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Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine gestures during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Cano, Granderson each hit 2 homers, power Yankees to AL East title with 14-2 win over Boston

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson each hit a pair of homers, powering the New York Yankees past the Boston Red Sox 14-2 on a raucous Wednesday night in the Bronx for their 13th AL East title in 17 years.

In front of fans poised to party from the first pitch, the Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the last-place Red Sox to win their second consecutive division crown. The championship was locked up by the seventh inning, when Baltimore’s 4-1 loss at Tampa bay went final.

Cano tied a career high with six RBIs as New York secured home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs. The Yankees will open on the road Sunday against the winner of Friday’s wild-card game between Baltimore and Texas.

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