The expendable Vernon Wells gets traded to New York -- where he's hotter than hot.
Vernon Wells had a two-run homer in the first and singled to start the ninth.
Oakland manager Bob Melvin called for an intentional walk to Cano, bringing up Vernon Wells.
"Griffin made good pitches all night and kept hitters off balance, " Vernon Wells said.
Vernon Wells, who was all but left for dead in Anaheim, is having a vintage season.
Laffey walked four, Brett Gardner had a sacrifice bunt and Vernon Wells a tying sacrifice fly.
Vernon Wells, another late-March acquisition, hit a long fly ball that Jones ranged back for.
Vernon Wells, a late-spring training acquisition from the Los Angeles Angels, will start in left field.
And there are too many players Ichiro Suzuki, Travis Hafner, Vernon Wells counted on to bounce back.
He stayed in for Vernon Wells' inning-ending popout, then was sent for an MRI of his left groin.
Up came Vernon Wells, 6 for 12 with two homers and two doubles against Balfour in his career.
Vernon Wells had an RBI single on a sharp grounder to right field off Harrell in the sixth.
So Vernon Wells, Travis Hafner, Kevin Youkilis and company were the butt of more than a few jokes.
Vernon Wells sent a 2-0 pitch into the left field seats in the second to make it 1-all.
But Masterson fanned pinch-hitter Vernon Wells for the final out as New York fell to 7-2 in one-run games.
So Girardi was able to play all four of his regular outfielders Tuesday: Granderson, Gardner, Vernon Wells and Ichiro Suzuki.
Vernon Wells hit New York's AL-leading 26th homer and finished with three hits, including a single to start the winning rally.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Vernon Wells is on the verge of becoming the latest addition to the New York Yankees' injury-depleted lineup.
In the 10th, Ichiro Suzuki led off with a double off Strop (0-2) and Vernon Wells followed with an RBI double to left.
He faced Cano, who had a run-scoring infield single in the seventh, rather than walk him and pitch to right-handed hitting Vernon Wells.
"It's hard to win games when you get four hits and don't put any runs on the board, " Yankees outfielder Vernon Wells said.
Lyle Overbay and Vernon Wells also went deep against their former team as the Yankees won for the eighth time in 10 games.
Vernon Wells was intentionally walked, Granderson walked to load the bases and Overbay hit a sac fly to center that put the Yankees ahead.
"They have guys up and down that lineup that can hurt you, " said New York outfielder Vernon Wells, who spent 12 years with Toronto.
"Andy is remarkable, " outfielder Vernon Wells said of his 40-year-old teammate.
With strong pitching and nice contributions from pickups like Vernon Wells and Travis Hafner, the Yankees are 28-18 and leading the AL East by a game.
"Over the years, not to say it has died out, but it's just not as big as it used to be, " said Yankees outfielder Vernon Wells.
They could also turn to a young, defensive minded player, like Melky Mesa, or could seek outside help perhaps a veteran like Alfonso Soriano or Vernon Wells.
Girardi put slumping LF Vernon Wells on the bench and stacked his lineup with seven left-handed hitters against Hefner, who was holding righties to a .171 batting average.
Lyle Overbay hit a go-ahead RBI triple and Vernon Wells had a sacrifice fly off Aaron Laffey in an inning the fill-in starter for Josh Johnson walked four.
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