BALTIMORE — A wacky game featuring nine home runs, 12 pitchers and a 67-minute rain delay was ultimately decided when the Baltimore Orioles mounted one final rally shortly after midnight.

Aubrey Huff doubled in the tiebreaking run in the 11th inning and scored the game-winner on a long single by Alex Cintron, giving the Orioles a 10-9 win over the New York Yankees last night.

Baltimore came back after being down 4-0 and 8-4, then rebounded in the 11th after New York again took the lead.

"This is a big one, because you have two four-run deficits that you really don't ever come back from, then you get down in the 11th," said Kevin Millar, who hit two of his team's five homers. "You don't want to make a living out of it."

After New York took a 9-8 lead in the 11th against Matt Albers (3-1) on an RBI single by Hideki Matsui, Melvin Mora led off the bottom half with a single off LaTroy Hawkins. One out later, Huff doubled and took third as Mora beat the throw to the plate.

Hawkins (1-1) then issued two intentional walks before Cintron hit a fly ball to right over the drawn-in outfield.

Alex Rodriguez hit his 525th career home run, and Jason Giambi, Johnny Damon and Bobby Abreu also connected for New York. All four homers came off Orioles starter Brian Burres.

In addition to Millar, Ramon Hernandez, Luke Scott and Mora homered for the Orioles.