers
Vicente Padilla, RHP (3-2, 4.71)A.J. Burnett, RHP (3-2, 4.78)Scouting Report:Rangers: Padilla is coming off the disabled list and making his first start since May 16. He has been sidelined with a strained right shoulder. Prior to that, he was 2-0 wit...

