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• Over his last six games since May 2, Brian Roberts is batting .375 (9-for-24) with three runs, a double, a home run, four RBIs and a walk.

• The Yankees entered play on Saturday with a 182-123 record in Interleague Play, which leads the Majors in all-time wins. They were also first with a .597 winning percentage.

• On this date in 1936, Joe DiMaggio hit his first Major League home run (off left-hander George Turbeville) as the Yankees posted a 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics at Yankee Stadium. DiMaggio went 1-for-4 with three RBIs in the game, playing left field.

Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat.
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