Article: Associated Press NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez [Derived headline]

Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees have quite a hike if they hope to get back in the AL East race, and they took an important step in the right direction last night.

Rodriguez homered for the third straight game and Chien-Ming Wang stymied Boston, sending the Yankees to a 6-2 victory that moved them within 91/2 games of the division-leading Red Sox, who still own the best record in the major leagues at 30-14.

Jason Giambi snapped a 1-for-26 slide with an upper-deck homer and leadoff batter Johnny Damon had three hits and two stolen bases against his former team. New York improved to 2-5 this year against its biggest rival, with both wins coming against ...

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