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The New York Yankees ended a run of nine losses on the road against the Tampa Bay Rays, while Cliff Lee got his first win in 10 months as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets 9-2.
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Mark Teixeira’s first error of the season helped the Tampa Bay Rays score the go-ahead run in a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees.
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Carlos Pena signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs after hitting 144 home runs for the Tampa Bay Rays over the past four seasons.
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David Robertson, the relief pitcher who is closing out games for the Yankees in the absence of the injured Mariano Rivera, couldn’t escape a bases-loaded jam last night as New York lost 4-1 at home to the Tampa Bay Rays.
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The Tampa Bay Rays rallied for two runs off career saves leader Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the New York Yankees 7-6 in the season opener for both teams.
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Nick Johnson hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to give the American League East-leading Baltimore Orioles a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in a Major League Baseball contest.
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Professional athletes have said some stupid things. Like former NBA player Latrell Sprewell , who riffed on struggling to feed his family while being paid more than $14 million.
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The last time the New York Mets started a season 3-0, they finished second in their division. The last time the New York Yankees started 0-3, they won 114 regular-season games and the World Series.
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New York Mets pitcher Francisco Rodriguez , arrested for assaulting his girlfriend’s father at Citi Field last August and later charged with contempt for violating an order of protection against the girlfriend, pleaded guilty today in Queens Criminal Court in New York.
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The New York Mets held on to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5 while the Tampa Bay Rays won 3-0 to leave the Yankees winless through their opening three games of the Major League Baseball season.