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Rodriguez, Damon drive in four runs each in 11-7 win

 
ATLANTA - Like a birdie on the 18th that can erase 17 holes of torturous memories, the Yankees finished their six-game swing through the South with a pair of wins. It wasn't a road trip to remember - they lost two of three to the Marlins and the first of this series to the Braves after dropping two of three at home to the icky Nationals - but last night's 11-7 win on the final night in Atlanta left the Yankees as confident as they've been since those early days of June when they sat in first place and headed to Boston. (link)

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