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The A's will be playing to avoid an indignity on Sunday. Oakland hasn't been swept yet this season, but it will go into Sunday's finale against the Yankees having lost four straight and eight of its last 11 games.

In his debut at Yankee Stadium in the pinstripes last month, Hiroki Kuroda looked to be the missing piece that the Yankees had been lacking last year.

Getting a start at home might be the best thing for New York Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda at this point.

I understand how perilous it is to pick on the Yankees, to poke holes though Darth Vader's mask.

The 2012 New York Yankees season has been one of inconsistency.A There have been moments where they look like a team ready to contend for another world championship, and there have been moments where they have looked like an aging squad full of players on the down-side of their careers.A Seemingly there has been no in-between. No one player has ... (more)

Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, J.P. Arencibia added a two-run drive and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-1 on Wednesday night.

GAME: Mariners at Yankees . GAME #: 34 .A SERIES: 1st of 3 games.A MEETINGA : 1st.A WHEN: Friday, 4:05 p.m., Yankee Stadium, Bronx.

The Mariners moved out of the basement with a 2-1 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday, pushing the Angels into last place in the American League West, and they'll have a day off before taking on New York for three games at Yankee Stadium, which begins a 10-game, four-city road trip.

The Yankees signed Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $10 million contract before the season, and it was almost universally declared a smart move.

Beltre didn't start for the fourth straight game due to a tender hamstring, but hit a 1-0 pitch from Joe Smith over the center-field wall for his fifth homer, snapping Texas' three-game losing streak.

Darvish pitched to a perfect 4-0 record with a 2.18 ERA, including 33 strikeouts and 17 walks, over 33 innings on the mound in five starts to earn the honor.

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NEW YORK As smoothly as this early season has started for the Orioles , they know they'll never be considered serious threats in the American League East if they can't beat the New York Yankees .

The Yankees won, 2-1. NEW YORK As smoothly as this season has started for the Baltimore Orioles , they know they'll not be considered serious threats in the American League East if they can't beat the New York Yankees .