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Yankees give Royals rookie Smith a rude welcome to majors (The SportsXchange)

Left-hander Will Smith was a pedestrian 1-3 with a 4.01 ERA in nine starts for Class AAA Omaha this season before the Kansas City Royals purchased his contract Tuesday.

 

New York Yankees LHP Andy Pettitte: 'Wins Are a Good Medicine' (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK -- Left-hander Andy Pettitte (W, 2-1) helped the New York Yankees break even on their six-game homestand Wednesday night, holding the Kansas City Royals to two runs over seven innings in an 8-3 win.

 

A-Rod homers twice in Yankees' win (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) On Tuesday night, after another mediocre game at the plate, Alex Rodriguez insisted he was ready to go on a tear.

 

Rodriguez's 2 homers lead Yankees past Royals (The SportsXchange)

NEW YORK -- Instead of offering a terse promise, Alex Rodriguez instead enjoyed a laugh.

 

Yankees 8, Royals 3 (The SportsXchange)

NEW YORK -- His power seemingly sapped for most of his team's first 43 games, Alex Rodriguez also had his pride wounded Tuesday night.

 

American League notebook -- Wednesday, May 23, 2012 (The SportsXchange)

Baltimore: RHP Jason Hammel is still penciled in to make his start Friday against the Royals despite problems with his balky right knee. Hammel missed a turn in the rotation earlier this month due to the knee, and he had fluid drained earlier this week. ... CF Adam Jones went 2-for-3 with a walk, extending his hitting streak to 15 games, a career long. He is 22-for-62 (.355) with six homers and 12 RBI during the streak.

 

Create-a-Caption: The Moose is loose! (Big League Stew)

At 22-21, the fourth-place New York Yankees aren't quite in Kansas City Royals territory just yet. Still, I look at this picture of a diving Mike Moustakas and can't help but wonder if the half dozen Yankee fans  are more terrified of the potential symbolism for their struggling team than they are concerned for the well being of the hustling Royals third baseman. So have at it, amateur Internet copy editors of the world. How should this caption read? Follow the jump for winners from our last C-a-C featuring the boys in blue:

 

Royals-Yankees Preview (The Associated Press)

After scuffling a bit in his first major league start in 19 months, Andy Pettitte appeared to recapture the form that helped him contribute to five World Series titles with the New York Yankees.

 

Royals rookie Smith set to make his first start in New York (The SportsXchange)

After spending his first night as a major-leaguer in the bullpen, left-hander Will Smith make a spot start for the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday in the series finale at Yankee Stadium.

 

For Yankees, it seems a lot like 2008 (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) Joe Girardi was frustrated. Six losses in seven games left the New York Yankees last in the AL East.