Kid stuff: Austin's homer gives young Yanks 5th straight win (Yahoo Sports)

Tyler Austin wasn't sure if Yankees manager Joe Girardi would let him face a right-hander in the ninth inning. Switch-hitting veteran Mark Teixeira was still on the bench, and the right-handed hitting Austin isn't far removed from a long slump. Austin hit a solo homer in the ninth to give New York its season-high fifth straight victory, 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night.