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Yankees rock Red Sox to take 3-0 lead Story Tools: Print Email Ronald Blum / Associated Press Posted: 12 hours ago BOSTON (AP) - The Yankees kept circling the bases, embarrassing Boston's beleaguered pitching staff. By the time the long, long night ended with a devastating 19-8 romp over the Red Sox, the dreaded New Yorkers were just one game away from a shocking sweep. Gary Sheffield, Hideki Matsui and Alex Rodriguez turned Game 3 of the AL championship series into one big round of batting practice Saturday night. Photo gallery ... ALCS Game 3 NLCS Game 3 Also ... ALCS, NLCS schedules Yankees set ALCS hits record Olerud suffers foot injury No doubt: Red Sox fall hard Sheffield broke a 6-all tie with a three-run homer off Curtis Leskanic in the fourth inning. Matsui had five hits, five RBIs and five runs scored, and Rodriguez homered and scored five times. It didn't stop there. Bernie Williams had four hits and three RBIs, setting LCS career records for hits (47), total bases (77) and RBIs (29). "We feel like we have a lot of momentum," Rodriguez said. "It doesn't matter who we're facing or who is pitching." New York, which has won six straight postseason games, had 22 hits in all, eight of them doubles. That was more than enough offense on a night Javier Vazquez relieved an ineffective Kevin Brown to get just his second win in more than two months. "To be up 3-0, I think we're surprised by the fact that we've done that," Torre said.
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