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Mauro Gomez grounded out meekly to second base for the second out, then Soriano misplayed Mike Aviles' chopper to extend the game. But Ellsbury followed with another chopper and Soriano gloved it, throwing to first for the final out.
"He hit the ball good. It just wound up in (Soriano's) glove," said Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, who was ejected for arguing a called third strike to Cody Ross in the eighth and wasn't around to see the team lose for the 12th time in 14 games.
Saltalamacchia had a double, a triple, a homer and a walk for Boston. Aaron Cook (3-10) allowed three runs on seven hits while striking out two in five-plus innings.
The matchup of longtime division foes lacked much of the intensity that had characterized their rivalry in the past decade, gaining life only at the end after Valentine was ejected -- along with Ross and third base coach Jerry Royster. The game was officially announced as a sellout, the 787th in a row at Fenway Park, but there were thousands of no-shows and many of those who did attend were Yankees fans.
They saw Granderson lead off the fourth inning with a homer and, after Alex Rodriguez singled, Cano followed with his career-high 30th home run to make it 3-0. Granderson homered again in the seventh inning after Jeter singled to make it 5-1.
In all, the Yankees have hit 34 homers in 14 games against the Red Sox this season.
The Red Sox made it 5-3 in the bottom of the seventh after back-to-back doubles by Saltalamacchia and Daniel Nava left runners on second and third. One run scored on Gomez's groundout and another came in on Aviles' pinch-hit RBI double.
NOTES: Jeter scored his 1,860th run, passing Mel Ott for 12th on the career list. ... Casey McGehee replaced Jeter at shortstop. ... Red Sox broadcaster Joe Castiglione was honored for 30 years with the team in a pregame ceremony. ... The Red Sox activated RHP Scott Atchison (right elbow strain) from the 60-day disabled list and transferred LHP Franklin Morales (left shoulder inflammation) to the 60-day DL. ... Phelps had not won in four starts since Aug. 13. It's just the third time in nine starts that he has retired more than 15 batters. ... Cook has won just once in 12 starts since June.
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