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It was a good day to be a Rebel in the big leagues. Ole Miss product Seth Smith hit a game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth inning today and Oakland went on to beat the New York Yankees 5-4 in 12. Smith’s homer was his 11th and the first allowed this season by Yanks closer Rafael Soriano. The win gave the surging A’s a four-game sweep of New York. Lance Lynn threw six shutout innings for St. Louis, leading the Cardinals to a 7-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Lynn notched his 12th win of the season. And Alex Presley, batting leadoff for Pittsburgh, had a hit and scored a run as the Pirates won their fifth straight, 3-0 over Miami. P.S. Jackson native Donnie Veal was sent back to Triple-A by the Chicago White Sox. The left-hander made two scoreless appearances in his first big league duty since 2009 with Pittsburgh.