Sunday, March 4, 2012

Damon, Pettitte move Yanks within reach of Series

Johnny Damon hit a go-ahead, two-run single, Andy Pettitte held the Los Angeles Angels in check and the New York Yankees took a 3-1 lead after six innings in Game 6 of the AL championship series on Sunday night to move within reach of their first World Series trip since 2003.

With the Angels trying to even the ALCS and force a Game 7 on Sunday night, former-Yankee Bobby Abreu put Los Angeles ahead with a two-out RBI single in the fourth inning.

But the Yankees chased an ineffective Joe Saunders in the fourth, when Damon's single gave New York a 2-1 lead and hot-hitting Alex Rodriguez walked with the base loaded.

New York could have broken open the …

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