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NEW YORK, April 7 (UPI) -- Bobby Abreu hit a two-run home run and scored three times Monday, sparking the New York Yankees to a 6-1 victory over Tampa Bay.
Abreu also had a triple for the Yankees as he went 3-for-3. Hideki Matsui had two RBI, while Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano each drove in a run.
Mike Mussina (1-1) allowed one run on just two hits in six innings for the win. The victory was the 251st of his career, tying him with Bob Gibson for 42nd in major league history. Mussina also upped his career strikeout total to 2,668, tied with David Cone for 21st all-time.
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter left the game before the third inning with a strained left quad.
Jonny Gomes homered for the Devil Rays. Jason Hammel (0-1) allowed four runs on eight hits over six innings.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
No. 5-seeded Kevin Anderson needed to win a pair of tiebreakers Monday in claiming a first-round win at the SAP Open tennis tournament in California.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Researchers say offshore wind farms planned for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico face severe risks from hurricanes that could destroy half of them.
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BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
An Australian man who bared his buttocks to Queen Elizabeth during the monarch's visit to the country was fined $800.
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