Friday, November 2, 2001

Yankees one game shy of title
Associated Press

NEW YORK — Another jolt of midnight magic, another stunning World Series win for the New York Yankees.

Scott Brosius saved the Yankees with a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, then Alfonso Soriano singled home the winning run in the 12th early Friday to give New York a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks and a three games-to-two edge in the World Series.

Brosius became the second Yankee in two nights to hit a game-tying, two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth against closer Byung-Hyun Kim.

And once Brosius tied it with the two-run shot, there seemed to be little doubt about the eventual outcome.

Chuck Knoblauch opened the 12th with his first hit of the series and moved up on Brosius' sacrifice. Soriano followed with a single off losing pitcher Albie Lopez, and Knoblauch scored ahead of right fielder Reggie Sanders’ throw.

Sanders had a shot at Knoblauch, but his one-hop throw could not be handled cleanly by catcher Rod Barajas.

A night earlier, Kim served up a tying, two-run homer in the ninth to Tino Martinez. In the 10th, Jeter homered off Kim to win it.

Steve Finley and Rod Barajas hit fifth-inning homers off Yankee starter Mike Mussina to give Arizona a 2-0 lead.

Kim Wednesday allowed Tino Martinez’s tying two-run homer in the ninth, then gave up Derek Jeter’s winning home run in the 10th as the Yankees beat the Diamondbacks 4-3 to tie the Series at two games apiece.