Alex Rodriguez's second walk-off home run of the season capped a ninth-inning rally against Joe Borowski as the Yankees pulled out a 8-6 victory over the Indians on Thursday, completing a series sweep.
Borowski got the first two outs of the inning before Josh Phelps slugged his first home run as a Yankee, a solo shot over the left-field wall. Jorge Posada singled and Johnny Damon walked before Derek Jeter singled to draw the Yankees within three runs.
Bobby Abreu singled home a run before Rodriguez connected with a game-winning three-run blast over the center-field wall, just to the left of the spot where his grand slam had landed in an earlier game against the Baltimore Orioles.
The Yankees bailed out ineffective reliever Luis Vizcaino, who had surrendered the advantage as Cleveland put up four runs in the seventh, tying the game as Jason Michaels walked and came around to score on an infield groundout and serving up a three-run homer to Victor Martinez.
Abreu had a run-scoring single in the first inning -- one of four hits for the outfielder -- and Jason Giambi slugged his second home run in as many games in the sixth inning.
The Yankees' designated hitter pounced on an offering from Cleveland starter Fausto Carmona, slugging a solo shot into the right-field seats, Giambi's fourth homer. The right-handed Carmona allowed two runs and six hits in six innings, walking one and striking out two.
Right-hander Darrell Rasner started for the Yankees, following starts from Chase Wright and Kei Igawa to mark the first time since 1991 that the club had started three rookies in a series. Rasner surrendered a solo home run to David Dellucci in the fourth inning but limited the Indians to four hits, walking one and striking out three.
The Indians twice left the bases loaded, with Rasner pitching out of a one-out jam in the fourth and Brian Bruney escaping a none-out situation in the sixth.
