Ben 10 online gamesJeter's mom and dad were in the crowd of 47,787 cheering when he came up in the first inning. The superstar shortstop said a couple of teammates mentioned the milestone as the day progressed, but not too many."Maybe they don't want to jinx anything," said Jeter, who strained his right calf in his previous home game that resulted in a stint on the disabled list.He's bidding to become the first player to get 3,000 hits all with the Yankees (51-35).With three more games this weekend, the Rays (49-39) seem resigned to the fact that Jeter will make history at their expense.
He's probably going to do it in this series against us, but that's OK. We can't get caught up in that," manager Joe Maddon said.Jeter has a single in two at-bats against right-hander Jeremy Hellickson (8-7, 3.21 ERA), scheduled to pitch Friday for Tampa Bay. Hellickson had been 0-4 with a 4.74 ERA in four outings prior to allowing three runs over 7 1/3 innings in Sunday's 8-3 victory over St. Louis.No Yankee has more than three at-bats against Hellickson, who is making his first career start against New York.New York has lost four of five, three of four since Jeter's return Monday. The Yankees have dropped into second place in the AL East behind Boston.The third-place Rays, meanwhile, are 3 1/2 games behind the Red Sox and three behind New York as they opened a stretch of 11 straight against those teams in successful fashion.
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