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MLB: LA Angels 5, N.Y. Yankees 4

Tue, 10/20/2009 - 09:53 by shalini.bahadur

Anaheim, Calif., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A game-winning double by Jeff Mathis in the 11th inning Monday gave the Los Angeles Angels a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees and new hope in the ALCS.

Los Angeles fought back from a 3-0 deficit to take the lead, saw the Yankees tie it in the eighth and then failed to take advantage of a bases-loaded situation in the 10th.

The Angels finally prevailed in the 11th, getting a two-out single by Howie Kendrick off Alfredo Aceves and a double by Mathis that bounced off the left-field wall as Mathis dashed around the bases with the winning run.

MLB: New York Yankees 10, Toronto 5

Fri, 09/04/2009 - 11:22 by preet_20

Toronto, Sept. 3: Jorge Posada's four hits and four RBI Thursday led the New York Yankees to a 10-5 win over Toronto.

Posada's two-run homer in the ninth capped the scoring for the Yankees, who have won four in a row.

Alex Rodriguez had two hits -- one a solo homer -- and two RBI, and Melky Cabrera had two hits and one RBI.

Hideki Matsui had one RBI and a run scored on Travis Snider's first-inning error.

The winner was reliever Alfredo Aceves (10-1).

Toronto's Raul Chavez had three hits and two RBI.

Aaron Hill had one RBI.

A run scored on a sixth-inning error by Rodriguez and Snider added two hits for the Blue Jays, who have lost four in a row.

MLB: New York Yankees 3, Oakland 2

Thu, 08/20/2009 - 11:11 by preet_20

Oakland, Calif. Aug. 20: Mariano Rivera needed just seven pitches to record his 36th save Wednesday and preserve a 3-2 win for the New York Yankees over Oakland.

Chad Gaudin made his first start with the Yankees after being acquired from San Diego Aug. 6, but he did not figure in the decision.

New York had a 3-2 lead going into the fifth, but Gaudin loaded the bases with one out in that inning and was removed in favor of Alfredo Aceves.

Aceves (8-1) got Kurt Suzuki to ground into a double play to end the inning and eventually worked 2 1/3 innings to get the win.

MLB: NY Yankees 8, Toronto 4

Thu, 08/06/2009 - 10:17 by preet_20

Toronto, Aug. 5: A solo homer by Nick Swisher touched off a four-run seventh inning Wednesday that vaulted the New York Yankees to an 8-4 win over Toronto.

The Yankees twice came from behind to win their third straight and open a 2 1/2-game lead over Boston in the American League East. New York will host the Red Sox in a four-game series beginning Thursday.

Toronto had a 3-2 advantage going into the seventh, but Swisher tied it with a homer off starter Marc Rzepczynski (1-3) on the second pitch of the frame.

MLB: New York Yankees 8, Toronto 4

Thu, 08/06/2009 - 10:10 by preet_20

Toronto, Aug. 5: A solo homer by Nick Swisher touched off a four-run seventh inning Wednesday that vaulted the New York Yankees to an 8-4 win over Toronto.

The Yankees twice came from behind to win their third straight and open a 2 1/2-game lead over Boston in the American League East. New York will host the Red Sox in a four-game series beginning Thursday.

Toronto had a 3-2 advantage going into the seventh, but Swisher tied it with a homer off starter Marc Rzepczynski (1-3) on the second pitch of the frame.

MLB: Chi. White Sox 10, N.Y. Yankees 5

Sat, 08/01/2009 - 10:14 by preet_20

Chicago, July 31: Chris Getz highlighted a four-run seventh with a two-run single Friday and the Chicago White Sox erased an early 3-0 deficit to down the New York Yankees 10-5.

Chicago beat the Yankees for the second straight night, shrinking New York's lead over Boston in the American League East to 1 ½ games.

Mark Teixeira doubled home two of the three New York runs in the first. The White Sox rallied for a 5-3 advantage through three innings and the Yankees came back to tie it in the fourth on Eric Hinske's two-run homer.

Chicago took the lead for good in the fifth on Carlos Quentin's RBI double off losing pitcher David Robertson (1-1) and broke the game open with the four runs in the seventh.

MLB: New York Yankees 2, Baltimore 1

Tue, 07/21/2009 - 11:25 by surajdogra

New York, July 20: Hideki Matsui hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth Monday to give the New York Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

It was the third straight game the Yankees have won by 2-1. It was Matsui's second-career walk-off homer and New York's ninth walk-off victory this season.

The Yankees had just four hits -- none after Eric Hinske homered to start the second inning -- when Matsui drove a 2-2 pitch by Jim Johnson (3-4) over the wall in right field.

Alfredo Aceves (6-1) retired the final two batters in the top of the ninth to get the victory.

Nick Markakis homered to right-center field with one out in the opening inning for the Orioles, who lost for the third time in four games.

MLB: Boston 4, New York Yankees 3

Fri, 06/12/2009 - 10:20 by preet_20

Boston, June 11: -- Mike Lowell finished off a three-run rally in the eighth with a sacrifice fly Thursday, vaulting the Boston Red sox to a 4-3 decision over the New York Yankees.

Boston has won all eight meetings with the Yankees this season and has a nine-game victory streak against them dating to last season. The Red Sox had not defeated New York in their first eight games of a season since 1914.

Alex Rodriguez had a two-run double in New York's three-run seventh that gave the Yankees a 3-1 lead. Boston then batted around against three pitchers in the eighth and wound up leaving the bases loaded.

Nick Green opened the eighth with a single off starter CC Sabathia (5-4), Dustin Pedroia walked and J.D. Drew singled home Green.