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09/09/2007 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Rodriguez hit a pair of homers to give him 51 for the season, and the New York third baseman broke a record in the process as the Yankees smashed the Kansas City Royals, 11-5, at Kauffman Stadium.
Rodriguez had a two-run drive with nobody out in the fourth inning and then in his next at-bat hit his 51st, a leadoff shot to left field in the sixth. Both were off Brian Bannister.
Rodriguez, who became just the fourth player in Yankees history to reach 50 home runs, has hit 49 of them while playing third base, breaking the major league record of 48 by Philadelphia's Mike Schmidt (1980) and Seattle's Adrian Beltre (2004) for most in a single year at that position.
Despite nursing a sore ankle, Rodriguez has hit eight homers in his last 10 games. It also gave Rodriguez 515 career homers, moving within six of Willie McCovey and Ted Williams, who are tied for 15th on the all-time list. He also joined Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris as the only Yankees to ever reach 50 in a season.
Wilson Betemit blasted a three-run homer, while Johnny Damon had three hits, including a two-run shot, for the Yankees, who remained three games ahead of Detroit in the American League wild card race. New York also pulled within 5 1/2 games for the lead in the AL East, as Boston lost at Baltimore, 11-5, Saturday night.
Andy Pettitte (13-8) was charged with seven hits and two runs over 6 1/3 innings to win for the seventh time in eight decisions.
The Yankees won their fourth straight contest and will go for the three-game sweep Sunday afternoon with Chien-Ming Wang on the mound.
Bannister (12-8), who had a four-start winning streak broken, was charged with seven hits and seven runs in five-plus frames.
Shane Costa and Emil Brown each had two RBI for the Royals, losers of four in a row.
Betemit walked with one out in the third, and with two down Damon blasted his 10th homer of the year.
Bobby Abreu doubled to start the fourth inning. Rodriguez, who has already established a Yankee record for most homers in a single season by a right- handed batter, then blasted a 3-1 offering from Bannister over the wall in center field. That gave the Yankees a 4-0 lead.
Brown doubled in two runs in the bottom of the inning, but Rodriguez struck again in the sixth, a shot to left leading off the frame.
It was only the start of a big inning for New York, which sent 12 men to the plate, scoring seven times. Hideki Matsui was hit by a pitch and Jorge Posada walked. Ryan Braun then entered from the bullpen, and one out later Betemit homered to center field.
Melky Cabrera singled and Damon doubled, and another run scored on Alberto Gonzalez's fielder's choice. Abreu doubled in two more for a 11-2 margin.
Rodriguez was hit by a pitch in the eighth and was pinch-run for by Shelley Duncan.
Costa, in a pinch-hit role, grounded out to force a run in the eighth. Mike Sweeney singled in a run in the ninth, and another Costa groundout accounted for the final margin.
Game Notes
Pettitte passed the 2,500 innings pitched mark in his career...Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter left the game in the fifth inning due to right knee stiffness...It's the third time Rodriguez has hit at least 50 homers in a season. His career-best was 57 for Texas in 2002...The Yankees are 8-1 against the Royals this season and 15-3 since the start of 2006.
<< UCLA holds off BYU
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tom Blake jumped on a key fourth-quarter
fumble by Max Hall, and 13th-ranked UCLA held off a pesky BYU squad, 27-17, at
the Rose Bowl.
Bruins quarterback Ben Olson had a shaky outing, completing jus
<< Crew's playoff chances singed by Fire
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Crew's 2007 Major League Soccer
playoff hopes suffered a damaging blow with a 1-0 loss to the Chicago Fire in
the pouring rain on Saturday at home.
Not only do the Fire (8-10-5) pass the Crew
<< Moore powers O's past Red Sox
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Moore's grand slam powered a seven-run
third inning, as the Baltimore Orioles routed the Boston Red Sox, 11-5, in the
third of a four-game set.
Baltimore finally ended its 11-game losing streak at home,
<< UCLA holds of BYU
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tom Blake jumped on a key fourth-quarter
fumble by Max Hall, and 13th-ranked UCLA held off a pesky BYU squad, 27-17, at
the Rose Bowl.
Bruins quarterback Ben Olson had a shaky outing, completing jus
Dallas, Denilson extend Toronto's woes >>
Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brazilian Denilson scored his first Major League
Soccer goal as FC Dallas defeated Toronto FC, 2-0, on Saturday to end its two-
game losing streak.
Denilson, making his first start in MLS, scored on a penalty ki
Giants activate Strahan; likely to play in Sunday's opener >>
Irving, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan
was activated to the 53-man roster and will likely play in Sunday's season
opener in Dallas.
Earlier this week, the seven-time Pro Bowl selection official
Johnson wins race, Busch and Harvick make Chase >>
Richmond, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jimmie Johnson captured the final race of
NASCAR Nextel Cup's "regular" season at the Richmond International Raceway and
both Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick clinched the last two positions in the
"Chase.
Blalock boosts Rangers over A's >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hank Blalock went 3-for-4 with a home run and
three RBI to lead the Texas Rangers to their fourth straight win, 7-3 over
Oakland.
A.J. Murray (1-1) recorded the win, his first in the majors, in relie
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