Damon's HR Gives Yanks 3rd Straight Walk-Off Win

Johnny Damon homered in the 10th inning, giving the surging New York Yankees a 3-2 victory Sunday and their third straight comeback win over the Minnesota Twins that was capped by a game-ending hit.
    
Alex Rodriguez homered in the seventh to start New York's rally from a two-run deficit. Mark Teixeira kept it tied in the eighth with a diving play at first base and the Yankees extended their winning streak to a season-best five games.
    
The past three victories have come in thrilling fashion against the tough-luck Twins, who dropped to 3-22 in the Bronx since the start of the 2002 season.
    
Melky Cabrera's two-run single off All-Star closer Joe Nathan finished a three-run rally in the ninth that gave New York a 5-4 victory Friday night. Rodriguez's 11th-inning homer won it Saturday, 6-4.
    
With one out, Damon drove a full-count pitch from Jesse Crain (2-2) into the second deck of right-field stands for his team-high 10th home run.
    
Damon tossed his helmet high as he trotted toward the plate, where he was mobbed by giddy teammates. Waiting to do a postgame television interview, he became the third Yankees player in three days to get a shaving cream pie in the face from pitcher A.J. Burnett, delighting the crowd of 44,804.
    
The last time New York had three consecutive walk-off wins was August 27-29, 1972.
    
It was Damon's third career game-ending homer, first with the Yankees.
    
Alfredo Aceves (2-0) pitched a perfect inning for the win.