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Royals 8, Red Sox 6 - David DeJesus hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning as Kansas City rallied from an early four-run deficit and knocked Boston out of sole possession of first place in the A.L. East.

Reporting from New York -- Two and a half million dollars a season. That was the difference between what the Angels offered Mark Teixeira last winter to stay in Anaheim and what the New York Yankees paid him to move to the Bronx.

Mark Teixeira ended a 23-game homerless drought and the New York Yankees completed a season sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 6-4 victory Thursday.

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is headed to the All-Star game after edging out Boston's Kevin Youkilis Mark Teixeira picked up more than 1.4 million votes in the final three days of balloting to pass Boston 's Kevin Youkilis and land the starting job at first base for the American League in this year's All-Star Game.

For Yankees manager Joe Girardi, yesterday's pregame ceremony to honor the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's famed retirement speech had great meaning.

CC Sabathia allowed one run on three hits in seven innings and the New York Yankees roughed up Minnesota starter Scott Baker in a 10-2 victory over the Twins on Tuesday night.

Louis . He's stopped hitting home runs. The American League 's starting first baseman in the Midsummer Classic entered Monday tied for third in the league with 20 homers, but none have come in his last 84 at-bats following an 0-for-5 day with two strikeouts as the designated hitter in yesterday's 7-6 loss to Toronto .

Mark Teixeira was not glued to the progress reports of fan balloting for the 2009 All-Star Game, but his friends and family made sure to keep him updated.

The Yankees have won nine of 10 to move a season-best 14 games above .500 and pull within a game of the AL East-leading Red Sox .

As the Angels reached the halfway point of the season Monday, the club had five .300 hitters in its starting lineup and led the major leagues with a team batting average of .280. The explanation? Mainly a renewed emphasis on having the hitters show more discipline at the plate.

Louis. "I think our team is worthy of having a lot of representatives," said Terry Francona .

Hideki Matsui doesn't think his lack of at-bats during interleague play has anything to do with his hot streak.

Derek Jeter is proving timeless. Or maybe it's ageless. Either way, the Yankees' shortstop finished as the AL's top vote-getter and will be making his 10th All-Star Game appearance on July 14 in St.

Shortstop Derek Jeter received 4,851,889 fan votes and was the American League's top vote-getter for the first time in his career.

New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui, center, celebrates with teammates Jorge Posada, left, and Mark... New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui, center, celebrates with teammates Jorge Posada, left, and Mark Teixeira, right, after hitting a three-run home run to score both players against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fourth inning of a baseball game Sunday, ...

All-Star lineups announced Derek Jeter, seen hitting an RBI single against the Mets last Saturday, was out of the Yankees' lineup Wednesday with an ankle injury.

Robinson Cano was as scarce in the clubhouse after the Yankees ' 6-5, 12th-inning win at Yankee Stadium over the Blue Jays Saturday as he has been at the plate in clutch situations of late.

NEW YORK - The second pitch CC Sabathia threw last night was hit so hard by Ichiro Suzuki that it nearly tore through the webbing in Mark Teixeira's glove before rolling into right field.

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer Derek Jeter helped Major League Baseball commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's luckiest man speech Saturday, reading the famous line from the icon's stirring words during a video tribute before the New York Yankees' game against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Don't look now, but A.J. Burnett is a man about his business. After holding his old battery mates to 2 runs on 6 hits over 7 innings on Friday, the righty is 3-1 in his last 4 starts, with an ERA of 0.98. His season ERA, now 3.83, is the lowest it's been since April 24 , just three starts into the season.