MIAMI -- Roger Clemens walked off the mound a hero. Alex Gonzalez and the Florida Marlins danced off the field as winners.\nGonzalez led off the bottom of the 12th inning with a home run and the Marlins survived yet another late Yankees' jolt, beating New York 4-3 Wednesday night to even the World Series at two games each.\nAfter both teams saluted Clemens in what might have been his final appearance, pinch-hitter Ruben Sierra saved the Yankees with a two-out, two-run triple in the ninth that tied it at 3.\nIt turned out the drama was just beginning once the clock passed midnight. And at 12:28 a.m., the slumping Gonzalez hit a low line drive off Jeff Weaver that barely cleared the left-field wall for the win.\nBoth teams threatened in extra innings, with Marlins reliever Braden Looper escaping a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the 11th and posting the victory.\nThe Yankees had won seven straight extra-inning games in the Series since 1964. The previous two were among the most stirring in their storied history, set up when Tino Martinez and Scott Brosius hit two-out, two-run homers in the bottom of the ninth on consecutive nights against Arizona's Byung-Hyun Kim in 2001.\nBut the Marlins also knew a thing about late magic. Their last Series win at Pro Player Stadium was an 11-inning victory in Game 7 against Cleveland in 1997.\nNow with things all even, it goes to Game 5 Thursday night. David Wells starts against Florida's Brad Penny in a rematch of the opener that the Marlins won 3-2.\nThe Marlins guaranteed the Series will return to Yankee Stadium. And that means there's still a chance Clemens will pitch again -- and it would be in Game 7.\nWhile Clemens did not win, the Yankees at least made sure he did not lose.\nShut down for eight innings by Carl Pavano, New York came back in the ninth against Ugueth Urbina.\nBernie Williams singled with one out, Hideki Matsui walked and Jorge Posada grounded into a force play. David Dellucci came in to run for Posada, and Sierra fouled off two full-count pitches before tripling into the right-field corner.\nThe Yankees were delirious as they spilled out of the dugout to celebrate the big hit. Earlier, they came off the bench in respectful fashion for Clemens' farewell.
Marlins tie series 2-2
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