Yanks Sweep Royals With 6-3 Win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - There's just no stopping A-Rod.

Alex Rodriguez homered for the fifth straight game, connecting for the seventh time during that span and sending the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.

Chien-Ming Wang earned his 18th win to remain tied for the major league lead, and Jorge Posada hit a tiebreaking, two-run double that helped New York extend its AL wild-card lead to four games over Detroit.

Playing without Derek Jeter, held out with a sore knee, the Yankees stayed 5 1/2 games back of first-place Boston in the AL East. The Red Sox beat Baltimore 3-2 behind Josh Beckett, who also has 18 wins.

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