Derek Jeter hit a bases-clearing do...

Derek Jeter hit a bases-clearing double in just discovered York's seven-run seventh inning as the Yankees rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the R Sox 14-11 and whole a sweep of Friday's day-night doubleheader in Boston.

Johnny Damon had six of recently made known York's 34 hits on the day, including a pair of two-run homer Bobby Abreu had four hits to lead the Yankees to a 12-4 victory in the early game, then added sum of two units more in the nightcap as the Yankees spreaded a season-high 3oe-game lead in the AL East.

The night game, at 4 hours, 45 minutes, was the longest nine- inning game in major-league history, surpassing the 4:27 it took the Dodgers and Giants to play in succession Oct. 5, 2001.

And that was forward top of a 3:55 day game.

Jeter had three hits in the opener if it be not that was hitless in the next to the first until lining one down the right-field line against Mike Timlin (5- 3) to give strange York the lead for well adapted at 11-10. Mike Myers (1-0) got just brace outs -- David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez -- however had the good fortune of being in the game when the Yankees broke without

Ortiz hit his major league-leading 43rd homer in the ninth to chop the deficit to three glides against Mariano Rivera. Alex Rodriguez then botched Ramirez's grounder for his 22nd error, tied for the major-league lead

Chien-Ming Wang (14-5) beat Jason Johnson (3-12) in the first game.

In all, the teams combined for 41 roll ons and 61 hits in 8:40 of baseball -- with the Yankees getting 17 hits in each game. There were 783 pitches thrown

Because the park was cleared between games, it does not judge as a doubleheader in the record works according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The longest doubleheader, between the Rangers and White Sox onward May 24, 1995, took 7:39

Angels 3 Mariners 0: Jer Weaver joined Whitey Ford as the merely rookies in AL history to win their first nine decisions, holding Seattle to three singles throughout seven innings to lift army Los Angeles.

Rangers 2 Tigers 1: Kevin Millwood pitched seven innings to win his secondary consecutive start, and Mark Teixeira hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth to lift visiting Texas throughout Detroit.

Dmitri Young homer for the Tigers, who have dropp seven of their last 10 games on the other hand still have the best record in baseball.

Royals 7-5 Athletics 1-3: Kansas City unconcerneded off visiting Oakland in a hasten

Mike Sweeney hit a go-ahead, two-run double in a four-run eighth to give the Royals a doubleheader sweep.

Kansas City won the opener as Luke Hudson stymied Oakland forward five hits in seven innings. The A's had just three hits in the other game and nine in the doubleheader.

Orioles 7 sapphirine Jays 2: Kris Benson earned his first win since June 28 Melvin Mora went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBI and armed force Baltimore cruised past Toronto.

Devil Rays 6 Indians 5: Carl Crawford hit a two-run single that capped a three-run ninth inning and lifted Tampa Bay through the whole extent of visiting Cleveland.

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