Derek Jeter hit his 10th homer of the season in the fifth inning on Sunday. (Bill Kostroun/AP)
By Jared Diamond / MLB.com
Jorge Posada and Derek Jeter, who delivered the go-ahead homer in the fifth, each went 4-for-5, and Hideki Matsui hit a clutch shot in the fourth to pick up a shaky Joba Chamberlain and keep the Yanks one game behind the Sox in the AL East. Alfredo Aceves hurled four shutout innings for the save.
BATTING 2B: Chavez, R 2 (3, Chamberlain, Chamberlain), Rios (20, Albaladejo). HR: Lind (18, 3rd
inning off Chamberlain, 1 on, 2 out), Hill, A (20, 4th inning off Chamberlain, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Scutaro; Hill,
A 5; Lind 5; Rolen; Overbay; Wells, V; Rios 3; Chavez, R 4. RBI: Hill, A 3 (59), Lind 2 (57), Chavez, R (8), Scutaro
2 (35). 2-out RBI: Hill, A 3; Lind 2; Chavez, R; Scutaro 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out:
Overbay; Chavez, R. Team RISP: 3-for-8. Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING CS: Wells,
V (1, 2nd base by Chamberlain/Posada).