European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 2007 stars and stripes Page 37 rods Homer lifts Yankees Over red sox new York still trails Boston by games in Al East by Howard Ulman the associated press Boston the Yankees finally have something to savor after winning an in tense series from their biggest they just dont have much time to enjoy fresh off Alex Rodriguezs Solo Homer in the ninth inning that gave new York a 65 Victory Over the Boston red sox on sunday the Yankees headed for Chicago hop ing to keep closing their huge deficit in the Al right we have to take baby Pitcher Andy Pettitte if we dont go and play Well in this is going to be for besides taking the rubber game of the three game one sign that the Yan Kees Luck May be changing is that they suffered another injury sunday for a it want Pettitte left in the fifth inning with a stiff Back but expects to make his next on they lost first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz for what manager Joe Torre estimated could be at least six weeks with a broken right wrist when Mike Low Ell flattened him after beating a wild throw to they also Learned Roger Clemens return would be delayed by at least one which had been set for monday because of a fatigued right on designated hitter Jason Giambi went on the disabled list with torn tissue in his left foot with a Chance he wont re turn this but Rodriguezs Mariano Riv eras and excellent Fielding plays by Catcher Jorge Posada and right fielder Bobby Abreu made the flight to Chicago More it Doest make a huge Dent in the Lead that the red sox but i think it did a Deal for our conf Torre the Yankees Trail the red sox by 12 games in the Al but sundays Victory kept them out of the division and they did it against two of the als Best starter Josh Beckett is 80 and Jonathan Papelbon 01 is one of the top is one of the greatest of All time and he got a big out to Start the ninth when David Ortiz lined out to it was Yankees red Boston manager Terry Francona such a great at but Ortiz was out and want Happy after the game that lasted four four min utes and ended after he was about to take the redeye to Oakland for the Start of a fou game series monday no Way youre going to be in an air plane for six hours and play the next he Ive never seen anything like that Brian Bruney 21 got the Victory and Rivera earned his fifth the red sox overcame a 40 deficit with five runs in the fifth off highlighted by Dustin Pedroia base Clearing Tri ple and Kevin Youkilis godhead sacrifice but the Yankees tied it at 5 in the Winslow new Yorks Alex Rodriguez watches his Gam winning Home run during the ninth inning of sundays 65 Victory Over eighth on Robinson Canos rib Papelbon easily retired the first two Bat ters in the then threw an oand2 pitch that Rodriguez hit into Bostons right Center Field giving him at least 20 homers for the 12th straight Guerrero goes deep to give Angels comeback Victory the associated press the los Angeles Angels Are never out of a game As Long As Vladimir Guerrero has a swing or two held to one hit through seven the Al West leaders beat Baltimore 43 on sunday when Guerrero hit a two run Homer off orioles closer Chris Ray in the Bottom of the ninth something in my heart told me that Pladdy was going to hit a Angels starter Ervin Santana he waited for his pitch and he hit it chone figgins greeted Ray 34 with a Lead off single in the ninth before Guerrero drove a hanging Slider to left Cen Ter for his 350th career Homer and 12th this los Angeles won for the 14th time in 18 games and improved to Matching the Best Start in franchise history the Angels Are a season est 14 games Over and their 228 Home record is the Best in the major this Victory appeared Howe while orioles starter Jeremy Guthrie was shutting Down los Angeles it feels very especially knowing what our Guys did on the to be Able to pick them Guerrero said through a the hits were hard to come by some solid but their Guy also did a Good its a huge win for Chris Bootcheck 10 pitched a perfect ninth for his first major league it was the fourth blown save for Ray in 16 every loss is especially when you lose in the ninth Ray i dont feel Good about Jeremy pitched a great game and he deserved to win it didst come out that so obviously its Tough for him to have thrown that great and not get a decision out of Guthrie allowed two runs one earned and three hits in eight Melvin Mora homered for Angels left fielder Garret Anderson played his first game since april 27 after missing the previous 34 because of a sore hip flexor on his right the Angels were 2311 in his Guerrero is batting with 10 Home the los Angeles Angels congratulate Vladimir Bottom after his Gam winning two run Homer against Baltimore during the ninth inning off sundays runs and 38 Bis in the Angels 36 Victo Ries and with two homers and eight Bis in their 17 losses with him in the line Jose Molinas on out single in the third was the Only hit for the Angels until Shea Hillenbrand singled with one out in the eighth and Pinch hitter Casey Kotchman followed with a Hillenbrand scored on Howie Ken Dricks trimming Baltimore Lead to Santana gave up three runs and seven hits in seven striking out eight and walking tigers indians 2 at Jere my Bonderman 50 overcame another shaky first inning and Detroit gained a fou game Gary Sheffield hit a two run Homer off Jeremy Sowers 16 for the who pulled within games of firs place Cleveland in the Al Central with a second straight Victory after going 05 against the Bonderman won his fifth straight Start since april 30 after five athletics twins 2 at Chad Gaudin 61 beat Johan Santana 65 for his fifth straight and the athletics took two of three games from Minnesota in a playoff Alan pm Bree got four outs for his fourth Blue jays White sox 3 at Adam Lind made up for a base running Blunder with a three run double in the Brian Tallet 21 pitched three witless innings and Jeremy Accardo earned his seventh save in eight Toronto Over came a two run Homer from Jim Thome and a Solo shot by Rob Chicago has lost seven of Blue jays first baseman Lyle Overbay is expected to miss four to six weeks after breaking a Bone in his right hand when he was hit by a pitch from John mariners rangers 6 at Jose Lopez had four including a three run double to highlight a five run and Ryan Feierabend 11 lasted 7va innings to earn his first career Victor Diaz had a career High five Bis with a three run Homer and a two run shot for the bumbling Mark Teixeira added a Solo but Robinson Tejeda 46 gave up a season High eight runs seven earned and eight hits in in Devil rays royals 1 at Peters Howell 10 pitched eight impressive innings in his first Start this sea and Tampa Bay got Solo homers from Demon Young and Carlos Scott Elarton 12 lost for the sixth time in six career starts against the Devil the royals lost for just the third time in 11 Road