
Angels closer Brian Fuentes heads to the clubhouse as the Yankees celebrate clinching the ALCS with a 5-2 victory in Game 6 on Sunday night at Yankee Stadium. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Yankees fans cheer as Angels players can only watch from the dugout in the eighth inning when Mark Teixiera hits a sacrifice fly to make the score 5-2 in Game 6 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Angels designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero reaches out and hits a double down the right-field line in the sixth inning of Game 6 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Angels starting pitcher Joe Saunders is taken out of the game after the Yankees scored three runs in the fourth inning during Game 6 of the ALCS on Sunday night at Yankee Stadium. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher gets a high-five from second baseman Robinson Cano in the fourth inning of Game 6 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Angels shortstop Erick Aybar leaps over Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez after making the turn during a double play to end the fourth inning of Game 6 of the ALCS on Sunday night at Yankee Stadium. (Jason Szenes / EPA)

Angels right fielder Bobby Abreu goes to the wall to catch a Jorge Posada fly ball in the third inning of Game 6 of the ALCS on Sunday night at Yankee Stadium (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Angels right fielder Bobby Abreu follows through on a single to score teammate Jeff Mathis in the third inning of Game 6 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Angels catcher Jeff Mathis gets a high-five from designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero after scoring on a single by Bobby Abreu in the third inning to open the scoring in Game 6 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez shouts in frustration after Angels shortstop Erick Aybar made the throw to complete a double play to kill a fourth-inning rally in Game 6 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium. (obert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Angels third baseman Chone Figgins dives in vain for a single by Yankees center fielder Melky Cabrera in the second inning of Game 6 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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The Yankees’ Derek Jeter stops to sign autographs for young fans moments before the start of Game 6 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)