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• (Sports Network) - After one of the more memorable postseason wins in their remarkable postseason history, the New York Yankees try to secure a spot in the American League Championship Series and knock the Baltimore Orioles out of the ALDS in Game 4 at Yankee Stadium. Wholesale Jerseys Cheap . On Wednesday, Raul Ibanez, pinch-hitting for a struggling Alex Rodriguez in the ninth, tied the game with a solo homer off Jim Johnson and three innings later, sent a Brian Matusz offering into the second deck in right field to give New York a wild 3-2 victory. The dramatic turnaround gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead in this series after the clubs split a pair in Baltimore. The Orioles had won an unfathomable 16 straight extra-inning games and had not suffered a walk-off loss all season. Now, they are on the brink of elimination. "One pitch, thats the world we live in," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. Baltimore was 29-9 in one-run games during the regular season and eked out a 3-2 win to even the series on Monday. Another close victory was two outs away when Rodriguezs spot in the order came up in the ninth. Rodriguez, 1-for-12 with seven strikeouts in the series, did not make it out of the dugout. Yankees manager Joe Girardi inserted the veteran Ibanez, who had 19 of New Yorks franchise-record 245 home runs in the regular season. Johnson, the losing pitcher in Game 1, grooved a fastball and Ibanez sent it to the seats. "I just had a gut feeling," Girardi said on his decision to pinch-hit Ibanez. "Youve got a left-handed hitter whos a low ball hitter in a sense and youve got a low ball pitcher. I just kind of had a gut feeling." Matusz (0-1) also caught too much of the plate with his first pitch in the 12th, and Ibanez hammered it into the second deck to put an exclamation point on his heroic night. "I dont even remember what happened. It was kind of a blur," Ibanez admitted. "I was just trying to get a good pitch to hit." It was the first time in MLB history a player hit two homers in a postseason game with both coming in the ninth inning or later. David Robertson (1-0) hurled two innings of relief to earn the win, allowing only one hit when he and Mark Teixeira failed to communicate on a pop up. Derek Jeter went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple, but exited in the ninth inning with a bone bruise he suffered when he fouled a pitch off his left foot early in the game. Girardi listed the future Hall-of-Fame shortstop as day-to-day. Now, the Yankees try to nail down their first ALCS berth since losing to the Texas Rangers in 2010 behind right-hander Phil Hughes, who was 16-13 this past season with a 4.23 ERA. Hughes has more wins (six) versus Baltimore than he does against any other team. He also has lost just twice in his past 10 starts versus the Orioles and surrendered three runs or less in seven of those outings. "Its a great opportunity," said Hughes, who last pitched on Sept. 30 against the Blue Jays. "Last year was a disappointing season, and the year before that, pitching a good game against Minnesota and not then pitching at all against Texas. Ive been looking forward to this, and its going to be exciting. Its going to be a good atmosphere here and something I really look forward to." Baltimore, meanwhile, will rely on lefty Joe Saunders, who defeated Texas in its one-game wild card on Friday. Saunders gave up just a run and six hits in 5 2/3 innings of that one. "No one really gave me a chance, and I wanted to go out there and prove people wrong," Saunders said. Saunders was 3-3 with a 3.63 ERA in seven starts for the Orioles after being acquired from Arizona. "Joe is a guy that gives you a chance to win, and hell compete, and he knows we feel good with him out there," said Showalter, who chose Saunders to start over Chris Tillman. 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Luciano Barra has Canadians winning five gold, two silver and nine bronze in his medal projections based on recent world championships. "Canada in London will surely do very well because your program Own the Podium is one of the best in the world," Barra said in an email to The Canadian Press. Wholesale Jerseys USA . "While he continues to make progress in the rehabilitation of his injured right ankle, it was determined that he is not yet 100 percent and it is doubtful that he will play the remainder of the 2011-12 season," the team said in a statement.OAKLAND, Calif. -- The attorney for a former Golden State Warriors employee who accused former star guard Monta Ellis of sexual harassment says a settlement has been reached in her lawsuit against the team. Burt Boltuch, the attorney for Erika Smith, told The Associated Press on Friday that he is not allowed to discuss specifics of the settlement, which was reached last month. Boltuch said discussions with the Warriors attorneyss began shortly after Ellis was traded from the Warriors to the Milwaukee Bucks in March. Wholesale Jerseys Paypal. Erika Smith worked as community relations director for the Warriors. She accused Ellis of sending her unwanted text messages that included a photo of his genitals and said the teams owners attempted to cover up his actions. Team spokesman Ray Rider said all of Smiths claims have now been dismissed in their entirety. ' ' '

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