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Burnett powers Yankees past Twins

A.J. Burnett's success of late could be boiled down to a two-word phrase used by the righthander and his manager.

"It all starts with fastball command," Joe Girardi said before last night's game. "When he commands his fastball, he's very, very tough."

Burnett commanded not much of anything last night, but he still had enough to grind his way through 61/3 innings and help lead the Yankees...

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