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CLEVELAND -- All of these games later, Derek Jeter had never enjoyed six hits in a single day, so there was no moment heading into Tuesday that the Yankees' captain Jason Heyward Jersey caught himself thinking that might change. But after stroking a single and a two-run double in New York's 9-2 victory over the Indians, Jeter sits just four hits from becoming the 28th member of baseball's 3,000-hit club. Four hits? That's a little bit more of a manageable number, and so Jeter is Authentic Brian McCann Jersey free to begin fantasizing. From here on out, any given day feels close enough for history."I guess it is," Jeter said. "Today, really, I wasn't thinking about it, honestly. I was just trying to have good at-bats. Maybe [Wednesday] it may feel that way. I'm just happy to be back."Facing Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco in the first inning, Jeter nubbed a slow roller that third baseman Orlando Cabrera Authentic Francisco Cordero Jersey couldn't snare in time to make a throw, and it was scored a clean hit for No. 2,995.Jeter's second at-bat produced a louder and more convincing knock, as the 37-year-old ripped a scorching line drive over Grady Sizemore's head in center field for a two-run double.Jeter struck out looking in the third, flied out in the fifth and grounded out in the seventh and ninth innings. The hits were Jeter's first since he was activated from the disabled list on Monday, when he took an 0-for-4 collar in a series-opening loss Chipper Jones Jersey to the Indians."I felt better today," Jeter said. "It's always good when you get the first [hit] out of the way. You feel like it's Opening Day all over again. Once you get the first Francisco Cordero Jersey one out of the way, I could relax a little bit."Manager Joe Girardi said that he had been encouraged by Jeter's hard lineout to shortstop in his final at-bat on Monday, considering Braves Brian McCann Jersey the shortstop's three-week layoff due to a strained right calf."You expect him to Brian McCann Jersey be a little rusty," Girardi said. "I don't think it'll take him long to get back to where he was. I thought he swung the bat pretty good [Tuesday]."The Yankees complete their series at Progressive Field with a Wednesday evening game, and though Jeter is 5-for-12 against Cleveland starter Authentic Joey Votto Jersey Justin Masterson in his career, there are no guarantees that he will be in the lineup.Girardi said that since Jeter has played four straight days, including his Minor League rehabilitation games at Double-A Trenton, the manager is heavily considering the idea Authentic Chipper Jones Jersey of giving Jeter Wednesday off.That would set Jeter up for numerous chances to reach 3,000 hits at Yankee Stadium, with a four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays opening on Thursday before the All-Star break."He's four hits away," Girardi said. "My concern is us winning ballgames and him being healthy. Three-thousand hits is going to come. Would it be great if it happened at home? Yeah, but you can't predict what is going to happen, so I'm not going to Joey Votto Jersey try."Girardi said that the decision on whether to play Jeter or not would be his, but he would confer with the shortstop to get input. Girardi said that the Yankees organization has not contacted him to voice a preference."No one has ever said a word to me about where he needs to do it," Girardi said.Jeter has said that his perfect scenario would be to get hit No. 3,000 at Yankee Stadium, but he also said this spring that he would try to savor the ride, wherever it takes him. That has been a little more difficult than anticipated.Media reports suggesting that Jeter isn't the same player who amassed most of those 2,996 hits and that he should be dropped in Authentic Jason Heyward Jersey the batting Authentic Aroldis Chapman Jersey order seem to have taken some of the luster off the chase for the five-time World Series champion."It's kind of hard to enjoy Braves Chipper Jones Jersey it when there's a lot of negativity that's out there," Jeter said. "Hopefully, I might be able to enjoy these next few days." In typical Braves Jason Heyward Jersey fashion, Jeter insisted that he feels "fine" physically and said that he would prefer to be in Wednesday's lineup, no Aroldis Chapman Jersey matter how close to 3,000 hits he may be. "It's hard to sit," Jeter said. "I haven't Reds Aroldis Chapman Jersey sat in three weeks. It'd Reds Francisco Cordero Jersey be hard to sit if I had no hits today."