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DiMaggio sparks rally off Feller in Yanks’ loss
- Updated: June 2, 2016
CLEVELAND, June 2, 1941 — The Yankees lost a game on Monday. They also might have gained a little confidence for the season ahead.
New York, which had cut the Indians’ American League lead to two games in its Sunday doubleheader sweep, lost by a 7 to 5 score to Cleveland at League Park on Monday and now sits three back of the Tribe. But the Yankees left Ohio bound for Detroit with some things to be happy about.
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Not only have they been playing better, with nine victories in their last 12 games, but they’ve been doing more with the bats. Even in defeat on Monday, scoring five runs off Cleveland ace Bob Feller was something to hang their hats on.
Feller entered the fray having thrown three consecutive shutouts and 30 straight scoreless innings, but the Yankees …
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