Relentless in seventh, Yanks drop Mets

JustinVerlander35 · May 22, 2011

Alex Rodriguez has cemented his reputation as a historic punisher with the bases loaded, but even as he was only able to muster a weak roller on the infield grass, it proved to be all the Yankees needed.

They'd add much, much more. A-Rod's infield hit knocked in the go-ahead run in an eight-run seventh inning as the Yankees came from behind to defeat the Mets, 9-3, and take the rubber game of the Subway Series.

"I loved it -- I was the happiest guy in the stadium," Rodriguez said. "We've been talking about playing small ball here for the last week or two, and I don't think it could have gotten any smaller."

An intentional walk to Mark Teixeira preceded a pitching change and brought up Rodriguez, the owner of 22 career grand slams, needing one more to tie Lou Gehrig's all-time Major League record.

Instead, the at-bat against Pedro Beato produced a nubber that third baseman Willie Harris had to eat, watching Francisco Cervelli charge home with the run that would tip the balance of the interborough set.

"When you put the ball in play with runners on, sometimes good things are going to happen like that," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It wasn't a grand slam, but it was just as effective."

After his team had been limited to a run over the first six frames, Derek Jeter gave the Yankees a brand-new game in the seventh, stroking a two-run single that chased Mets starter Mike Pelfrey.

With the bases loaded and no outs, Jeter connected with a dribbling single up the middle that shortstop Jose Reyes couldn't get to, marking the captain's 2,975th career hit.

"A lot of times, it's not how hard you hit them, it's where you hit them," Jeter said.

By the time the 29-minute half-inning was complete, the Yankees had sent 13 men to the plate against four Mets pitchers in their biggest barrage of the year.

Ultimately, the Mets ignored the book on A-Rod, who is 6-for-8 with 19 RBIs in 10 career plate appearances following an intentional walk to Teixeira, including the postseason.
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Source- http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_05_22_nynmlb_nyamlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=nyy

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