...closer Mariano Rivera said. ''I take it as an inspiration. I take it as a challenge.'' With the score 4-all, Jorge Posada led off the eighth with a single off Steve Kline (2-3). With Jason Giambi at the plate, Kline was called for a...
...as New York beat Texas for the ninth straight time, including a sweep in the first round of last year's playoffs. Jorge Posada and Derek Jeter both hit long two-run homers for the Yankees. Tigers 15, Mariners 4 SEATTLE -- Bobby Higginson...
...for the second straight day -- after not hitting any since July 23, 1999 -- and, following an intentional walk to Jorge Posada, scored on Scott Brosius' sacrifice fly. New York made it 3-0 in the third. Jeter led off with a triple, giving...
New York Yankees' Jorge Posada is tagged out by Minnesota Twins catcher Henry Blanco during the...by Alex Rodriguez at the top of the wall. Hunter also threw out Jorge Posada at the plate in the second to complete the second double play by...
...into the outfield, was thrown out when left fielder Hideki Matsui relayed the ball to Jeter, who threw a strike to Jorge Posada, with the catcher blocking Damon at the plate. Ortiz, who had three homers and 11 RBIs in the series, sent the...
...four hits and two walks in 2 2-3 innings. Ugueth Urbina pitched the ninth for his fifth save, giving up a hit to Jorge Posada with two outs. Pinch-runner Alfonso Soriano was thrown out trying to steal second to end the game -- the first runner...
...Parrish, a 22-year-old who never pitched above the Double-A level before this year, struck out nine, including Jorge Posada three times, and allowed only three earned runs, four hits and two walks in seven innings. Twins 4, Red Sox 2 BOSTON...
...then, with Martinez recovering to throw called third strikes past Hideki Matsui and Bernie Williams before retiring Jorge Posada on a grounder. Martinez struck out Sheffield on a 95 mph pitch in the fifth inning, but he tired in the sixth, when...
...In one pass through the Yankee lineup, Boston pitchers struck out Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield, Hideki Matsui, Jorge Posada, Ruben Sierra and Tony Clark. Sheffield struck out leading off the 13th but reached on a passed ball, and two...
...time since 1986. From the start on a cold night with an intermittent misty rain, nothing went right for the Yankees. Jorge Posada's deep drive to right was held up by the wind in the second, and Williams just hooked a ball foul with two runners...
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