Dangerously close to getting swept, the New York Yankees woke up just in time to save their season and perhaps Joe Torre’s job.
Johnny Damon lofted a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth inning, rookies Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain rescued Roger Clemens and the Yankees rallied past Cleveland 8-4 Sunday night, closing within 2-1 in their first-round AL playoff series.