Yankees Extend Lead –

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 9-3.  The victory extended the Yankees lead to 1 1/2 games over the second place Boston Red Sox.  The Red Sox lost 11-4 to the Texas Rangers.  Derek Jeter led the way with a three run homer and five runs batted in for the game.  Sabathia picked up his 19th win of the year for the Yankees.  The Yankees record improved to 85-53 for the season.

To read a related Bloomberg article, please click here:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-04/yankees-sweep-toronto-blue-jays-on-jeter-s-five-rbi-sabathia-s-19th-win.html

James Sutliff

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