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Jorge Posada's second hit Saturday, a 12th-inning RBI single, helped the New York Yankees edge Toronto 6-5. Posada's other hit, a solo home run, cut New York's deficit to 3-2 with no outs in the bottom of the fourth. One of two hits for Hideki Matsui was a second-inning solo homer. Johnny Damon's lone hit was a seventh-inning two-run shot. Alex Rodriguez had two hits and one RBI, while Mark Teixeira had three hits for the Yankees, who have won nine of their last 10 games. The winner was...

Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui each hit three-run homers Tuesday, powering the New York Yankees' 12-3 victory over the Texas Rangers. The Yankees scored seven times in the fourth inning. The Yankees' major league-record 18-game errorless streak ended when Posada threw the ball into the outfield in the fourth inning in an attempted pick-off of Texas's Elvis Andrus. Derek Jeter went 3-for-4 and scored to extend his hitting streak to 16 games. Mark Teixeira, a former Ranger, had his hitting...

Johnny Damon's bottom of the 10th inning homer Sunday lifted the New York Yankees to a 3-2 victory against the Minnesota Twins. The Yankees increased their winning streak to five straight and won during their final at-bat for the third game in a row. With one out in the bottom of the 10th, Damon's third hit and 10th homer this season made a loser of Minnesota reliever Jesse Crain (2-2). The homer was Damon's first game-winner in a Yankee uniform. Alex Rodriguez led off the seventh with a...

New York Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon, who hit .419 and a major-league leading five home runs, was selected the American League player of the week. Damon piled up 13 hits, with five of them home runs and knocked in 15 runs in games played May 4-10 but the Yankees went just 2-5 over the period. New York ended the stretch with a win, however, as Damon hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning of a 5-3 victory at Baltimore. It was his ninth home run of the season and gave him at least...

Mike Lowell and Jason Bay had a home run and two RBI apiece Monday to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-4 win over the New York Yankees. Jon Lester (2-2) went seven innings, giving up three runs on six hits with a career-high 10 strikeouts and just two walks for the Red Sox, who have won eight of their last 11 games against the Yankees. Jonathan Papelbon got his seventh save, striking out Robinson Cano with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. David Ortiz had two hits, both doubles, and...

Jason Bay hit a game-tying homer in the ninth Friday and Kevin Youkilis delivered a solo shot in the 11th, giving Boston a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees. The thrilling contest was the first of 18 games to be played this year between the old rivals. Boston won its eighth straight game and halted the Yankees' three-game winning streak. New York broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh, getting an RBI single from Mark Teixeira and a sacrifice fly from Robinson Cano. That lead appeared likely to hold...

Nick Swisher drove in five runs with three hits Thursday, leading the New York Yankees' 11-2 rout of the Baltimore Orioles. The victory helped the Yankees avert a season-opening three-game sweep at Camden Yards. Swisher hit a fourth-inning two-run homer, an RBI single in the sixth and a two-run double in the ninth. He also scored twice. Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano added homers. Cano compiled four runs and three hits with two RBI. Two runs scored on reliever Brian Bass' sixth-inning...

A source has told the New York Daily News that free-agent slugger Manny Ramirez is confident the Yankees will offer him a contract of at least three years. The newspaper reported Sunday that, if the offer is made, it would be one year longer than most team officials have said they would want to go to sign the colorful outfielder, who was a Yankee nemesis during past American League stints at Cleveland and Boston. He finished last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The newspaper added that...

Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees announced Tuesday that they have reached an agreement with Brian Cashman to remain in his role as senior vice president and general manager through the 2011 season. Cashman's current three-year contract was set to expire on October 31, and just last week he was not certain of his return. But Cashman, who has been the Yankees' GM since 1998, said in a statement he had a "job to finish" with the Yankees -- who missed...

By Mel Antonen NEW YORK -- Yankee Stadium began with Bob Shawkey's pitch and Babe Ruth's home run on an April afternoon in 1923. Sunday night, the stadium's 85-year history ended when the Baltimore Orioles' Brian Roberts grounded out to first base. The Yankees staved off elimination and beat the Orioles 7-3 before 54,610 fans. Yankees catcher Jose Molina hit the stadium's final home run in the fourth inning. Lefty Andy Pettitte was the winning pitcher. Closer Mariano Rivera threw the...