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A-Rod's Clutch Double Sparks 7-4 Game 4 Win

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:07:09 CST

Alex Rodriguez hit a go-ahead, two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge and the Yankees beat the Phillies, 7-4, tonight in Philadelphia to claim a 3-1 lead in the World Series. Joba Chamberlain opened the door for the Phillies, yielding a homer to Pedro Feliz with two out...

Yankees Win 3-1, Pull Even

Will McCahill — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:27:22 CDT

Hideki Matsui’s sixth-inning home run off old pal Pedro Martinez held up as the winning run as the New York Yankees pulled even in the World Series with a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees overcame an early 1-0 deficit on solo shots by Mark Teixeira and Matsui,...

Angels Win in 11, Trim Yankees' Lead

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:57:33 CDT

Jeff Mathis hit a two-out double in the 11th inning to drive home the winning run, and the Los Angeles Angels survived a second consecutive thriller for a 5-4 victory over the Yankees today, trimming New York's lead in the American League championship series to 2-1. Howie Kendrick homered, tripled...

Yankees, Angels Wrap Up Series Sweeps

M. Morris — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:23:32 CDT

The Yankees wrapped up a sweep of the Twins tonight in Minneapolis, getting homers from Jorge Posada and suddenly clutch Alex Rodriguez in a 6-1 win. They advance to face the Angels, who mounted an unlikely ninth-inning comeback this afternoon, scoring off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon three times and...

Yanks Get Pudge From Tigers

John Johnson — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:33:33 CDT

The New York Yankees today brought in Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez from Detroit to replace the injured Jorge Posada, the Post reports. The Yankees traded relief pitcher Kyle Farnsworth to the Tigers for the 36-year-old all-star catcher. Posada had shoulder surgery today and is done for the season.

Yankees Place Posada on DL for First Time

Jesse Andrews — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:37:15 CDT

The New York Yankees took the field Monday missing a familiar face: Jorge Posada, the club's proud catcher and one of its leaders, was in Alabama getting his injured right shoulder examined. Posada was placed on the 15-day disabled list for the first time in his career, ending a remarkable...

Martinez's RBI Single in 9th Lifts Indians

Mitch Pritchard — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:15:32 CDT

Victor Martinez's bases-loaded single scored Grady Sizemore from third with one out in the ninth inning and the Cleveland Indians won their season-high fifth straight, 4-3 over the New York Yankees. Martinez slapped a pitch from Ross Ohlendorf (0-1) into left to bring in Sizemore, who moments earlier came up...

White Sox Beat Yankees 7-6 to Avoid Sweep

Jamie Buss — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:18:14 CDT

Joe Crede hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to hand Joba Chamberlain his first major league loss and give the White Sox a 7-6 win over the Yankees last night to avoid a three-game sweep. Bobby Jenks (1-0) got Jorge Posada to ground into an inning-ending double play...

Yanks Beat White Sox, 6-4

Jamie Buss — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:58:33 CDT

Mike Mussina pitched seven strong innings and moved ahead of Bob Gibson on the career wins list, as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 last night. Jorge Posada had four hits, including a career-high three doubles, and drove in two runs. Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead...