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Yankees Stun Orioles in Extra Innings as Raul Ibanez Hits Game-Tying & Walk Off Home Runs

Oct. 11, 2012 12:25am Jason Howerton

NEW YORK (AP) — Raul Ibanez lined a ninth-inning home run while pinch hitting for slumping Alex Rodriguez, then hit a leadoff homer in the 12th, giving the New York Yankees a stunning 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night for a 2-1 lead in their AL division series.

Batting for baseball’s highest-paid player, Ibanez homered to right-center with one out in the ninth inning off major league saves leader Jim Johnson to tie it at 2. He then hit the first pitch from Brian Matusz leading off the 12th.

Phil Hughes will start for the Yankees on Thursday night in Game 4 of the best-of-five series. Chris Tillman or Joe Saunders will start for Baltimore.

Baltimore had won 16 straight extra-inning games, and had been 76-0 when leading after seven, before the Yankees stung them.

“It was a great experience. We do it as a team. We stay after it,” Ibanez said. “I’m blessed to come up and have the opportunity like that. We do it together. it’s about a team and about winning.”

Ibanez got that chance after Yankees manager Joe Girardi made the decision to bat for Rodriguez – the first time A-Rod had ever been pinch-hit for in a postseason game, according to STATS LLC.

“You’re going to be asked a lot of questions if it doesn’t work,” Girardi said.

Rodriguez has 647 career home runs – he’s chasing the all-time record of 762 by Barry Bonds – but was just 1 for 12 with no RBIs and seven strikeouts in this series when Girardi pulled him.

The brash, young Orioles appeared poised to move within a game of their first trip to the AL championship series since 1997.

But Ibanez hit a 1-0 pitch into the seats, setting off a raucous celebration in what had been a demoralized Yankee Stadium crowd. Rodriguez led the cheers, raising an arm in the dugout and high-fiving injured star Mariano Rivera.

Now the Yankees could put away the Orioles for good.

After their 10-game July lead was cut to zero in early September, the Yankees repelled every Orioles charge. The teams were tied 10 times in the final month but New York ended up atop the division.

New York won the opener in Baltimore scoring five runs in the ninth off Johnson. The Orioles won Game 2 and rode Miguel Gonzalez’s pretty performance to a 2-1 lead in the ninth.

But The Yankees limited Baltimore to one hit after Manny Machado homered in the fifth. Ryan Flaherty homered earlier for the Orioles.

Robert Andino was doubled off second after leading off the ninth with a single and advancing on a sacrifice.

Boone Logan got one out in relief of Hiroki Kuroda, who gave up two solo homers in 8 1-3 innings. Closer Rafael Soriano pitched 1 1-3 innings and David Robertson went two, finishing off his outing by bumping into and tagging Andino to end the top of the 12th.

Derek Jeter tied the score with an RBI triple in the third for the Yankees. Jeter, limping because of a sore ankle, came out after eight innings.

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Comments (26)

ohiowordguy
Posted on October 11, 2012 at 12:57pm
As mush as I white-hot-HATE the Yankees, they are a great example of some of the last vestiges of capitalism. They ARE indeed, the best team money can buy — which is why they consistently win.

Hmmm…capitalism…winning…success…can there be a connection?

The Yankees are the 1 percent of baseball. Hey, Occupy!

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- bTeri
  Posted on October 11, 2012 at 2:34pm
  Most of the biggest payroll teams didnt make it to the post season this year (Red Sox, Phillies, Angels, Rangers.). MLB has done a great job of compensating in how they handle the draft etc…. And the Yankees have been reducing their payroll year by year for the past few years and continue to do so. The question that should be asked is why some owners continue to take their profits (or profit sharing from other teams) and NOT reinvest them in their teams and stadiums as the Yankees and other bigger spending teams are – especially teams that have loyal fan bases.
  
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marine249
Posted on October 11, 2012 at 12:12pm
we are now up to 22 posts.

Question; who cares. “not many.”

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kenr1963
Posted on October 11, 2012 at 9:56am
Yankees the best team that money can buy.

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jackact
Posted on October 11, 2012 at 7:55am
Those of us following closely thought all year that the Yankee dilema was sub-par pitching.
Not so.
Bench AROID for the rest of the post season = “28th” World Series Championship
Go Yankees!!!

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feddup
Posted on October 11, 2012 at 7:47am
RAUUUUUUUL!!
I have mixed pheelings. We love Ibanez in Philly, but it’s tough to cheer for the pin stripes. Anyway, October Baseball just aint the same without the Phillies.

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soybomb315_II
Posted on October 11, 2012 at 6:42am
dang i was hoping this was the year yankees lose in the first round

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80mesh
Posted on October 11, 2012 at 6:19am
pffft … bread and circus’s

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RIGHT_WHERE_IT_HURTS
Posted on October 11, 2012 at 5:39am
Damn Yankees.

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- biohazard23
  Posted on October 11, 2012 at 7:29am
  You beat me to it. :)
  
  Go O’s!!
  
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- bTeri
  Posted on October 11, 2012 at 2:38pm
  The Yankees have been decimated all year with injuries — first they lost Pineda — the major acquisition for their rotation before the season even started… then they lost Mariano for the season – their most invaluable player — then Gardner was out for the season, then CC went down twice for long stints as did A-Rod, Texiera was out for a long whille, Hughes, Swisher, Jeter, Robertson, The Yankees had a tremendously challenging season – I know they are the team everyone loves to hate but fair is fair — credit is due for what they accomplished with the bits and pieces they pulled together all year long.
  
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DEFCON4
Posted on October 11, 2012 at 1:46am
Those amazin’ A’s…..

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- Maxim Crux
  Posted on October 11, 2012 at 2:01am
  Those amazing A’s got swept by the Reds…against all odds.
  
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- DEFCON4
  Posted on October 11, 2012 at 2:28am
  Those A-mazin’ A’s just tied the Tigers 2-2.
  
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- damon_k
  Posted on October 11, 2012 at 5:09am
  I live in Cleveland where we don’t have a professional ball club. Read political insights at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
  
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statutoryape
Posted on October 11, 2012 at 1:41am
The Yankees have a long history of being the most overrated and arrogant baseball franchise. They are the Chicago Bulls of baseball.

Speaking of baseball, vote BARRY BONDS into the damn Baseball Hall of Fame already!! If McGwire slips in as a result letting Bonds in, that’s okay with me.

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- bTeri
  Posted on October 11, 2012 at 2:42pm
  Overrated by whom? They’ve won more championships than any franchise in any sport – A worldwide fanbase that is truly all over the world and they are cheered for loudly in every stadium they play in As an organization the Yankees are treme.ndously generous not only with the millions they give away but also with their time. They set a wonderful example that many clubs emulate to this day. Jealousy is an ugly shade of green. They had a horrible season of injuries and its incredible that they made it to the post season at all – they deserve a lot of credit this year — even as the Yankees.
  
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coyote1hell
Posted on October 11, 2012 at 1:07am
The whole thing is rigged..they always go the “distance”..to get fools to listen, and watch their advertisements…rigged..all Majors are…That’s all,,,

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coyote1hell
Posted on October 11, 2012 at 12:59am
Big “(o)” said was this on my an, uhhhh Mootche’s watch list..?..uhh derr. uhh..

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marine249
Posted on October 11, 2012 at 12:45am
who cares

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- SILAS
  Posted on October 11, 2012 at 1:22am
  Apparently YOU cared enough to click on da-link ya yo-yo! GO BAWMERS!
  
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- marine249
  Posted on October 11, 2012 at 1:47am
  SILAS
  it has been over an hour.
  all four of us are here.
  
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- JACKTHETOAD
  Posted on October 11, 2012 at 7:06am
  The Bombers have been bombin’ since Mantle and Maris have been gone, if you ask me. They’re like what Cosell turned the Cowboys into in the 70s. Only worse.
  
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Maxim Crux
Posted on October 11, 2012 at 12:32am
It is the Cincinnati Reds and the NY Yankees in the World Series. It is…..the End of The World.

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- subic
  Posted on October 11, 2012 at 1:49am
  Where’s Chico Esquela? Beisbol benn beddy beddy good to Chico!
  
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- Maxim Crux
  Posted on October 11, 2012 at 1:59am
  so sorry…no speeky illegal alien. NY Sucks…just ask anyone that is fleeing there.
  
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