On a night the New York Yankees honored http://www.officialgrizzliesstore.com/authentic-3-shareef-abdurrahim-jersey.html one of their October greats, the big hit came from someone else with plenty of postseason success.
Carlos Beltran lined three-run homer off White Sox ace Chris Sale, leading Michael Pineda and the Yankees past Chicago 3-2 Thursday in their push for a playoff spot.
''I'm enjoying the moment because I'm getting good results,'' Beltran said.
After a tribute Mitch McGary Elite Jersey to Yogi Berra in their first home game since the Hall of Famer died, the Yankees closed within three games of idle Toronto in the AL East. New York's magic number for clinching at least a wild-card berth was cut to five.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said it was important to seal a slot soon so the team could see where ''we're going to be and what we need to do.''
Beltran gave the Yankees a boost to begin their final homestand of the season. He connected in the third inning for his 18th homer, a line drive that a young boy in the front row of the left-field seats neatly gloved.
After an awful April that saw him finish the month batting .162 with no home runs, the 38-year-old Beltran has gotten better and better. Girardi said he figured Beltran's time would come.
''I knew it would be a long year and that we'd really need him,'' Girardi said.
Pineda (12-8) gave up one run, on Trayce Thompson's homer, in six innings. He improved http://www.nfleaglesofficial.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_MATT_BARKLEY_JERSEY.html the best strikeout-to-walk ratio in the AL, fanning six without a free pass.
Pineda is 3-0 in his last five starts, a nice recovery after missing a month because of a strained right forearm.
Girardi again went to All-Star setup man Dellin Betances to lock down the seventh. Betances entered with two on and two outs, but walked Melky Cabrera and Thompson to force home a run before striking out Adam LaRoche.
Betances has been more wild Ameer Abdullah Nike Jerseys as of late, though Girardi didn't sound too worried.
''All pitchers can get a little out of whack,'' he said, adding that fatigue is a factor for a lot of pitchers late in a season.