[新聞] Yankees' Rodriguez continues April fireworks
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Yankees' Rodriguez continues April fireworks
Alex Rodriguez hit a game-winning, three-run homer off closer JoeBorowski in
the ninth inning Thursday as the New York Yankees rallied for an 8-6 victory
over the Cleveland Indians.
The Yankees had already scored three runs in the ninth - with two out - to
narrow the gap to 5-6 when Rodriguez drilled a 1-0 pitch from Borowski to
center field for his major league-leading 10th home run of the season.
"It's exciting, especially at the stadium," Rodriguez said. "The fans were
(waiting) for a big win. They were into it and it's exciting."
It was the second game-winning blast for the two-time American League MVP,
including a grand slam against Baltimore closer Chris Ray in a 10-7 triumph
here on April 7.
"He's swinging the bat really well," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "This
was great."
"He's been a huge asset for us," New York general manager Brian Cashman
added. "He continues to push us into the win column."
Last year, Rodriguez did not hit his 10th home run until May 22 in Boston. On
Thursday, he became the first player in American League history to hit 10
home runs in the first 14 games of the season.
"I don't ... I've never had a player with this ability," Torre said. "He's
certainly capable of hitting it out of any ballpark. I've had some pretty
good players that have but Alex is certainly ability-wise ... I don't think
anybody matches him."
With his latest heroics, Rodriguez made up for a throwing error that allowed
the Indians to grab a 6-2 lead in the top of the ninth. He also atoned for
going hitless in his first four at-bats, which included a pair of strikeouts.
Even if Rodriguez' game winning blast had stayed in the park, the Yankees
would have won because Cleveland center fielder Grady Sizemore was playing
shallow for a possible play at the plate.
"I just wanted to hit the ball hard," Rodriguez said. "I knew that Sizemore
was playing me pretty shallow. So the minute I hit it I knew the game was
over."
The blast raised Rodriguez' major league-leading RBI total to 26.
"He seems comfortable, he seems balanced," Yankees captain Derek Jeter said.
"He was swinging the bat well the last week of spring training and it has
carried over to the regular season."
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