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Jeter Goes Long, Yankees Close in on Sox

Bombers take series, inch up in AL East with 4-3 win in Boston

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 17, 2007 3:46 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Boston loaded the bases in the ninth, but Yankees closer Mariano Rivera held on for the save in the Yankees' 4-3 victory. Derek Jeter, who caught the final out, had made all the difference in the previous inning, smashing Curt Schilling's last pitch into the Green Monster seats for a three-run homer, Newsday reports.

Yankees starter Roger Clemens held the Sox to one run in six innings, but the win went to Joba Chamberlain, who also notched his first earned run (a solo homer by Mike Lowell). The win boosted the Yankees to within 4½ games of Boston in the American League East division, and kept them 2½  games over Toronto in the wild-card race.

New York Yankees' Derek Jeter, left, is congratulated by teammate Alex Rodriguez after hitting a three-run home run in the eighth inning against Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling during their baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Sunday Sept. 16, 2007.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter, left, is congratulated by teammate Alex Rodriguez after hitting a three-run home run in the eighth inning against Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling during their baseball...   (Associated Press)
An unidentified fan, left, grabs New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano's cap after running onto the field in the seventh inning of their baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. At right is Sox's Eric Hinske. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
An unidentified fan, left, grabs New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano's cap after running onto the field in the seventh inning of their baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park...   (Associated Press)
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter watches his three-run home run off Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling in the eighth inning of their baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter watches his three-run home run off Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling in the eighth inning of their baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007.(AP...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, top, pitches to the New York Yankees' Bobby Abreu in the first inning of their baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, top, pitches to the New York Yankees' Bobby Abreu in the first inning of their baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles...   (Associated Press)
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