NEW YORK, May 21 (UPI) -- Alex Rodriguez homered for a third straight game Monday, leading the New York Yankees to a 6-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Jason Giambi added a solo homer, and Robinson Cano had two hits and a pair of RBI for New York, which won back-to-back contests for the first time since May 8-9.
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The injury-riddled Yankees, who are 9 1/2 games behind Boston for first place in the AL East, have used seven rookie starting pitchers this season.
One night after Tyler Clippard won in his major league debut against the Mets, Chien-Ming Wang (3-3) scattered seven hits and allowed two runs in 6 1/3 innings.
David Ortiz drove in both runs for the Red Sox, who had won seven of their last nine games prior to Monday.
