After blowing a four-run lead in the middle of the game and falling behind by five runs, the Yankees rallied for four runs in the eighth inning and won it with two in the ninth, treating the energetic crowd of 44,058 to the most memorable game played to date at the new Yankee Stadium.

Jorge Posada's two-run single lifted the Yankees to a 10-9 win over the Los Angeles Angels, giving the Bombers their fourth consecutive victory.

"Hopefully we can grow from that," Posada said. "Hopefully we can learn that no lead is too big."

Having wasted an early 4-0 lead by allowing nine runs in the sixth and seventh innings, the Yankees were set up for one of their worst losses of the young season. But Melky Cabrera and Ramiro Pena highlighted a four-run eighth to set up the ninth-inning drama as the Bombers scored twice off Brian Fuentes before the closer could record an out.

Mark Teixeira walked to start the ninth, then Hideki Matsui and Robinson Cano singled to load the bases. That brought Posada to the plate - he had already hit a two-run homer in the first inning - and the catcher delivered, lining a two-run single to left-center on a full count, setting off the celebration.

"It was a good win for us," Derek Jeter said. "Through the years, Anaheim has been known for its bullpen and pitching. If they get a lead like that, most of the time it's over with. We were able to fight back and it was a big win for us."

The Yankees battered Jered Weaver for four runs in the first inning, though the right-hander settled in and pitched a solid game after the opening frame, limiting the Bombers to two hits over the next five innings.

Andy Pettitte held the Angels off the scoreboard through the first five innings, but things fell apart for him in the sixth. Pettitte, who left the game with a 4-2 lead and the bases loaded, watched rookie Mark Melancon serve up a bases-clearing triple by Gary Matthews Jr., officially ending any shot at a victory for the left-hander.

Pettitte was charged with five runs on nine hits and four walks in 5 2/3 innings, but the offense took him off the hook before the night was over.

"I just couldn't be more excited to see our team come back," Pettitte said. "Our guys have been battling. Any time you can come back like this, it's a great win."

With the Angels holding a 6-4 lead, Jose Veras came in for the seventh, which turned out to only add gasoline to the fire. Los Angeles torched him for three more runs - including one on a suicide squeeze - bloating his ERA from 5.73 to 7.94.

The Yankees refused to go quietly, mounting a rally in the eighth to bring the Stadium crowd of 44,058 to life.

"I've never been on a team that just gives up," Jeter said. "That second big inning they had hurt us a little bit, but we're still in the game until it's over."

Cano doubled off Rafael Rodriguez with one out in the eighth, then Posada walked, bringing Jose Arredondo in from the bullpen. Brett Gardner - who entered the game in the third after Nick Swisher was hit in the right elbow by a pitch - singled to load the bases, setting the Yankees up for a big inning.

Cabrera singled in a run, then Pena singled in two more, cutting the Angels' lead to 9-7. Jeter made it a one-run game with an RBI groundout, but Johnny Damon struck out looking, leaving the Yankees with a one-run deficit heading into the ninth.

"It all goes back to the eighth inning to set up the ninth inning," Girardi said. "There's one out, we're down 9-4, facing some good pitching and Robbie just gets us going."

Jonathan Albaladejo (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win, as the Yankees made quick work of Fuentes (0-2) to complete the comeback.

"People made such a big deal out of us losing those four games, but we still played all right," Jeter said of the four-game losing streak that preceded these last four wins.