Jorge Posada homers as Yanks beat slumping Reds

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    A lot had happened since the last time Jorge Posada hit a homer.

    The catcher-turned-DH lost his spot as the Yankees' extra hitter. He was dropped to ninth in the order and took himself out of the lineup for one day, prompting a spat with the front office and an apology. He'd been reduced to pinch hitting and playing sporadically.

    The only thing that hadn't changed: no homers.

    Playing first base in the NL park, Posada ended the second-longest homer drought of his career on Wednesday, connecting on a two-run shot that sent New York to its fourth straight win, 4-2 over the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

    Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310622217&teams=new-york-yankees-vs-cincinnati-reds
     

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