Article: California dream for Yankees ; Bombers finally claim series win in Anaheim

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A.J. Burnett struck out 11 in just his second win since July, and the New York Yankees won a series at Anaheim, Calif., for the first time since May 2004 with a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles yesterday.

The Yankees, eliminated by the Angels in the first round of the playoffs in 2002 and 2005, lost 18 of their last 23 games in Anaheim before winning back-to-back games in less than 24 hours.

Tuesday night, New York became the first major league team to clinch a playoff berth.

Robinson Cano hit a two-run single, and Melky Cabrera an RBI double in the fourth. Ian Kennedy walked two batters and hit another in the eighth before escaping the jam in his first major league appearance since ...

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