McLouth struck out and J.J. Hardy hit a slow three-hopper to shortstop that Derek Jeter charged and gloved elegantly before throwing to first just in time. Sabathia pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
While there were celebrations in the Yankees clubhouse, there also would have been concern at the form of Rodriguez, who was benched in a playoff game for the first time in his career, having been hitless in 12 at-bats against right-handed pitchers with nine strikeouts.
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