BASEBALL NOTES

Yankees add Pena to roster

PHILADELPHIA -- Injured outfielder Melky Cabrera has been replaced by backup infielder Ramiro Pena on the New York Yankees' World Series roster.

Cabrera left the Yankees' 7-4 win in Game 4 on Sunday night in the middle of the sixth inning with a slightly strained left hamstring. Cabrera took an awkward swing and appeared to hurt his leg while running out a grounder.

Brett Gardner, who took over for Cabrera on Sunday night, got his first career postseason start in center field last night. He was 2 for 5 with three runs and two caught stealings in the postseason.

Pena, picked over pinch-runner Freddy Guzman and No. 3 catcher Francisco Cervelli, has not appeared in a game since the regular-season finale on Oct. 4.

A-Rod hit back for Yankees

Getting hit by a pitch could have been the best thing that ever happened to Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees.

Still smarting after getting plunked, Rodriguez struck back with his bat.Rodriguez lined a go-ahead, two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge. sending the Yankees to a 7-4 lead in Game 4 on Sunday night.

"There's no question -- I've never had a bigger hit," Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez was drilled by a pair of pitches in Game 3, including one that left a bruise on his thigh. Then he got nailed in the back by Joe Blanton's fastball in the first inning, prompting plate umpire Mike Everitt to warn both teams.

Elsewhere

• Sunday night's Game 4 was the highest-rated World Series game in five years. The Yankees' 7-4 win over the Phillies drew a 13.5 fast national rating and 22 share on Fox. That's up 45 percent from last year's Phillies-Rays Game 4.

• New York Mets right fielder Jeff Francoeur had thumb surgery and is expected to be ready for spring training. The Mets obtained Francoeur on July 10 from Atlanta for Ryan Church. He hit .311 with 10 homers and 41 RBI for the Mets. Overall, he hit .280 with 15 homers and 76 RBI.

• The San Francisco Giants have promoted Triple-A hitting coach Hensley Meulens to the major-league club. Meulens was hired as the club's big-league hitting coach to replace Carney Lansford, who was told last month that his contract wouldn't be renewed.

-- From Wire Reports