NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter stood on the dugout steps, stone-faced as a statue, when Ichiro Suzuki approached after rounding with the bases with his first home run
since last August.
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New York Yankees captain crack a wide smile and offer a fist bump. Suzuki hit a
go-ahead, three-run drive in the third inning against Mark Buehrle, and the
Yankees overcame an early deficit to beat the Blue Jays 6-4 Friday night for
their 17th straight home win against Toronto. "I was kind of expecting that,"
Suzuki said through a translator, referring to Jeters reaction. "During batting
practice, he always tells me, Cant leave, which means the ball doesnt leave the
ballpark." This time, Jeter altered his comment slightly -- or so Suzuki
thought. "I think he said, Can leave," Suzuki said before laughing. After months
of injuries and mediocre play, the Yankees find themselves back in playoff
position and in a much better frame of mind. New York won for the seventh time
in eight games since the All-Star break and moved one game in front of the
third-place Blue Jays in the AL East. "Its better than the alternative, but it
really doesnt mean a whole lot with 60 games to go," manager Joe Girardi said.
Jose Bautista homered twice to reach 20 for the fifth straight season. He also
doubled and drove in four runs, but Buehrle couldnt hold leads of 3-0 and 4-2.
The All-Star left-hander dropped to 1-12 against the Yankees, including 10
straight losses over the past decade. New York is 26-10 against Toronto since
September 2012. The bottom four batters in the Yankees lineup combined to go 7
for 14 with four RBIs. "You walk in this stadium, you feel energy. Its hard to
really describe why, but its there," said third baseman Chase Headley, acquired
from San Diego on Tuesday. Hiroki Kuroda (7-6) shrugged off a shaky start and
allowed four runs and eight hits in 5 2-3 innings. David Robertson pitched the
ninth for his 26th save in 28 chances, completing the bullpens two-hit,
scoreless night. "With the stuff I had, I was struggling all day. But at the
same time, I tried to hang in there," Kuroda said through a translator. Buehrle
(10-7) started the season 10-1 but dropped to 0-6 with a 4.83 ERA in nine starts
since beating Kansas City on June 1. He gave up six runs and nine hits in three
innings, his shortest outing since June 6, 2010, for the Chicago White Sox
against Cleveland. "Thats just frustrating," Buehrle said. "A big game like
this, we needed to come out and try and make a point." Toronto manager John
Gibbons called off pregame batting practice, hoping to change his teams luck in
the Bronx. And it seemed to work at first when Bautista hit a three-run homer
over the left-field scoreboard on a 3-0 pitch in the first. But New York closed
in the second on Brian Roberts bases-loaded infield hit on a bouncer to third
and Brett Gardners sacrifice fly. Bautista hit a solo drive in the third -- hes
4 for 16 against Kuroda with four home runs. Carlos Beltrans solo drive and
Suzukis first home run since Aug. 30 off Baltimores Miguel Gonzalez put the
Yankees ahead. The homerless streak of 294 at-bats was the third-longest of
Suzukis major league career. The 40-year-old entered in a 6-for-41 (.146) slide
overall but is hitting .431 in his career against Buehrle (25 for 58). Torontos
Yankee Stadium skid, which started in September 2012, is the longest for a team
at one opponent since Tampa Bay lost 18 in a row in Cleveland from September
2005 to July 2010, according to STATS. Suzuki was happy to have any kind of
positive number in his home run column. "Now thats its not a 0, maybe Michael
Kay will be easy on me," he said playfully, referring to a Yankees broadcaster.
NOTES: New York has come from behind in its last five wins. ... LHP
Chris Capuano, acquired from Colorado on Thursday, will become the Yankees 11th
starting pitcher and 47th player this season Saturday. RHP Drew Hutchinson
starts for Toronto. ... Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira, who hasnt played since Sunday
because of a strained back, hopes to play within a few days and avoid the DL.
Girardi said Teixeira wont play this weekend.
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the win. "The result is not always fair," Roma coach Rudi Garcia said. "If we
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playmaker David Silva is back in contention for Saturdays Barclays Premier
League clash with Stoke after missing the last two games with an ankle injury.
Boss Manuel Pellegrini may opt to give the Spaniard some playing time ahead of
the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid on
Tuesday night.Citys focus will be on Real in midweek, but they still have
Manchester United breathing down their necks for a place in the top four. Stoke,
meanwhile, have shipped eight goals in their last two games against Liverpool
and Tottenham, and boss Mark Hughes will be hoping to rally his side to halt
their recent decline. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has seen his side concede
eight goals in their last two games Team newsFull-backs Gael Clichy and Bacary
Sagna are also available again after back problems, meaning City virtually have
a fully-fit squad as Tuesdays Champions League semi-final first leg against Real
Madrid draws closer.Midfielder Samir Nasri - who is not registered to play in
Europe - is the only notable absentee with a muscle problem.Stoke winger Xherdan
Shaqiri will sit out Saturdays Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester
City at the Etihad Stadium due to a hamstring injury.Shaqiri sustained the
injury during Mondays 4-0 home loss to Tottenham and had to be substituted at
half-time.Veteran goalkeeper Shay Given came into the team for that game and is
set to keep his place this weekend, while defender Erik Pieters will miss out
again as he completes a two-match suspension. Stokes Xherdan Shaqiri will miss
the trip Opta statsStoke City won this fixture last season after having lost
their previous six Barclays Premier League trips to the Etihad without scoring a
goal.Sergio Aguero has scored five goals in five Premier League appearances
against Stoke City.Aguero has scored 14 goals in his last 13 Premier League
matches for Manchester City and netted his 100th in the competition in their
midweek 1-1 draw with Newcastle United.Wilfried Bony has scored three goals in
four Premier League games against the Potters. Manchester Citys Chilean manager
Manuel Pellegrini Former Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has now managed
exactly twice as many Premier League games for Stoke (110) than he did for the
Citizens (55).
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Blackburn Rovers before joining Man City as coach (W4 D4). His record with Stoke
is W2 L2 D1.Manchester City have lost five of their 17 Premier League home games
this season, including three of the last five. They lost only five in the
previous 86 matches at the Etihad.Pellegrinis side have kept just three clean
sheets in their last 15 Premier League home matches.Stoke have gone eight away
Premier League games without a clean sheet on the road.Former Manchester City
goalkeeper Given has conceded 10 goals in his last two Premier League
appearances, including four on his Stoke debut in the competition last Monday v
Tottenham. Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero Mersons predictionsThe problem
with Man City is that you dont know which team is going to turn up. Will it be
the one that won 3-0 at Chelsea or will it be the team that came off the pitch
lucky to have earned a 1-1 draw with Newcastle? Stoke are on holiday and you
cannot play football with flip-flops on!Theyve done their hard work, though,
theyre safe and you can understand that, particularly when a few players will be
at the Euros. I suspect Sergio Aguero will be rested as City will have one eye
on the Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid, but I still expect them to
win.Paul predicts: 2-0 (Sky Bet odds 5/1)BettingManchester City are 1/3 with Sky
Bet to claim maximum points in their pursuit of a top-four place against Stoke
at the Etihad with the draw trading at 4/1. City remain 2/9 in the betting to
finish in the Champions League places, while Stoke (17/2) will be desperate to
make amends for their MNF hammering at the hands of Spurs and complete a league
double over the Citizens.The last five meetings at the Etihad have seen City win
to nil on four occasions which is trading as an 11/10 chance this time. Sergio
Aguero is 5/2 to net the opener with Mame Biram Diouf deemed the most likely
first scorer for the Potters at 10/1.See all the match odds, Price Boosts and
tips from our Sky Sports pundit here.
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