Colin Curtis already was down two strikes when he hopped off the bench. By the time he returned, the New York Yankees were lining up to push the shy rookie out for a curtain call. Rushed up to the plate after Brett Gardner was ejected, Curtis cracked a three-run homer Wednesday that sealed New York's 10-6 victory over Joel Pineiro and the Los Angeles Angels.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 21, 2010
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