Yankees delighted at Molina's pain that secures victory

New York: Derek Jeter watched New York Yankees teammate Jose Molina get hit by a pitch and breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Molina's pain, endured with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th inning, brought Jeter home from third to give the Yankees a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics.

"I've never been so happy to see someone get hit," said Jeter. "I really don't think I would've scored if he hit it anywhere else. I was too tired."

Molina had replaced catcher Jorge Posada in the 10th and ground out with his first chance to win the game. However, in his next at bat, Oakland relief pitcher Lenny DiNardo plunked him with the ball to bring Jeter home.

The Athletics blew the chance to win the game in the ninth inning when they had a 3-2 lead but reliever Huston Street could not close the door and New York took the win.

Results

NY YANKEES 4 Oakland 3

LA ANGELS 4 Boston 2

Cleveland 9 SEATTLE 6

ST. LOUIS 6 San Diego 5

FLORIDA 9 Philadelphia 5

Milwaukee 8 SAN FRAN 5

TAMPA BAY 6 Toronto 4

Washington 8 ATLANTA 2

BALTIMORE 11 Detroit 10

Kansas City 9 CHICAGO 1

HOUSTON 4 Chicago Cubs 1

MINNESOTA 14 Texas 2

CINCINNATI 7 NY Mets 2

COLORADO 7 Pittsburgh 1

ARIZONA 3 LA Dodgers 2

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