The Yankees had baserunners in each of the first four innings against Jon Lester, including two each in the second, third, and fourth. Third baseman Mike Lowell made a diving stop of a line drive off the bat of Nick Swisher, robbing him of a double to keep the Yankees off the scoreboard in the third.
But in the fourth the Yankees finally capitalized. Melky Cabrera singled with one out, and Lester walked light-hitting Jose Molina for the second time in the game. Cody Ransom yanked a double inside third base, scoring Cabrera with the tying run. Molina put the Yankees ahead 2-1 when he scored on Derek Jeter’s ground out.