Orioles 10, Yankees 4

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W:C. Tillman (2-3)
L:D. Marte (1-2)
SV:M. Hendrickson (1)

Jeter's big night overshadows Orioles defeat of Yankees

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Scoring Summary
BALNYY
1stA Rodriguez homered to left, N Swisher and M Teixeira scored.03
2ndL Scott doubled to deep center, M Mora scored.13
4thD Jeter singled to right, R Cano scored, B Gardner thrown out at third.14
5thB Roberts hit sacrifice fly to left, F Pie scored.24
5thM Mora hit by pitch, C Izturis scored, N Markakis to third, N Reimold to second.34
6thB Roberts singled to center, M Wieters and J Fiorentino scored, C Moeller to second, C Moeller to third on error by center fielder B Gardner.54
6thC Izturis singled to left, C Moeller scored, B Roberts to second.64
6thN Reimold hit sacrifice fly to left, B Roberts scored.74
7thC Izturis singled to right, C Moeller scored, B Roberts to second.84
7thN Markakis singled to left center, B Roberts and C Izturis scored.104
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Game Information
StadiumYankee Stadium, New York, NY
Attendance46,771 (89.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:49
Weather65 degrees, rain
Wind13 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Kerwin Danley, First Base - Wally Bell, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Mark Carlson
Associated Press

NEW YORK -- The moment belonged to Derek Jeter. The long, rainy night belonged to the Baltimore Orioles.

Jeter broke the New York Yankees' hit record held by Lou Gehrig for more than seven decades, but Baltimore overcame an early deficit for a 10-4 victory Friday night in a game delayed twice by rain.

Jeter's third-inning single to right field gave him 2,722 hits, one more than Gehrig, whose Hall of Fame career was cut short by illness in 1939.

Yankees Hits Leaders

Derek Jeter passed the immortal Lou Gehrig on the Yankees' all-time hits list. Here are the Yankees leaders:

Player
Hits
Derek Jeter 2,723
Lou Gehrig 2,721
Babe Ruth 2,518
Mickey Mantle 2,415
Bernie Williams 2,336
Joe DiMaggio 2,214
Don Mattingly 2,153
Yogi Berra 2,148

"It's still hard to believe for me," Jeter said. "It really hit home when we got back here after our last road trip."

The captain added an RBI single in the fourth that put the Yankees up 4-1 before the Orioles rallied against Andy Pettitte and the New York bullpen.

Jeter's record-breaking hit was remarkably similar to the one that tied Gehrig on Wednesday night, a sharp grounder inside the first-base line. After this one, Yankees players poured out of the dugout and engulfed Jeter at first base with hugs and pats on the back.

"For those who say today's game can't produce legendary players, I have two words: Derek Jeter. Game in and game out he just produces," Yankees owner George Steinbrenner said in a statement.

Jeter said he spoke to Steinbrenner during the second rain delay.

"It was great to hear from him. I think our relationship has been well-documented throughout the years. We've been pretty close since I came up," Jeter said. "We miss seeing him around here as much as we used to, but it was great to hear his voice and he had a lot of great things to say."

Jeter spread his arms wide after rounding first base and clapped his hands emphatically as he headed back to the bag. Then, his teammates came out to congratulate him.

"It was pretty spontaneous, but it was well-deserved," Alex Rodriguez said. "Just capturing the moment. "That's a lot of hits."

Rain-drenched fans, many wearing bright ponchos, roared during an ovation that lasted about 3 minutes. Jeter twice waved his helmet to the crowd of 46,771 -- just as he did after tying the record. Fans chanted his name and the ball was taken out of play as a souvenir.

"It wasn't ideal conditions tonight and for the fans to stick around, it really means a lot," Jeter said. "I felt like they're just as much a part of this as I am."

When his opposite-field grounder got past diving first baseman Luke Scott, Jeter's parents raised their arms in excitement. Joining them in an upstairs box filled with family and friends were his sister and steady girlfriend, actress Minka Kelly.

Jeter said his mother nearly didn't make it to the game because she was in Tampa, Fla., earlier in the day and her flight was delayed.

Baltimore spoiled some of the fun, though.

Leadoff batter Brian Roberts had three RBIs, including a two-run single off Damaso Marte (1-2) that put the Orioles ahead during a four-run sixth.

Cesar Izturis added two RBIs and Nick Markakis hit a two-run single in the seventh just before play was stopped for 67 minutes.

When the game resumed, Jeter was pulled along with several other Yankees starters. By the time it ended at 1:28 a.m., there were only a few hundred hardy souls in the stands.

The start was delayed 87 minutes by rain that soaked the warning track with large puddles. Jeter struck out in the first inning against 21-year-old rookie Chris Tillman (2-3), but gave fans the record-breaking moment they came to see his next time up.

"He's part Yankee history now," Orioles manager Dave Trembley said. "He has always represented himself and that organization with class, and he deserves it."

Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the first inning for the Yankees, a shot that sailed into the second deck in left field. Pettitte labored through five innings and left with a 4-3 lead after 103 pitches.

"He has been phenomenal. He's almost a sure thing whenever he's pitching against us here at Yankee Stadium," Trembley said. "Fortunately, we were able to work him and get his pitch count up."

Tillman struck out a career-high eight in five-plus innings. Mark Hendrickson worked three scoreless innings for his first major league save.

Game notes
Orioles CF Felix Pie was batting in the sixth when he came out of the game because of back spasms. He was replaced by pinch-hitter Jeff Fiorentino, who reached on an infield single. Fiorentino stayed in the game to play center. ... Baltimore 3B Melvin Mora was hit in the right elbow by Pettitte's pitch in the fifth, forcing home a run. Mora was pulled in the sixth for pinch-hitter Ty Wigginton, who singled and remained in the game at third base.


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