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A-Rod, Yankees walk off, beat Red Sox in extras

Published Aug. 8, 2009 6:47 a.m. ET

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Waiting well past midnight for a clutch hit - any hit, really - Alex Rodriguez provided a big one.

Rodriguez broke up an electric pitchers' duel in the 15th inning with his first homer in three weeks, giving the New York Yankees a 2-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.

"Both teams were remarkable," Rodriguez said. "It was a heavyweight fight, and we were fortunate to have the last hit."

Once the game entered the 15th it became the longest scoreless matchup between the longtime rivals. Rodriguez's two-out homer came at 12:42 a.m., off Boston's eighth pitcher, Junichi Tazawa, who was making his major league debut.

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