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Derek Jeter watches two-run homer that put Yanks ahead.
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Derek Jeter watches two-run homer that put Yanks ahead.
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Girardi pulls an Ace in Yankees' win

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter looked like an All-Star yesterday, although that's hardly a surprise. The fact that Alfredo Aceves also did caught plenty of folks off guard.

Jeter had four hits including the go-ahead, two-run homer, and Aceves held visiting Toronto to one hit over the final four innings as New York rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the visiting Blue Jays, 10-8, and moved a season-best 15 games over .500.

"I thought the bullpen did a great job. They're capable of scoring a lot of runs," said Jeter, who was picked for his 10th All-Star Game earlier in the day. "We're playing well, we want it to continue. We've got another week before the break."

It was New York's fifth straight win over the Blue Jays, whose five-run fourth inning gave them an 8-4 lead that never appeared safe on a day in which balls were again flying out of Yankee Stadium. There were four homers hit - all of them to rightfield - to raise the total to 139 at the new ballpark midway through the season.

Jonathan Albaladejo (3-1), recalled after Chien-Ming Wang went on the disabled list with a shoulder injury, got the win in relief - even though Aceves deserved most of the credit.

He finally turned off the offense and in the process earned his first save. Manager Joe Girardi elected to let him finish the game rather than turn to All-Star closer Mariano Rivera, who had pitched four of the past five games.

"Ace was great. Ace knows how to pitch, and that's what you see him do a lot of, with all the different pitches he has," Girardi said. "He was great today."

Hideki Matsui homered and drove in four runs, and Jorge Posada had four hits and drove in three runs for the Yankees. Every player wearing pinstripes reached base, with All-Star first baseman Mark Teixeira walking three times.

Aaron Hill homered and drove in three runs for Toronto, and Marco Scutaro and Adam Lind each had a pair of RBI. It just wasn't enough after Aceves took the mound.

"If we would have had one more hit here or there, or if we would have kept them from scoring some runs on a few occasions, then we might have had a few wins here," Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston said. "But that's the game."

In other games:

* At Arlington, Texas, Scott Feldman allowed three hits in six innings, David Murphy had three hits and an RBI, and the Rangers completed a three-game sweep of Tampa Bay with a 5-2 victory.

The Rangers remain tied with the Los Angeles Angels for the AL West lead. Those teams meet in a three-game series in California beginning tonight, when Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton is expected to make his return after abdominal surgery.

* At Anaheim, Calif., Vladimir Guerrero hit a tying, two-run homer in his first game back in rightfield, and the Los Angeles Angels took advantage of a wild Baltimore Orioles bullpen to rally for a 9-6 win. Guerrero played in the outfield for the first time this season after missing 35 games with a torn pectoral muscle.

* At Boston, David Ortiz had a tying RBI single and Mark Kotsay added a key, two-run hit during a five-run seventh inning, and the Red Sox beat Seattle, 8-4.

* At Minneapolis, Justin Morneau celebrated another All-Star Game selection with a two-run homer for the Twins in a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

* At Cleveland, Gio Gonzalez pitched six strong innings for his first win of the season and the Oakland Athletics beat the Indians, 5-2.

Prior to the game, Indians general manager Mark Shapiro said manager Eric Wedge will keep his job for the rest of the season, even though Cleveland has the worst record in the AL.

* At Kansas City, Mo., Alberto Callaspo got his fourth RBI in 2 days and Miguel Olivo hit a two-run homer to help the Royals beat the Chicago White Sox, 6-4. *

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