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MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Mark Teixeira and Nick Swisher had two-run homers and Andruw Jones added a solo shot Friday, powering the New York Yankees to an 8-4 win over Minnesota.
The Yankees produced a 15-hit attack while maintaining their half game lead over second-place Boston in the American League East. New York has won six out of eight.
Minnesota had a 2-1 lead going into the third, when Teixeira hit his 33rd homer of the season. He has the third-highest home run total in the majors behind Toronto's Jose Bautista and teammate Curtis Granderson.
Swisher's blast came in the fifth and Jones tacked on his homer later in that inning to give the Yankees a 6-2 lead.
CC Sabathia (17-7), who had lost his previous two starts, held on for seven innings to get the win while giving up four runs on 10 hits. He struck out nine.
All three New York homers came off Brian Duensing (8-12), who worked five innings and lost his fourth straight start.
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