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Sabathia cools off Angels as Yankees grab Game 1

Associated Press

Friday, October 16, 2009

NEW YORK -- CC Sabathia heated up as the night went on, throwing fastballs past the Los Angeles Angels and pumping his fist for emphasis. On a blustery night more suited to bobsleds than baseballs, Sabathia pitched eight superb innings of four-hit ball to win his second straight postseason start, and the New York Yankees took advantage of a rare sloppy game by the Angels to win the AL championship series opener 4-1 Friday. "That's why we got CC," Johnny Damon said. "To be a workhorse during ...

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