THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY,SEPTEMBER 17.2007
SPORTS
11B
MLB
Yankees beat Red Sox,4-3
BY JIMMY GOLEN ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter, right, is congratulated by teammates Bronson Sardinha and Doug Mientkiewicz after Jeter's eighth-inning, three-run home run off Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling at Fenway Park in Boston on Sunday. The play敲ened the Yankees' 4-3 victory.
BOSTON — Mariano Rivera retired David Ortiz on a popup with the bases loaded for the final out, and Derek Jeter broke an eighth-inning tie with a three-run homer that sent the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Curt Schilling (8-8) outlasted Roger Clemens but couldn't beat Jeter, who drove a 2-2 splitter over the Green Monster to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead. Joba Chamberlain and Rivera held on, helping New York move within $4\frac{1}{2}$ games of first-place Boston in the AL East.
The Red Sox have a magic number of nine to clinch their first division title since 1995, but the Yankees won the season series 10-8 -- the first tiebreaker should the teams finish the year with the same record and both qualify for the playoffs.
New York won six of the final seven meetings after Boston took the first four and five of the first six.
The Yankees, who lead Detroit in the AL wild-card standings by $ 2 \frac{1}{2} $ games, have won nine of 11 overall.
Chamberlain (2-0) allowed one run and two hits, striking out three to earn the victory despite giving up the first earned run of his career — a solo homer by Mike Lowell that made it 4-2 in the eighth.
Rivera allowed Julio Lugo's two-out RBI double in the ninth, then hit Jacoby Ellsbury with a pitch and walked Dustin Pedroia. But Ortiz popped up a 2-2 pitch into shallow center field, and a backpedaling Jeter made the catch before pumping his fist.
It was Rivera's 28th save. Robinson Cano also homered for New York.
Shilling allowed four runs and six hits, striking out two in 72-3 innings to fall to 0-3 in his last four starts.
The right-hander gave up Cano's leadoff homer in the fifth, then retired 10 straight batters before Doug Mientkiewicz singled with one out in the eighth. Jason Giambi, out of the starting lineup so banged-up catcher Jorge Posada could DH, pinch hit and lined a
single high off the Green Monster,
sending Mientkiewicz to third as
Giambi took second on the throw
to the infield.
Johnny Damon dribbled one off a broken bat, requiring a nice play
by second baseman Pedroia to hold the runners and get the out at first. Jeter fell behind 1-2 before giving
the Yankees the lead and chasing Schilling from the game.
MLS
Dynamo defeat Galaxy; Chivas, Rapids tie 1-1
DYNAMO 3, GALAXY 1
CARSON, Calif. — Dwayne De Rosario scored the tiebreaking goal and had an assist to lead the Houston Dynamo to a playoff berth with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday night.
By extending their unbeaten streak to five games, the Dynamo (13-7-6) regained first place in the Western Conference by one point over Chivas USA. The Dynamo are the first Western team to qualify for this year's MLS playoff
a 1-0 lead in the 21st minute. Los Angeles (4-13-5) tied it in the 26th minute on Alan Gordon's 10-yard header off Landon Donovan's corner kick.
Houston's Ricardo Clark scored in the 73rd minute.
CHIVAS USA 1, RAPIDS 1
COMMERCE CITY, Colo.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Houston Dynamo are ranked first place in the Western Conference. The team is the first Western team to qualify for this year's MLS playoffs.
Colin Clark scored in the 76th minute to give Colorado a tie with Chivas USA.
De Rosario's header off Richard Mulrooney's corner kick enabled Ryan Cochrane to give Houston
Houston Dynamo's Core Ashle, left, attempts to head the ball against Los Angeles Galaxy's Chris Klein as the Dynamo's Dwayne De Rosario looks on at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., on Sunday.
With the tie, Chivas USA (13-6-5) missed a chance to clinch a playoff spot.
Chivas opened the scoring in the 13th minute on Sacha Kljestan's penalty kick. Colorado is 7-10-8.
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