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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Yankees clobber Red Sox

New York Yankees' Jorge Posada, centre, greets Hideki Matsui (55) at the plate after Mark Teixeira, left, and Matsui scored on Posada's fourth-inning home run in New York on Thursday.New York Yankees' Jorge Posada, centre, greets Hideki Matsui (55) at the plate after Mark Teixeira, left, and Matsui scored on Posada's fourth-inning home run in New York on Thursday. (Kathy Willens/Associated Press)

The New York Yankees couldn't have picked a better time to take their first win over their biggest rivals this season.

The Bronx Bombers recorded an eight-run fourth inning to help them to a 13-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.

New York's Jorge Posada and Melky Cabrera each contributed three-run homers in that inning to help their team win the first game of a key series between the two clubs.

The win gives the Yankees a 3ВЅ game lead in thei