Bomber rookie Brett Gardner singled home the winning run in the bottom half of the tenth inning, as the Yankees edged their division rival, 5-4.

Alex Rodriguez tied Mikey Mantle on the all time home run list with his 536th career home run, a solo shot off of Tim Wakefield in the second inning.

New York Yankees
HittersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
B Gardner LF5121010.143
D Jeter SS4011000.281
B Abreu RF4000011.272
A Rodriguez 3B4221000.323
J Giambi 1B3000101.256
J Posada DH4110031.280
R Cano 2B4122001.252
M Cabrera CF3000012.247
J Molina C3000021.221
a-W Betemit PH1000011.253
Totals35585198
a-struck out swinging for J Molina in the 10th
BATTING
3B: R Cano (1, J Lopez)
HR: A Rodriguez (18, 2nd inning off T Wakefield 0 on, 0 Out)
RBI: A Rodriguez (50), D Jeter (37), R Cano 2 (37), B Gardner (3)
S: M Cabrera
2-out RBI: B Gardner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Molina 1
Team LOB: 3
BASERUNNING
SB: B Gardner (3, 2nd base off T Wakefield/K Cash); M Cabrera (7, 2nd base off M Delcarmen/K Cash)
FIELDING
E: D Jeter (8, throw)
DP: 2 (J Molina-D Jeter, J Giambi-D Jeter-J Giambi).
New York Yankees
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
J Chamberlain6.0433450101-632.45
D Robertson1.021100023-153.00
K Farnsworth1.000001016-103.69
M Rivera (W, 3-3)2.010002016-131.12
Totals10.0744480156-101
PITCHING
WP: J Chamberlain
Batters faced: J Chamberlain 24; D Robertson 5; K Farnsworth 3; M Rivera 7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Chamberlain 11-1; D Robertson 1-2; K Farnsworth 0-2; M Rivera 3-1

Scoring Summary

BOSNYY
2ndA Rodriguez homered to left.01
5thK Youkilis scored on J Chamberlain's wild pitch.11
5thD Pedroia singled to right center, S Casey and C Crisp scored, J Ellsbury to second.31
6thD Jeter singled to right center, B Gardner scored.32
7thK Cash doubled to left, J Lugo scored.42
7thR Cano tripled to deep right, A Rodriguez and J Posada scored.44
10thB Gardner singled to right center, R Cano scored.45

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