BALTIMORE (AP) – Derek Jeter singled in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning, and the depleted New York Yankees got homers from Andy Phillips and Jason Giambi in a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.

Returning from a two-day absence because of a hand injury, Jeter went 3-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs. The Yankees finished with 12 hits, giving them nine straight games with at least 10 for the first time since July 1958, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

With the score 5-all, Johnny Damon hit a one-out single in the ninth off Chris Ray (1-1). With two outs, Damon tried to steal second and was called out when tagged by Brian Roberts, but the second baseman was charged with an error when the ball popped from his glove.

Jeter followed with an opposite-field single to right, assuring the Yankees their sixth win in seven games.

Miguel Tejada, Ramon Hernandez and Javy Lopez all had three hits for the Orioles.

The Yankees were without third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who was a late scratch with a stomach disorder. New York also played without outfielders Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui – who are both on the disabled list with wrist injuries – and catcher Jorge Posada was rested by manager Joe Torre until being summoned as a pinch hitter in the ninth.

In addition, closer Mariano Rivera (sore back) was unavailable. But the Yankees did have Jeter, who provided enough offense to enable New York to overcome the Orioles’ 13 hits.

With the score 3-3, Baltimore’s Todd Williams struck out the first two batters in the seventh before Damon singled and Melky Cabrera walked. Jeter then bounced an RBI single up the middle, and Cabrera scored on a wild pitch by Kurt Birkins.

Baltimore tied it in the eighth. After Luis Matos hit an RBI double off former Oriole Scott Erickson, Kyle Farnsworth (2-3) entered with the bases loaded and one out. Melvin Mora hit a potential double-play grounder to Miguel Cairo, who was playing third for Rodriguez. Cairo momentarily lost control of the ball and had to throw to first as the tying run crossed the plate.

Farnsworth, who had blown two straight save chances, worked a perfect ninth.

New York trailed 2-0 before Phillips homered off Kris Benson leading off the fifth.

The Yankees went up 3-2 in the sixth when Jeter walked and Giambi hit a 3-2 pitch from Benson over the right-field wall, his 15th homer of the season and third in four games.

New York starter Jaret Wright allowed three runs and nine hits in six innings. He retired 10 straight before he mishandled a bunt by Corey Patterson with two outs in the sixth. Patterson stole his AL-leading 22nd base and scored on a single by Lopez.

After a double by Nick Markakis put runners at second and third, Wright finished up by getting Matos to ground out.

The Orioles got a run in the first inning when Tejada hit a two-out single, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on an opposite-field single to right by Hernandez.

The duo helped produce another run in the third. Tejada singled, took third on a double by Hernandez and scored on a groundout by Kevin Millar.

Notes: New York has held the lead in 14 straight games. … The game attracted 46,168 fans, the Orioles’ second sellout of the season. … Phillips had his fourth straight multihit game.

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