When hitter Al Bridwell slapped a line drive into center field, the runner on third trotted in with the apparent winning run, and the happy crowd poured onto the field.

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Ruggiano, originally considered the front-runner to start in center field, has been sidelined with a tight back.

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He was New York's only runner until Robinson Cano grounded a single to center leading off the seventh.

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