Yankees.com: A milestone slam helps Yanks sweep Sox

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Brett Gardner waited a dozen years for his 100th career home run, and the milestone could not have come at a better time for the Yankees.

The longest-tenured Bomber cracked a seventh-inning grand slam that powered his club to a 5-3 victory over the Red Sox on Wednesday evening at Yankee Stadium, as the Yanks swept the abbreviated two-game series against the defending World Series champions.

“It was a big feeling,” Gardner said. “Obviously, the season really hasn’t gotten off to the start that I would have liked or envisioned for myself and for the team. To be able to come through in a big…