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NEW YORK -- When Rafael Soriano gave up a tying homer in the ninth inning to spoil CC Sabathias dominant start, the Yankees didnt get down. Randall Cobb Packers Jersey . They knew what they needed to do to keep their AL East lead. Russell Martin led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a homer off Sean Doolittle, and New York maintained its one-game division lead by beating the Oakland Athletics 2-1 Friday night for its sixth straight win. "Good teams get each others back," Martin said. Sabathia pitched encouraging three-hit ball over eight innings to help the Yankees stay ahead of Baltimore, which beat Boston 4-2 for its fifth straight win. The As, losers of four of five, dropped a game back of the Orioles for the top wild-card spot. Oakland started the day with a 4 1/4-game lead over the Angels. Pinch-hitter Brandon Moss hit a towering home run to right field with one out in the ninth off Soriano to tie it 1-all and stun the boisterous crowd of 40,759 into silence. It was Sorianos fourth blown save in 46 chances. "His arm may have been a little dead today," Joe Girardi said of Soriano, who saved both games of a doubleheader Wednesday against Toronto. But Soriano disagreed. He said he had "normal soreness" and would go through his routine Saturday before letting his manager know if he will be available. Curtis Granderson had a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning off Jarrod Parker and Ichiro Suzuki continued his torrid pace with two more hits -- one getting caught in Parkers jersey. The Yankees lost four-straight one-run games in Oakland in mid-July that began a summer swoon in which they blew a 10-game division lead. Martins second walk-off homer this season gave the Yankees their 11th win in 15 games. "You can feel that playoff weather coming," Martin said. "I like it. I enjoy it." David Robertson (2-7) pitched a perfect 10th for the victory. Doolittle (1-1) pitched the ninth before giving up Martins homer on an 0-1 pitch. The catcher flinged his helmet almost all the way to first base as he approached home then was engulfed by his teammates as he stepped on home plate. "Right off the bat I knew it was gone," Sabathia said. "He called a great game tonight and kept the guys off-balance and it worked out." Parker was in line for a loss before Moss homer despite matching Sabathia for eight innings. He gave up six hits and struck out seven in his first start at Yankee Stadium. "Its really frustrating," Doolittle said. "He did such an unbelievable job going toe-to-toe with Sabathia." Sabathias performance had become one of the biggest question marks in the Yankees rotation the past several weeks. The big lefty was 0-3 in his last four starts and he gave up leads in each outing. After two stints on the disabled list, his velocity was down but he insisted he was OK. Girardi said Sabathia was struggling with the command of his sinker and changeup. He quickly put that to rest by striking out the side in the first with three breaking pitches. His velocity went up as the innings went by, ending the sixth by blowing a 96 mph a fastball past Jonny Gomes. "I was just trying not to overthrow. I felt pretty good coming out of the bullpen," Sabathia said. "I just wanted to make sure I kept my delivery together and make sure I commanded the ball. The velocity will come and go so its up to me to make pitches." After a walk to Gomes with one out in the first, Sabathia retired 14 in a row before Stephen Drew singled leading off the sixth. Sabathia gave up another hit to Drew with one out in the eighth. With two outs, Collin Cowgill beat out an infield single and Sabathia grazed Gomes with a pitch to load the bases. Pitching coach Larry Rothschild visited the mound as Robertson warmed up in the bullpen. But Sabathia remained and got J.J. Reddick to fly out to left field on the first pitch of the at-bat, ending the inning. The As lead the majors in striking out and they fanned 11 times while walking twice against Sabathia. "You want him feeling good about himself, confident," Martin said. "I think he definitely needed this start for himself." Any questions about Parker being nervous in his first start in the Bronx were dismissed right away with an eight pitch inning. He didnt give up a hit until he lost Suzukis bouncer back to the mound with one out in the third inning in his jersey. Parker grimaced in frustration as he failed to pull the ball out of his green and gold top. The hit was Suzukis 10th in his last 13 at-bats. Suzuki also had a hit in the sixth but was thrown out trying to stretch it to a double. The Yankees scored in the fourth when Nick Swisher led off with a more traditional hit, a lined single to right field. Alex Rodriguez followed with a sharp single to centre field. Granderson then hit a sacrifice fly. Derek Jeter extended his hitting streak to a season high-tying streak of 15 games with a sixth-inning single. NOTES: New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck helped the Bleacher Creatures do the "Roll Call" in the first inning. ... Oakland LHP Jordan Norberto (shoulder tendinitis), out since Aug. 18, is close to playing catch. ... INF Eric Sogard (high ankle sprain) is doing some baseball activity but manager Bob Melvin doesnt see him as an option on the remainder of the road trip. ... Oaklands LHP Travis Blackley (5-3) faces the Yankees Ivan Nova (12-7) Saturday afternoon. ... Girardi and Rodriguez both visited The Starkey Hearing Foundation meeting at Yankee Stadium and helped hand out digital hearing aids. Clay Matthews Youth Jersey . If they must, however, they intend to make it worthwhile. Matt Wieters doubled in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th, and the Orioles defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Sunday to extend their run of successive extra-inning victories to nine. Clay Matthews Packers Jersey . -- No more end-zone spikes for a while from Rob Gronkowski. http://www.shopnflpackersgears.com/nike-brett-favre-pink-jersey/ . -- The Seattle Seahawks have officially announced their agreement on a multi-year deal with defensive end Chris Clemons, who was due to become a free agent at the end of the 2012 season. Jerron McMillian Jersey .Y. - Mets closer Frank Francisco was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a strained muscle on his left side, and shortstop Ruben Tejada returned to the lineup after missing seven weeks with a leg injury. Aaron Rodgers Packers Jersey . On Friday, the two-time Olympic silver medallist completed the dive that landed him in hospital with a concussion last month and put his London Games preparation in jeopardy. MONTREAL -- Canadas Aleksandra Wozniak will face Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in the first round of the Rogers Cup. Wozniak and fellow Canadians Eugenie Bouchard and Stephanie Dubois are the three wild-card entrants in the main draw of the womens tournament which was held downtown in Place du Canada on Monday. Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, the tournaments first seed, won the first Olympic gold medal in mixed doubles since 1924 on Sunday at Wimbledon. She and partner Max Mirnyi defeated Olympic mens singles champion Andy Murray and Laura Robson of Great Britain 2-6, 6-3, 10-8. Olympic gold medallist Serena Williams and her sister, Venus, will not be in Montreal, though the rest of the top-ranked women will be taking part, including Agnieska Radwanska of Poland, Russias Maria Sharapova and Australian Samantha Stosur, who lost the 2011 Rogers Cup final in Toronto to Serena Williams. Petra Kvitova, Angelique Kerber, 2010 Rogers Cup champion Caroline Wozniacki, Marion Bartoli and Li Na round out the top 10 seeds. "All the girls that were there at the Olympics are here, other than just a few like Serena," said Wozniak, a native of Blainville, Que., who was ranked a career-high 21st in the world in 2009. "They love this tournament. I think its great for the fans that come out and support all of the tennis players." Play in the main draw gets underway Tuesday with the top 16 seeds enjoying a first-round bye. Currently ranked 52nd, Wozniak lost her second-round match at the Olympics to Serena Williams, who defeated Sharapova in tthe final to win her first Olympic singles gold medal. Charles Woodson Pink Jersey. "Im healthy and Im treasuring it as much as I can," Wozniak said. "My preparation is going well. Its a question of adapting from changing surface from grass to hard court, and also the time change." She is looking forward to taking centre stage at home. "You feel the energy," Wozniak said. "Its different when you step out on the centre court and it kind of helps you surpass your limits when you feel that crowd." Bouchard, who is ranked 237th in the world, will face Israels Shahar Peer in the first round. "I hope there are lots of people to come support me," Bouchard said. "I love the home crowd advantage. We dont get it all the time, travelling around the world, we rarely get it, so I always try to use it to my advantage." Odds are that Bouchard will receive a heros welcome when she faces Peer. The 18-year-old native of Westmount, Que., became the first Canadian to win an individual Grand Slam title on July 7 when she beat Ukraines Elina Svitolina in straight sets to win the junior girls final at Wimbledon. "The biggest crowd was in Wimbledon," said Bouchard, who also partnered with American Taylor Townsend to win her second straight junior girls doubles title at Wimbledon. "There were like 8,000 people for the final there so that was the biggest one. Im used to it, I think." Dubois, a Laval, Que., native who is ranked 151st, will face South Africas Chanelle Scheepers in her first-round match. ' ' '
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