novel YORK -- Now that Alex Rodrigu...

novel YORK -- Now that Alex Rodriguez's sink is over, he looks unstoppable.

Rodriguez hit sum of two units more homers Sunday and herd in five runs, and Darrell Rasner pitched six impressive innings for his first major- league win to lead the Yankees past the Minnesota Twins 10-1

Going into Thursday, A-Rod was in a 1-for-24 skid that left fans booing him at Yankee Stadium again. Since then, he has hit five homer in four days -- and he almost certainly would have had another common if not for a fierce wind upon Saturday.

"It's been frolic because the team has been playing in the same manner well," Rodriguez said. "I think everybody's been a accident more panicked than I have."

Bobby Abreu doubled three times, and Jorge Posada and Robinson Cano added three hits apiece for the Yankees, who took brace of three games from Minnesota in a possible playoff preview. of the present day York leads Boston by a season-high nine games in the East.

They not ever needed star closer Mariano Rivera, who was unavailable all weekend because of a stiff angle

Rodriguez hit a solo marksman off Matt Garza (1-4) in the fifth inning and a three-run drive facing Pat Neshek in the seventh He has 30 homer and 100 RBI in nine straight seasons.

Jimmie Foxx is the merely player with a longer streak, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. He did it 12 straight years from 1929-40

"He kept working at it," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "He wasn't quitting forward anybody. It's just great to behold much more relaxed at-bats public of him."

Torii hound homered for the slumping Twins, who have scored and nothing else 15 runs while going 2-5 in their last seven games. Minnesota, a half- game behind the White Sox in the wild-card race, dropp to 2-13 at Yankee Stadium since 2002

"The Yankees have a $200 million payroll, and we play for minimum wage," huntsman said.

"We've got four weeks left and I think stays are going to get choleric again. Knowing down the strain they're playing for something, I think they're going to achieve a second wind. They better."

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