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NEW YORK (AP) -- Tony Batista, whose two errors helped cost
Toronto the series opener against the New York Yankees, redeemed
himself on Saturday.
Batista had three hits, including a sixth-inning double that
drove in the go-ahead run, to help the Blue Jays and David Wells
beat the Yankees 6-2.
|  | | David Wells won for the second time in five decisions against the Yankees since being traded for Roger Clemens. |
"I got three hits, I catch the ball and we win. Today, I helped
my team. Yesterday, I helped the other team," said Batista, whose
errors contributed to a 6-0 loss Friday night.
Wells (4-1) posted his second win in five decisions against the
Yankees since being traded to the Blue Jays for Roger Clemens last
year. He allowed one run and five hits in five innings before
leaving with slight lower back stiffness.
"I got a little tight, you know, I didn't want to chance it,"
Wells said. "One thing can lead to another."
Batista's double scored Brad Fullmer, who had singled with two
out to start the Blue Jays three-run sixth off Orlando Hernandez
(4-1). After Marty Cordova walked, Alex Gonzalez doubled to center
to score Batista and Cordova.
"I threw everything I wanted to throw except that ball to
Batista," Hernandez said. "I didn't have to give in to him but I
made it too fat."
Hernandez was knocked out with one out in the seventh, matching
his shortest outing of the season, when he gave up a leadoff single
to Jose Cruz Jr. and a sacrifice bunt to Homer Bush.
"You get a little spoiled with El Duque. He had good stuff, he
just wasn't getting it down," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "A
lot of stuff was belt high."
Mike Stanton came in and allowed a sacrifice fly to Fullmer that made it 5-1.
Hernandez allowed five runs -- four earned -- and nine hits in 6
1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out six.
Billy Koch got Scott Brosius to fly out with runners on first and second and two outs in the ninth for his fifth save.
Bernie Williams' RBI single gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead in the first inning but the Blue Jays tied it with an unearned run in fourth.
Raul Mondesi singled, stole second, continued to third on a throwing error by Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, and scored on
Carlos Delgado's groundout.
Felix Jose, called up from the minors and activated by the
Yankees before the game, singled twice in his first two at bats for
his first major league hits since 1995 before leaving with a slight
strain of the left groin.
"I pulled something I've never pulled before," said Jose, who
may be headed for the DL after only one game back in the majors.
Game notes
Raul Mondesi's fourth-inning single broke an 0-for-25 slump, the longest of his career. ... Mondesi left the game in the fifth with inflammation in his right knee after sliding into second base in the fourth. ... Blue Jays run in the fourth inning was the first allowed by the Yankees pitching staff after 23 scoreless innings. ... Derek Jeter has reached base in 21 of his 22 games this season. ... Yankees placed Roberto Kelly on the 15-day DL with a sprained right elbow to make room for Jose.
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