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Quote: "If one guy doesn't get you, the other guy will."-- Twins manager Tom Kelly, whose club gave up a grand slam to Seattle's Edgar Martinez after an intentional walk to major-league home run leader Ken Griffey.It's a fact: The Yankees' Derek Jeter has reached base by hit or walk in all 44 games this season -- the longest streak by a Yankee since at least 1961.Who's hot: Since coming off the DL, Seattle's Alex Rodriguez is hitting .395 (19-for-48) with five doubles, six homers, 11 RBIs and 19 runs scored in 12 games.

Quote: "Jeter's on the sun and we're on the earth. He's hotter than a pistol." -- Roger Clemens on teammate Derek Jeter, who has reached base by hit or walk in all 51 games for the Yankees this season.It's a fact: The Mariners have scored 10 or more runs 13 times this season and lost three of those games.Who's hot: White Sox pitcher Mike Sirotka has not allowed more than two earned runs in his last six starts.Who's not: The Indians' David Justice is hitless in his last 17 at-bats.On deck: The Athletics play 19 of their next 22 games on the road.

Quote: "I know it sounds like a broken record, but how many times have people written us off, and how many times have we suffered a devastating injury, only to reel off a couple wins and get back in it?" -- Tim Salmon, after the Angels regained a share of the AL West lead Sunday night.It's a fact: Derek Jeter singled twice and has 198 hits for the season. He is looking to become the first Yankee to reach 200 hits since Steve Sax in 1989.On deck: The Rangers' Rick Helling (19-7) goes for his 20th victory tonight against the Angels.

Quote: "I think if this wasn't happening at the beginning of the season, it would be no big deal. But now it's magnified." -- Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, on the team's 0-3 startIt's a fact: David Cone had not given up a run in Oakland since 1995, when he pitched for Toronto. He pitched 14 scoreless innings in two Yankees starts since then, plus four yesterday for a total of 18 scoreless innings.Who's hot: The Devils Rays became the first expansion team to open their inaugural season with five straight games of 10-plus hits.

On the field: Jeffrey Hammonds' speed was a major asset to the Orioles in this series. Two nights ago, his hustle going to second base forced Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter into a costly throwing error. And last night, he stole third after catcher Joe Girardi threw to first trying to pick off B. J. Surhoff, and scored on Chris Hoiles' single to center.In the dugout: With the Yankees starting left-hander Andy Pettitte, manager Davey Johnson penciled Jeff Reboulet into the lineup at second base.

NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter didn't pause to admire his controversial eighth-inning home run last night at Yankee Stadium. He just dropped the bat, lowered his head and took off."I don't hit too many home runs," he said. "I'm not one to stand there and watch them."This one was worth a look.This one had to be seen to be believed.With the New York Yankees down a run in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, Jeter lofted a high fly ball to right off Orioles reliever Armando Benitez. Right fielder Tony Tarasco stood with his back against the padded wall, waiting to make the catch.

Derek Jeter's disputed eighth-inning home run yesterday bailed out not only the Yankees, but also NBC, whose telecast of Game 1 of the American League Championship Series was spotty at best, until Jeter's contested blast.The network had turned in a competent, but not spectacular telecast up to that point, nailing the big themes, but missing small details. However, the camera work and commentary on Jeter's shot earned NBC a measure of redemption, though some of the holes will have to be corrected before the series ends.

On the field: Two of the best control pitchers may or may not have engaged in a battle of intimidation. Jimmy Key hit Braves DTC rookie Andruw Jones in the back leg with a pitch in the second inning, and in the bottom of the third, Braves right-hander Greg Maddux hit Yankees rookie Derek Jeter just above the left wrist with a fastball, his first hit batsman since July 15. Maddux, you may recall, brushed back Eddie Murray in the World Series last year, causing...

Tenants of a once-regal apartment complex on North Charles Street and a management company hired by the city reached a tentative out-of-court agreement yesterday to repair collapsing ceilings, a broken elevator and to eliminate pools of water in the lobby.The accord over the Queen Anne Belvedere Apartments was reached with the intercession of District Court Judge Norman E. Johnson Jr.In the six weeks since the city foreclosed on the converted turn-of-the-century rowhouses, which stretch from 1204 to 1301 N. Charles St., the Rev. Steven Jeter, the president of the tenants' association, and other residents have complained that repairs are slow and sloppy.

Fed up with the collapsing ceilings, broken elevator and pools of water in the lobby, the Rev. Steven Jeter hoped the city of Baltimore would resurrect his once-elegant apartment complex on North Charles Street.But his faith in the management company hired by the city to restore the long-neglected Queen Anne Belvedere Apartments has been tested.In the six weeks since the city foreclosed on the converted turn-of-the-century rowhouses, from 1204 to 1301 N. Charles St., Mr. Jeter and other tenants have complained that repairs are slow and sloppy.

All eyes will be on shortstop Derek Jeter, who is one hit away from passing Lou Gehrig to become the Yankees' all-time hits leader. Jeter had three hits in New York's 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night, giving him 2,721 for his career. Jeter has 267 career hits against the Orioles and is batting .262 against them this season. Orioles pitchers have had no answer for second baseman Robinson Cano and outfielder Nick Swisher. Cano is batting .474 (27-for-57) with six homers, 17 RBIs and seven doubles in 15 games against the Orioles this season.

Stallworth charged with manslaughter nfl Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth was charged Wednesday in Miami with killing a pedestrian last month while driving drunk after a night out at a South Beach nightspot. An arrest warrant charging Stallworth, 28, with DUI manslaughter was filed in the March 14 incident that killed Mario Reyes, 59. If convicted, Stallworth would face up to 15 years in prison. His blood-alcohol level after the crash was .126, well above Florida's legal limit of .08, according to results of a blood test.

A recap of the Orioles' 9-4 loss to the Yankees last night: Liz returns, leaves early Radhames Liz made his return to the big leagues, but it wasn't a long one. He lasted just 4 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs on nine hits and a walk. Liz, who had a 7.47 ERA in 10 previous starts before being demoted, lowered his ERA to 7.32. He was in position to get a win with a 3-1 lead in the fifth, but he allowed two solo homers before being chased. Liz was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk after going 2-2 with a 2.67 ERA in four starts.

DEAR CAL -- A few years ago, I was watching a baseball game on TV. Derek Jeter was hitting, and the announcer said something like, "Nobody squares up the pitch" or "Nobody squares up the pitcher" as well as Jeter. I had never heard that expression, and the announcers said it was one of the reasons Jeter was such a good hitter. Can you explain this term? Timothy Kuhn, Millersville DEAR TIMOTHY -- I can't explain that exactly. Nobody squares up the pitch. It might refer to hitting the ball on the right part of the bat or the sweet spot.

This was supposed to be the week that Zach and Anna Sowers planned what they would do for their first wedding anniversary on Saturday. Instead, Anna Sowers will spend that day where she's spent most of the past four months: sitting at her husband's hospital bed, hoping, praying that he'll come out of the coma he's been in. She'll be thinking about whether her husband will pull through. She'll be thinking about how to pay for her husband's mounting medical bills when the insurance runs out in a few months.

A Baltimore Circuit Court judge has denied a man's request to be tried as a juvenile in two violent robbery cases earlier this year, including an attack that left a Southeast Baltimore man in a coma. Arthur Jeter was less than a month short of his 18th birthday when, police allege, he and three other suspects were involved in the attack and robbery of Zachary Sowers, 28, early June 2, outside the man's home near Patterson Park. Four days after that incident, authorities allege, Jeter and others robbed and assaulted another man. Jeter's public defender, Jennifer Davis, argued yesterday before Judge Roger W. Brown that Jeter was not one of two assailants who police believe beat and stomped Sowers.

On July 21, 2007, ERNESTINE JETER (nee Vaughan), devoted wife of the late John Jeter. Friends may call at the JOSEPH L. RUSS FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 2222 W. North Ave. on Thursday from 3 to 8pm. Family hour Friday 11AM with funeral to follow at 11:30 AM at Mt. Zion United Church of God In Christ, 2217 W. North Avenue. Inquiries: 410-523-3361.

On July 21, 2007, ERNESTINE JETER (nee Vaughan), devoted wife of the late John Jeter. Friends may call at the JOSEPH L. RUSS FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 2222 W. North Ave. on Thursday from 3 to 8pm. Family hour Friday 11AM with funeral to follow at 11:30AM. Inquiries: 410-523-3361.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- In a world where celebrity breakups have become a staple of both the grocery-line tabloids and the network magazine shows, I guess it was only a matter of time before this run of interpersonal superstar dysfunction would find its way to baseball. If you haven't been paying close attention, it's only the biggest story of spring training. Alex Rodriguez acknowledged this week that his relationship with teammate Derek Jeter has cooled over the past couple of years.

TAMPA, Fla.-- --The breakup rumors are true. The nightly dinners have stopped. The sleepovers, too. The duo isn't officially separated, but the fire sure ain't what it used to be. Apparently, A-Rod and Jeet just don't love each other like they once did. That's according to Alex Rodriguez, the New York Yankees third baseman and baseball's most talented and intimidating princess (sorry, Barry Bonds, but the crown has been passed). Rodriguez decided to come clean yesterday in his first spring chat with the media.