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  • Yankees might try 3-man ALCS rotation (AP)

    The Yankees might go with a three-man rotation against the Los Angeles Angels in the AL championship series. CC Sabathia is scheduled to start Friday night's opener, with A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte as New York's other two primary starters. The shortened rotation would allow manager Joe Girardi to keep Joba Chamberlain and Chad Gaudin in the bullpen.

  • Yankees beat Red Sox, magic number now 3 (AP)

    New York Yankees starters A. J. Burnett, left, and Andy Pettitte(notes) watch from the dugout as the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5 in a baseball game Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

    Joba Chamberlain pitched as if his place in the New York Yankees' postseason rotation was at stake. Winless in eight starts since beating Boston on Aug. 6, Chamberlain responded with his first victory in 1 1/2 months and led the Yankees over the Red Sox 9-5 Friday night. Earlier this week in Anaheim, Calif., manager Joe Girardi and Yankees coaches met with the 23-year-old right-hander.

  • Yankees cap 3-game sweep of White Sox (AP)

    New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano(notes), top, throws out Chicago White Sox's Scott Posednik (22) after White Sox's Gordon Beckham(notes) grounded into a sixth-inning double play in the Yankees' 8-3 victory in their baseball game at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, in New York.

    Mark Teixeira homered and drove in four runs, Johnny Damon also went deep and the New York Yankees polished off a three-game sweep of the struggling Chicago White Sox with an 8-3 victory Sunday. Alfredo Aceves (9-1) provided stellar relief pitching after Joba Chamberlain's abbreviated outing, and the streaking Yankees won for the 20th time in 26 games.