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Matsui's walk-off HR gives Yankees third straight 2-1 win

July 20, 2009 By ANTHONY RIEBER anthony.rieber@newsday.com

Hideki Matsui was rounding third base after hitting a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday night when he noticed his Yankees teammates motioning to him as they awaited his arrival in a jubilant mob at home plate.

Up, up, they were telling him with their hands. Matsui's mates wanted him to throw his helmet in the air before he crossed the plate with the winning run in...

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