Yanks' Abreu Drives in 7; Matsui Returns
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Bobby Abreu notches six RBIs in the first inning, finishing with seven and Hideki Matsui goes 4-for-4 in his return to the Yankees' lineup as New York pastes Tampa Bay, 12-4.
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The New York Yankees won their eighth straight game with a 7-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Interleague action on Wednesday, Alex Rodriguez leading the charge with his Major-League leading 25th home run.
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com. The Yankees overcame a 12th-inning deficit against the Twins on Wednesday, scoring twice in the bottom of the inning to take a dramatic, 7-6 win in Game 2 of the American League Division Series.
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Alex Rodriguez drove in three runs and Orlando Hernandez pitched seven strong innings to guide the New York Yankees past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-4 in the American League Monday.
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The Yankees sure didn't look like a team suffering from a lack of sleep. Johnny Damon homered and tripled, Melky Cabrera added a three-run triple and Chien-Ming Wang delivered eight effective innings, leading New York to a 7-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.
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Kenny Rogers' return to the mound went better than he thought it would. Daisuke Matsuzaka's first game back at Petco Park was successful, too.
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TORONTO - Home runs by Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui and Bernie Williams were enough to lead the New York Yankees to another victory, despite the struggles of Esteban Loaiza.
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Hideki Matsui hit a sacrifice fly to score Derek Jeter in the bottom of the 12th inning, giving the New York Yankees a dramatic 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the American League Divisional Series Wednesday.
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NEW YORK -- Yankees manager Joe Torre won the game. Actually Derek Jeter (5 for 5) and Bobby Abreu (four RBIs) did.
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Patience paid off for Bobby Abreu in his New York Yankees debut. Abreu worked out a nine-pitch walk that loaded the bases in the fourth inning, and Bernie Williams followed with a tiebreaking, three-run double that led New York over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 Tuesday night.
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Randy Johnson pitched seven strong innings and reached another milestone, and Alex Rodriguez hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly that sent the New York Yankees to a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
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Yankees right fielder Bobby Abreu is expected to miss at least two weeks after straining his right oblique during batting practice Monday.
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Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui hit consecutive homers in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees took advantage of 14 walks in a 9-7 comeback victory over the Orioles yesterday in Baltimore.
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Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui hit  back-to-back homers in the ninth inning to rally the New York  Yankees to a 9-7 win over the Baltimore Orioles in American  League play Sunday.
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Hideki Matsui hit a sacrifice fly to  score Derek Jeter in the bottom of the 12th inning, giving the  New York Yankees a dramatic 7-6 victory over the Minnesota  Twins in the American League Divisional Series Wednesday.
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Mike Mussina retired the first 19  batters he faced and Hideki Matsui drove in five runs as the  New York Yankees opened the American League Championship Series  with a wild 10-7 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.
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Hideki Matsui returned to the New York Yankees' lineup on Tuesday night and Gary Sheffield could follow later this week, giving manager Joe Torre a crowded outfield heading into the final two weeks of the season.