New York Yankees' Derek Jeter hits a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Sunday, July 5, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
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They didn't waste any time starting their comeback.
Teixeira walked and Posada singled before Matsui hit his 13th homer of the season, slicing the lead to 8-7 and in the process becoming just the second Japanese-born player after Ichiro Suzuki to score 500 career runs.
New York pushed ahead for good in the fifth, on Jeter's homer off B.J. Ryan (1-1) that prompted chants of "Derek Jeter!" for several minutes. Johnny Damon walked moments later, and Posada's RBI double to right field gave the Yankees bullpen an extra cushion it wouldn't need.
It was another rotten outing in the Yankees' new $1.5 billion ballpark for Chamberlain, who must be beginning to wish they'd play the games he starts in the old place next door. He's yet to win in nine tries at home this season, and needed 86 pitches just to make it 3 2-3 innings.
The eight runs he allowed was a career high, although only three were earned, and the nine hits matched a career high.
Not that his counterparts in black and blue fared much better.
Toronto starter Brett Cecil, filling in for Scott Richmond, was battered for seven earned runs and nine hits in 3 2-3 innings. He also gave up five of the Blue Jays' eight walks.
NOTES: Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez got the day off. ... Blue Jays OF Vernon Wells batted sixth for the third straight game. Before that, he hadn't batted sixth or lower since June 3, 2005.
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