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Andy Pettitte, Alex Rodriguez look good in X-rays

Andy Pettitte watches from the dugout. (July 15,

Photo credit: David Pokress

If X-rays become any more frequent for Alex Rodriguez and Andy Pettitte, they both might start glowing in the dark. But each player described Sunday's round as positive, with A-Rod looking to swing a bat by next weekend and Pettitte hopeful of throwing off a mound in another week or so.

"Everything is as scheduled," Rodriguez said Sunday night after the Yankees' 4-1 win over the...

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