Giambi Slam Sends Yankees To Sixth Straight Victory
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Jason Giambi hit a grand slam, Jorge added a solo homer and the Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9–2 last night for their sixth straight victory.
New York (82–62) has won 10 of its last 13 to move a season-high 20 games over .500. The Yankees are four games in front of Detroit in the AL wild-card standings after the Tigers split a doubleheader with Texas on Tuesday.
Giambi, who was 2-for-27 over his past 10 games, went 1-for-3, walking and scoring in the second inning. The grand slam was his first of the season and 12th of his career. Doug Mientkiewicz replaced Giambi at first base in the seventh.
Right-hander Phil Hughes allowed two runs — one earned — and three hits in six innings to win for the first time since August 10, at Cleveland. Hughes(3–3)walked three and struck out one.
Toronto loaded the bases with two outs in the first, but Hughes stabbed a hard shot by Aaron Hill and threw him out to escape the jam. Edwar Ramirez struck out five in two innings of scoreless relief, and Ross Ohlendorf closed it out in the ninth in his major league debut.
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BRAVES 13, METS 5
Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves roughed up a rusty Orlando Hernandez in a 13–5 victory over the Mets on Tuesday night.
Yunel Escobar also went deep for Atlanta, which played without Chipper Jones for the second straight night but still managed 13 hits. Willie Harris drove in three runs, and Jeff Francoeur was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
The Braves, clinging to their slim playoff hopes with 17 games left, pulled within 8 1/2 of NL East-leading New York. They began the day five back of San Diego in the wild-card race.
Paul Lo Duca hit a two-run homer and speedy Jose Reyes had a career-high three doubles for the Mets, who had won four straight and nine of 10. They remained six games ahead of the Phillies, who lost to Colorado.