By: Stephen Patterson
The New York Yankees gave owner George Steinbrenner an excellant 80th birthday present, picking up another victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. This time, the Yankees needed an extra inning after a blown safe, but they still overcame an early deficit to win with a walk-off single by Marcus Thames.
The Yankees worked hard to pick up their 7-6 victory over the Blue Jays. Brett Gardner came up huge again for New York, following yesterday's grand slam with an inside-the-park home run in the sixth inning to tie the game up.
After Mariano Rivera blew the safe by giving up a single in the ninth, Robinson Cano came across the plate from second base in the bottom of the tenth on Thame's single to win the game for the Yankees. rivera had converted his last 25 saves against Toronto.
The win came at a cost for New York also, as Jorge Posada sprained his left ring finger and will not catch against Oakland tomorrow according to manager Joe Girardi.
While Toronto ran their season total for home runs to 120, which leads the majors, they couldn't find enough offense in the tenth to put away the Yankees. The Yankees win gave them their 50th win of the season, the first team in the majors to reach the mark.
