CLEVELAND, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Hideki Matsui had a tie-breaking single in the top of the ninth Tuesday to give the New York Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
Alex Rodriguez was 3-for-5, while Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada each hit solo home runs as the Yankees won for the second straight night in their final at-bat.
With the teams tied at 4-4, Jeter began the ninth with a walk off Bob Wickman and stole second. Wickman struck out Gary Sheffield and retired Rodriguez on a groundout, but Matsui laced a base hit to left which brought in Jeter with the go-ahead tally.
Tom Gordon (6-3) threw a scoreless eighth to pick up the victory for the second consecutive day, while Mariano Rivera retired the side in order in the ninth for his 43th save.
Wickman (0-2) has taken the loss in both games of the series.
