Satan's Luau

1:08 PM HST

TOP 1: Brown going for Yankees after missing his last turn with a sore left shoulder -- Lawton goes down looking, one gone -- Sanchez lines a single into left -- Bay flies to right, two away -- On the first pitch to Mackowiak, he swings and misses at a ball in the dirt that gets away from Posada, runner to second on the pitch -- Brown gets ahead 0-2 on him, then can't find the strike zone, full count, he goes down swinging to retire the side

BOT 1: Redman going for the Bucs -- Jeter battles then bloops a leadoff single to right -- Bernie grounds to short into a 643 double play, two down -- Sheffield goes the opposite way with a two out single to right -- ARod grounds to short, the force is made at second to end the inning

1:29PM HST

TOP 2: Doumit down on a checkswing, ball dropped, he is tagged, one down -- Ward chops to first, two away -- Castillo flies to right to retire the side

BOT 2: Posada hits a leadoff, opposite field solo shot to right, Yankees 1-0

Matsui is down looking, one gone -- Sierra goes down swinging, and loses the bat ... thrown all the way up to the third base bag, two down -- Giambi lines a two out single up the middle -- full count to Cano, the payoff ... is flared to short right center, Castillo runs, dives, trying to make the over the shoulder grab ... it falls in for a single, runners now at the corners

Jeter hits the first pitch up the middle, it's knocked down by Redman, he puts out Jeter to end the rally

1:47PM HST

TOP 3: Wilson hits a sharp grounder at third, ARod dives, gloves and makes the play over to first, one gone -- Ross goes down swinging, two away -- Lawton hits the first pitch and flies out to left to retire the side

BOT 3: Bernie hits a broken bat bloop to deep short, one away -- Sheffield hits a comebacker off Redman's glove, it kicks to Castillo, he puts Sheffield out, two down -- ARod lines out to left to end the inning

2:01PM HST

TOP 4: Sanchez grounds to third, tough hop by ARod and into left, a leadoff single -- Bay goes down swinging, one down -- Mackowiak lines an opposite field single to left, runners now first and second

Doumit rips a single the opposite way to left, one run scores, the game is tied 1-1

Runners now first and second, one down for Ward, he hits the first pitch up the middle and into center, another run scores, Pirates with their first lead 2-1

Full count to Castillo, he flies out to right, the lead runner tags and goes to third, runners at the corners, two away

Wilson goes down swinging, the ball is dropped, he is tagged to end the rally

BOT 4: Posada draws a leadoff walk -- the hit and run is on, Matsui grounds to short, quick flip to second starts the 643 double play, two gone -- Sierra is down looking to end the inning

2:23PM HST

TOP 5: Ross draws a leadoff walk -- Lawton grounds to second, the force is made at second, the ball bounces on the way to first, one down, runner at first

Hit and run is on, Sanchez rips a single up the middle, runners now at the corners -- Bay hits the first pitch into right for a single, one run scores, runners now first and second, and the Pirates now lead 3-1

Stottlemyre out to confer, Quantrill and Groom warm for Yankees -- On the first pitch to Mackowiak, Brown looks like he tweaked something -- trainer out, and Kevin Brown leaves the game with an injury -- Groom in to pitch for Yankees

The reset, runners first and second, one out for Mackowiak, he grounds to second into an inning ending 463 inning ending double play

BOT 5: Giambi is down swinging, one away -- Cano draws a walk -- Jeter grounds to short into a 643 inning ending double play

2:46PM HST

TOP 6: Groom still in for Yankees, Sturtze warms -- Doumit hits a slow roller to third, ARod gloves, guns, just on time, one down -- Ward grounds to second, two gone -- Castillo grounds to third to retire the side

BOT 6: Bernie flies to right, one down -- Sheffield hits one, deep, far ... and foul to left, he works a full count, and goes down swinging, two away -- ARod bombs a two out double to center off the wall -- Posada fouls out behind the plate to the catcher to end the inning

3:01PM HST

TOP 7: Sturtze in for Yankees -- Wilson jacks the first pitch to left ... and it's deja Sunday all over again, Pirates 4-1

Ross flies to center, one down -- Lawton hits a comebacker at the pitcher, Sturtze reaches, gloves and puts him out, two away -- Sanchez grounds to third to end the rally

Seventh Inning Stench, Pirates lead, 4-1

Another Vietnam vets tribute ... nice

BOT 7: Matsui lines a leadoff double to the right field wall -- Sierra grounds the first pitch up the middle, the short stop charges, gloves and puts him out at first, runner on third, one away -- White warms for PIT

Giambi pops up to right, it's more of an adventure than it should have been but Lawton gloves it, two down -- Cano hits a chopper up the middle, the pitcher jumps, it bounces off his glove, slows down, the second baseman gloves, no chance at first, one run scores, Pirates now 4-2

Jeter hits a sharp grounder to deep third on the line, the throw is first is off and gets away from Ward ... Jeter into second on the play, Cano only to third because he was watching the play unfold at second

Two down, two runners in scoring position, Bernie draws a walk to load the bases -- that will be all for Redman, White is in to pitch for the Bucs

Sheffield grounds to third, the force is made at second to end the rally

TOP 8: Bay first pitch swinging, bombs a solo shot to center, Pirates 5-2

Mackowiak grounds to third, one down -- Doumit grounds to second, two away -- Ward flies to center to end the rally

BOT 8: ARod lines a leadoff single to center -- Posada taps one out front of the plate, the catcher gloves and throws him out at first, runner to second, one down -- White is taken out, Gonzalez now pitching for PIT

Runner at second, one down for Matsui, he fists a bloop single to center, one run scores, the Pirates now lead 5-3

Phillips in to PR for Matsui -- the 0-2 to Sierra is a WP that bounces in front of the plate and over the catcher to the backstop, runner to second -- Sierra lines smash to the left field corner, one run scores, Sierra in with a double, the score is now 5-4

Womack in to PR for Sierra at second, Williams out to confer. Mesa warms for PIT -- Giambi goes down swinging, two away -- Cano grounds to second to end the rally

TOP 9: Womack in LF, Mo getting work tonight, even though the Yankees are down -- Castillo down swinging, one down -- Wilson grounds to second, two away -- and now monkey business, there is a delay as someone runs out onto the field

Ross down looking to retire the side

BOT 9: Mesa in to close -- Jeter grounds to third, one down -- Bernie draws a four pitch walk -- McClendon out to confer

Sheffield hits one back at Mesa, off his leg, bounds to short, the force is made at second, the relay to first ... safe (replay shows he was out), two away

Two down, runner at first for ARod, he lines a two out single to center, runners now first and third -- Posada absolutely crushes one off the wall in right, one run scores ... ARod is held by Sojo ... but comes home anyway, the throw is on time, the tag, the bump, the ball stays in glove to end the rally, but the Yankees have tied it up, 5-5

Another bonehead running play by ARod

EXTRA INNINGS

TOP 10: Mo continues -- Lawton grounds to first, one down -- Sanchez draws a walk -- Bay flies to center, two down -- Mackowiak down looking to retire the side

BOT 10: Tino draws a four pitch walk -- Russ Johnson in to PR for Tino -- Yankees call the hit and run on the 1-1, Mesa throws a pickoff to first, Johnson is way off base, the throw to second, Johnson retreats to first, the throw to first hits him in the back and he is back in safe, the Yankees get a break

Womack lays down a perfect sacbunt to third, the runner to second, one away

Giambi ... walkoff ... good night

Giambi pounds the 2-2 into the rightfield upper deck, a two run shot

FINAL: Yankees win 7-5

Yankees guarantee a win in their first series since dropping five consecutive series (and going 4-11) over that stretch, and are now 2-0 on the home stand

Unit and Perez going into the series finale

32UP 32DOWN ... 2 straight wins and back at .500