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YANKEES 7
PADRES 5

Wednesday night at the Stadium, the Yankees won their 6th straight game by defeating the Padres, 7-5. Alex Rodriguez homered for the fourth consecutive game and Darrell Rasner won for the first time in nearly a month. The Yankees also proved what I always say to be true.. “the best National League pitchers, are just average pitchers in the A.L.”.

Darrell Rasner limited San Diego to two runs on three hits over five innings, striking out four. While it wasn’t one of his best performances of the season, he did enough to get the job done. Edwar Ramirez came in relief, and gave up back-to-back homeruns, and then Kyle Farnsowrth gave up a homeun (GEE SURPRISE), making the game a lot closer than it should have been.

The Yankees scored early on Peavy with a run in the 1st inning, and then Wilson Betemit and Johnny Damon stroked run-scoring hits in the second inning to give the Yanks a 3-0 lead. Alex Rodriguez homered for the fourth consecutive game, and had a 3 hit night. Jorge Posada, Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu also drove in runs for the Yankees.
Everytime the Padres would cut the lead, the Yankees repsonded in the bottom half of the inning by scoring.

The Yankees are now 6 games over .500, and look to sweep yet another series on Thursday afternoon when the Yankees send Joba Chamberlain to the mound.

GAME NOTES:
RASNER: 5IP, 3H, 2ER, 4SO
AROD: 3-4, HR, 2 RBI
DAMON: 3-5, 2 RBI
BETIMIT: 3-4, RBI

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