Magic Cycle Ride ; Melky's Day Provides Lift Yanks Need

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CHICAGO -- By Sunday afternoon's ninth inning at U.S. Cellular Field, as Melky Cabrera entered his final at-bat, the Yankees already had begun to feel the weight of the weekend.

They had taken a hard-fought, two-run lead, and they'd seen their ace -- CC Sabathia -- make good on his promise to clamp down after a four-run third inning. And then Cabrera gave them a reason to start celebrating a little early.

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Magic Cycle Ride ; Melky's Day Provides Lift Yanks Need

Sliding in with his first triple of the season, Cabrera became the first Yankee in 14 years to hit for the cycle, causing his teammates to erupt in backslaps and applause before closing out a ...

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