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Red-hot Yankees' Isiah Kiner-Falefa could start seeing more time at third base
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Yankees' bats quiet against Sandy Alcantara's complete game
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Yankees Paying Aaron Hicks to Help Orioles Reach the Playoffs –
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Brooklyn Dodgers third baseman Jackie Robinson (42) steals home and slides under catcher Yogi Berra's mitt in the eighth inning of the World Series game opener at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx
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Stanton hits his 400th home run to lead Cole and the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the Tigers
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Yankees lose 8 in row for first time since 1995 as Justin Turner leads Red Sox to 6-5 win