Yanks 12 - Mariners 3
Wang allowed 1 run over 71/3 innings.He's now 17-6.
Posada went 4 for 4 on the night with 2 HR's.The 1st one came in the 2nd inning ..
.. his 2nd in the 8th.
A-Rod's 46th HR of the season came in the 6th.The ball hasn't landed yet ..
Bobby Abreu also hit a HR & doubled,going 4 for 5.
Jeter handed out some bats.
Wang allowed 1 run over 71/3 innings.He's now 17-6.
Posada went 4 for 4 on the night with 2 HR's.The 1st one came in the 2nd inning ..
.. his 2nd in the 8th.
A-Rod's 46th HR of the season came in the 6th.The ball hasn't landed yet ..
Bobby Abreu also hit a HR & doubled,going 4 for 5.
Jeter handed out some bats.
Yanks 10 - Mariners 2
A-Rod's 47th & 48th HR's were both hit in the 7th inning,just hours after having an MRI on his ankle.He became the 4th Yankee in MLB history to hit 2 HR's in the same inning..
Cliff Johnson - 1977
Joe Pepitone - 1962
Joe DiMaggio - 1936
Ja-Buh picked up his 1st win. :toast:
A-Rod's 47th & 48th HR's were both hit in the 7th inning,just hours after having an MRI on his ankle.He became the 4th Yankee in MLB history to hit 2 HR's in the same inning..
Cliff Johnson - 1977
Joe Pepitone - 1962
Joe DiMaggio - 1936
Ja-Buh picked up his 1st win. :toast:
Yanks 11 - KC 5
A-Rod stole the show by hitting HR's #50 & #51.Not only did he break the record for most homeruns in a season by a 3rd baseman ... joins the likes of Ruth,McGwire and Sosa as the only players in history to have 3 different 50 HR seasons.
He's also the 1st Yankee to reach the 50-homer mark since 1961,when ...
Maris hit 61 and Mantle hit 54. :toast:
A-Rod stole the show by hitting HR's #50 & #51.Not only did he break the record for most homeruns in a season by a 3rd baseman ... joins the likes of Ruth,McGwire and Sosa as the only players in history to have 3 different 50 HR seasons.
He's also the 1st Yankee to reach the 50-homer mark since 1961,when ...
Maris hit 61 and Mantle hit 54. :toast:
A-Rod smacks major league-best 52nd homer in Yanks' win
Summary: Alex Rodriguez homered for the fifth straight game, connecting for his 52nd of the season as the Yankees swept the Royals.
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• Monster season: A-Rod, who appears to be a lock to win the AL MVP, leads the major leagues with 52 home runs and 140 RBIs.
• Cy Wang? In a season when the Yankees' rotation has been far from settled, Chien-Ming Wang has given them much-needed stability. He got the victory Sunday to remain tied for the major league lead with 18. •
Hunt for October: The Yankees increased their AL wild-card lead over the Tigers to four games and remained 5½ games behind the Red Sox in the AL East.
Summary: Alex Rodriguez homered for the fifth straight game, connecting for his 52nd of the season as the Yankees swept the Royals.
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• Monster season: A-Rod, who appears to be a lock to win the AL MVP, leads the major leagues with 52 home runs and 140 RBIs.
• Cy Wang? In a season when the Yankees' rotation has been far from settled, Chien-Ming Wang has given them much-needed stability. He got the victory Sunday to remain tied for the major league lead with 18. •
Hunt for October: The Yankees increased their AL wild-card lead over the Tigers to four games and remained 5½ games behind the Red Sox in the AL East.
Yanks 4 - Boston 3
In his 200th career start at Fenway,Clemens gave up 2 hits over 6 innings pitched.New York's record since his 1st start this season is now 55-33. :toast:
Cano evened the score at 1 a-piece after hitting a solo shot in the 5th.
2 innings later,the Rx's very own Mr.Smith tried to get away with a Bronx Bomber souvenir ...
:lol:
Captain Clutch delivered with a 3-run blast in the 8th.His BA with 2 outs and runners in scoring position is a league leading .441.
Jeter made the final out & ended Boston's night ... with the bases loaded. :drink:
In his 200th career start at Fenway,Clemens gave up 2 hits over 6 innings pitched.New York's record since his 1st start this season is now 55-33. :toast:
Cano evened the score at 1 a-piece after hitting a solo shot in the 5th.
2 innings later,the Rx's very own Mr.Smith tried to get away with a Bronx Bomber souvenir ...
:lol:
Captain Clutch delivered with a 3-run blast in the 8th.His BA with 2 outs and runners in scoring position is a league leading .441.
Jeter made the final out & ended Boston's night ... with the bases loaded. :drink:
Yanks 8 - O's 5
Hughes went 52/3 innings allowing 2 runs.He's now 4-3.
Matsui hit his 1st HR since August 8th,giving him 24 on the year.
A-Rod tied his career high for RBI's by driving in his 142nd of the season.He last hit this many back in 2002 with Texas.:toast:
Jeter's 2 hits moved him past Bernie Williams for 4th place on the Yank's all-time hit list with 2,337.
Hughes went 52/3 innings allowing 2 runs.He's now 4-3.
Matsui hit his 1st HR since August 8th,giving him 24 on the year.
A-Rod tied his career high for RBI's by driving in his 142nd of the season.He last hit this many back in 2002 with Texas.:toast:
Jeter's 2 hits moved him past Bernie Williams for 4th place on the Yank's all-time hit list with 2,337.
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