By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com NEW YORK -- Dustin Moseley moved up a day in the rotation and offered a commanding spot start, enjoying plenty of run support in his back pocket as the Yankees pounded the Red Sox, 7-2, on Sunday at Yankee Stadium. Moseley was originally intended to pitch Monday's matinee against Boston but had to take the mound sooner than expected because of an injury to A.J. Burnett, who experienced lower back soreness during a workout. Making his third start and seventh appearance for New York, the 28-year-old Moseley answered the emergency call, limiting the Red Sox to a fifth-inning Bill Hall homer, carrying a lead into the seventh inning. Mike Lowell added a pinch-hit RBI single off Joba Chamberlain, a run charged to Moseley. Moseley faced his toughest challenge in the fourth inning, when the Red Sox loaded the bases with two outs via a single and two walks, but Moseley got rookie Ryan Kalish to ground out to first base, ending the threat. He walked off to a standing ovation after 6 1/3 innings, touching his cap briefly. The Yankees battered Josh Beckett for seven runs -- all earned -- and 11 hits in 4 2/3 innings, including Mark Teixeira's 25th home run of the season, a solo shot that sparked New York's five-run fifth inning. Lance Berkman turned around some of the Yankee Stadium boos in the second inning with a double to right, scoring as Brett Gardner legged out an infield single that forced an errant throw from Hall at second base. Jeter added a sharp single to center field to bring home Gardner with the Yankees' second run, doffing his helmet as he was saluted for his 2,874th career hit, which surpassed Babe Ruth for sole possession of 39th place on baseball's all-time hits list. Teixeira led off the fifth by slugging his fourth homer of the homestand into the right-field seats. Berkman added a run-scoring double and an errant pickoff throw by Red Sox catcher Kevin Cash allowed Robinson Cano to scamper home before Jeter closed the book on Beckett with a two-run double. Beckett walked two and struck out six. Alex Rodriguez, who missed Saturday's game after being struck in the left shin with a batted ball during batting practice, stole his 300th career base in the sixth inning. The steal made Rodriguez just the 10th player in history to accumulate at least 1,500 runs scored, 2,500 hits, 200 homers and 300 steals.
