NEW YORK (AP) – Jaret Wright lasts just long enough to get wins.

Wright won his third straight start, riding second-inning home runs by Robinson Cano and Johnny Damon in the New York Yankees’ 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.

Wright (9-6) allowed one run for the third consecutive outing, falling behind on Juan Rivera’s RBI single in the first. But he allowed just one other hit before Scott Proctor relieved with one out in the sixth.

While Wright won just four of his first 13 starts, he is 5-1 in seven starts since. However, he does tax New York’s bullpen – Wright hasn’t pitched more than six innings this year and has thrown 100 pitches in just one start.

He once again had shaky control, throwing seven straight balls after Chone Figgins took his first pitch of the day for a strike and walking four for the second time in a row.

Proctor allowed Jose Molina’s seventh-inning sacrifice fly and Kyle Farnsworth pitched the eighth. Mariano Rivera finished the four-hitter for his 30th save in 33 chances. He has reached 30 saves in four straight seasons and nine of the last 10.

Alex Rodriguez made his 20th error of the season, the most among major league third basemen, letting Orlando Cabrera’s sixth-inning grounder get by him.

Kelvim Escobar (8-10) had been 3-0 in his previous six starts but lost for the first time since June 25, giving up five runs and eight hits in six innings. He walked Rodriguez leading off the second and gave up a single to Jason Giambi, then allowed a one-out, three-run homer to Cano. Bernie Williams singled and, with two outs, Damon connected on a 95 mph fastball.

Damon had been 7-for-48 (.146) with no homers against Escobar before the drive to right.

Los Angeles had four steals but also had some problems on the bases. Vladimir Guerrero was thrown out at third base by right fielder Bobby Abreu on Rivera’s two-out single in the first and, with runners on second and third in the sixth, Guerrero was picked off second by catcher Jorge Posada for the final out of the inning.

Notes: Garret Anderson, originally in the Angels’ lineup, was scratched because of back spasms. … Wright’s final out was Maicer Izturis, whose comebacker in the sixth bounced off the pitcher. Wright threw to first and umpire Mark Hudson called Izturis out – Angels manager Mike Scioscia argued, and replays appeared to show Izturis beat the throw. … Jeter was 0-for-4 and has four hits in his last 18 at-bats. … Guerrero flied out for the final out in the eighth on a Farnsworth pitch the scoreboard said was 101 mph.

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