JACOBS FIELD Indians topple Yankees in 10th

Jody Gerut singled home Coco Crisp for the game-winning run in a 3-2 victory.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Milton Bradley walked away unharmed from his collision with Jason Giambi, and the Cleveland Indians fared even better during a three-day visit from the New York Yankees.
"It's great to beat them," Indians rookie outfielder Coco Crisp said. "They had all their stars in there."
Rookie Jody Gerut singled home Crisp from third in the 10th inning Thursday night, giving the Indians a 3-2 victory.
Gerut grounded a pitch from Sterling Hitchcock (0-2) through New York's drawn-in infield as the Indians won two of three and took their first home season series from the Yankees since Jacobs Field opened in 1994.
"We faced their 'A' squad and we got them," said Bradley, who caused a stir when he bumped shoulders with Giambi while running out a grounder. "It's a great thing for us."
Taking advantage
Jason Boyd (2-1) pitched a scoreless inning and Ben Broussard homered for the Indians, who started seven rookies and can no longer match the Yankees in payroll or talent.
Casey Blake had three hits as Cleveland, which won the opener against a Yankees' lineup missing Derek Jeter, Alfonso Soriano and Raul Mondesi, improved to just 17-31 against New York at the Jake.
Jeter and Soriano had two hits apiece for New York, which had won nine straight series in Cleveland.
"We had opportunities and we hit into some double plays," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "It's frustrating because we pitched well. It's a bad loss."
Crisp walked to open the 10th and was held at third on Matt Lawton's double. After Bradley was intentionally walked, Gerut came through with his hit.
"I think everyone feels pretty good," Blake said. "We now know deep down that we can compete with anybody. This is something to build on."
Strong pitching
Roger Clemens, who made his major league debut at old Cleveland Stadium in 1984, went seven innings in what was likely his final appearance at Jacobs Field.
Clemens allowed two runs and seven hits while remaining 26-8 in his career against the Indians. Clemens struck out six, raising his AL-leading total to 128.
Cleveland rookie starter Jason Davis fired as hard as the Rocket. The right-hander reached 98 mph on his fifth pitch and was consistently clocking mid-90s throughout his six-plus innings.
He also showed off a nasty pickoff move, catching Soriano off first in the first and nabbing the Yankees' All-Star at second in the sixth as the potential tying run.
"He's going to get picked," Torre said. "But I like that he has that larceny in his soul."
Bradley, who has had run-ins with umpires, opponents, teammates and managers since he was in the minors, introduced himself to the Yankees in the third.
The volatile center fielder hit a slow roller to first that Giambi fielded and jogged over to first. At about the same time Giambi stepped on the bag for the putout, Bradley arrived and strongly bumped shoulders with the muscular first baseman, who turned quickly and shot Bradley a 'What-was-that-for?' look.
Bradley said he wasn't trying to start anything with Giambi, and apologized to him after being walked in the 10th.
"I ran into him and he almost knocked me off my feet," Bradley said.
Giambi seemed irritated by the encounter. "We talked after the walk," Giambi said. "He apologized and we're straight."
Notes
Mondesi, who is in a 2-for-29 slump, was upset when Torre benched him in favor of Karim Garcia. Torre plans to use Garcia, a left-handed hitter, instead of Mondesi against right-handers until the All-Star break. "I've been playing in this league for a long time," said Mondesi, who will be a free agent next season. "Because I had a bad week? What about the first two months of the season? Who was playing against right-handers? Three months left, man."