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YANKEES 11
INDIANS 2



Saturday night, the Yankees defeated the Indians 11-2. Mike Mussina pitched a good game, in winning his 100th career victory as a Yankee, and Alex Rodriguez hit two homeruns in the victory.
The Yankees are now 5-0 against Cleveland this year, and A-Rod has left the park in all five games.



Mike Mussina allowed just two runs on eight hits while striking out six over 7 2/3 innings in a start manager Joe Torre called “probably” his finest of the season. He became just the ninth pitcher in big league history to reach 100 victories with two teams. He previously won 147 games with the Orioles. He threw 89 pitches, 69 for strikes, a fact Mussina credits to a curveball that had the Indians either flailing at or turning into easy outs.



The Yankees offense was clicking again, pounding out 11 runs on 19 hits. Leading the way for the Bombers was Alex Rodriguez with 2 homeruns. The Yankees had six of their 19 hits in an inning that saw 10 Yankees come to the plate. There was the first of four hits by backup catcher Jose Molina, a two-run double by Johnny Damon, a two-run single by Bobby Abreu and Rodriguez’s two-run homer over the center-field wall.
Rodriguez would later drive a two-run shot into the right center field stands for career homer No. 503 (39th of the season), and pinch-hitter Jason Giambi clubbed a majestic ninth-inning shot into the left-field bleachers to cap the thrashing.



The Yankees will go for the sweep Sunday in Cleveland, when Andy Pettitte faces Jake Westbrook.

GAME NOTES:
MUSSINA: 7.2 IP. 8H, 2ER, 6SO
AROD: 2-5, 2HR, 4 RBI
GIAMBI: 1-1, HR
JETER: 3-6
ABREU: 2-5, 2RBI
MOLINA: 4-5


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