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Bombers bits

• Senator John Glenn -- the first American to orbit the Earth -- threw out Sunday's ceremonial first pitch to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his first space flight.

• On Saturday, Hiroki Kuroda became the first Yankees pitcher to record a complete-game loss while allowing four hits or fewer since A.J. Burnett, who lost, 1-0, to the Royals on Aug. 15, 2010, in Kansas City.

• On this date in 1960, the Yankees hit five home runs in a 7-6 walk-off victory over the Indians, including Yogi Berra's 11th-inning solo blast. The Yankees also tied an AL record with four pinch-hits in the contest.