Yanks take 12 to beat Blue Jays, 6-5
NEW YORK - Jorge Posada hit a game-ending RBI single in the 12th inning to lift the New York Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday.
With one out and runners on first and second, Posada lined a 1-1 pitch from Shawn Camp into center. Alex Rodriguez scored without a play as the Yankees poured out of the dugout to congratulate Posada near first base.
The Yankees have won nine of 10 to move 14 games above .500 and pull within a game of AL East-leading Boston. Brett Tomko (1-2) pitched a scoreless inning for the win.
Mark Teixeira got the winning rally started with a liner that caromed off first base and over Lyle Overbay for a double. Rodriguez received his second consecutive intentional walk before Teixeira was cut down at third on Robinson Cano's sacrifice attempt.
Adam Lind hit a two-run homer and Alex Rios had three RBIs for Toronto, which has lost six of seven. Scott Rolen doubled in the fourth and is batting .407 (35 for 86) during his career-best 21-game hitting streak.
Posada, Johnny Damon, and Hideki Matsui homered for the Yankees, who lost starter Chien-Ming Wang to a strained right shoulder in the sixth. Wang, who missed time this season with weakness in his hips, was scheduled for an MRI exam.
Toronto 020 003 000 000 – 5 10 0
New York 110 100 200 001 – 6 12 0
Toronto AB R H BI Avg. New York AB R H BI Avg.
Scutaro ss 6 1 2 0 .283 Jeter ss 5 1 1 0 .308
A.Hill 2b 5 0 1 0 .297 Damon lf 4 2 1 2 .287
Lind dh 5 1 1 2 .309 Teixeira 1b 6 0 3 0 .279
Rolen 3b 4 1 1 0 .331 A.Rodriguez 3b 3 1 2 1 .244
Overbay 1b 3 1 0 0 .260 Cano 2b 6 0 0 0 .300
V.Wells cf 4 1 1 0 .252 Posada c 6 1 2 2 .269
Rios rf 5 0 2 3 .262 H.Matsui dh 4 1 2 1 .259
Dellucci lf 5 0 0 0 .234 2-Rnsom pr-dh 0 0 0 0 .190
Barajas c 3 0 1 0 .268 a-Swishr ph-dh 1 0 0 0 .235
1-Bautista pr 0 0 0 0 .254 Me.Cabrera rf 5 0 1 0 .280
R.Chavez c 2 0 1 0 .263 Gardner cf 5 0 0 0 .277
