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1. There are so many reasons that the Yankees have won 16 of their last 20 and soared to the AL’s best record. There is Mark Teixeira’s defense, what Alex Rodriguez had meant to the face of the offense and CC Sabathia behaving like a true ace.

But don’t ignore this: In the past 20 games Derek Jeter has hit .400 with a .474 on-base percentage and a .576 slugging percentage. He had three more hits and a walk Tuesday night in a 12-3 rout of the Rangers. He led off the first inning with a hit for the eighth time in nine games.

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