For a decade and a half, he has been a constant for the New York Yankees, sparking the offense and getting big hits at key moments. This, however, has been a most un-Jeter-like season for Derek Jeter, the captain with five World Series rings. For a stretch lasting from June 30 through Sept. 10, Jeter scuffled to a .229 average with two homers and 21 RBIs — the lowest average for that long a period…

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With a weekend showdown against the Padres looming, S.F. rides stellar pitching to maintain its advantage.

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New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez hit his 30th homer of the season Wednesday night against Toronto, giving him 13 straight years with 30 homers and 100 RBIs. Rodriguez connected for a leadoff shot against Blue Jays left-hander Brett Cecil in the sixth inning. Rodriguez has 122 RBIs. He has a total of 14 seasons overall with 30 home runs and 100 RBIs, the most in major league history.

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Gather 'round, because it's time to recap the most recent diamond doings. Roll Call starts in Atlanta…

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David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays and C.C. Sabathia of the New York Yankees each did his thing Tuesday night,…

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Clay Buchholz outpitched Mark Buehrle and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 Monday night, postponing a pair of clinching parties for their AL East rivals.

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WASHINGTON – The Philadelphia Phillies are the NL East champions for the fourth consecutive year and, fittingly, Roy Halladay helped seal the deal this time with a two-hitter.

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Jonathan Papelbon had no intention of taking all the blame for his blown save in the ninth inning of a 4-3 extra…

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Helped by price cuts among the most expensive seats, the Yankees' home attendance went up 1.2 percent in the second season at their $1.5 billion ballpark. The Yankees averaged a major league-leading 46,491 for 81 regular-season home games, up from 45,918 in the stadium's opening season, when New York was second to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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The Texas Rangers clinched the American League West title Saturday and their first playoff berth in 11 years after Jorge Cantu hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning for a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics. Players streamed from the Texas dugout after closer Neftali Feliz retired Cliff Pennington on a fly ball to left field for the final out with the potential tying run on second base.

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