Summary
NEW YORK Hand on their hearts, the Yankees promise they're not obsessing over the Red Sox just yet, nor are they re-calculating the once-dreary math that insisted the race in the AL East was over. The Bombers are playing it cool, whittling down Boston's lead on a slow but steady basis, letting everyone else whisper about the ghosts of 1978.
Another night, another stirring victory for the Yankees, this time a 6-1 blowout of the Blue Jays that wasn't nearly as comfortable as the score suggested. It took six gritty innings from Roger Clemens, a dramatic seventh-inning rally that was led by Bobby Abreu and Alex Rodriguez and another two-inning save from Mariano Rivera.See the full content of this document
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Surge Supplies Hope of Catching Red Sox
The wall of sound in the ballpark told you there's hope at least among the loyalists. And the sight of the Yankees thundering high- fiving suggested they believe, too, at least for now. This is the post All-Star break w...
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