The Yankees rolled into Baltimore and left with a series win. In the meantime, the Red Sox looked very mortal against the lowly Devil Rays. The net result is, the Yankees are now in the process of running away with the AL East. You heard it here first.
Jorge Posada hit a solo homerun in the top of the ninth to give the Yankees the win on Friday. Miguel Cairo drove in two runs in the 5-4 win and Posada finished with three hits. Randy Johnson threw six mediocre innings Scott Proctor picked up the win and Mariano Rivera saved his 27th game of the season.
Yesterday was ugly. Some rookie named Adam Loewen and a couple of relievers held the mighty Yankees to a single hit. Mike Mussina dropped the game in a so so start and he’s now 13-4. Bobby Abreu had the only hit of the game for the Yankees.
Jaret Wright is looking very solid of late. Today was no exception as he improved to 8-6. It’s his second nice start in a row and hopefully this is a trend. Jason Giambi went three for three with a homerun and two RBIs in the 6-1 win. Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon and Melky Cabrera all homered as well.
Next up is a pretty big series against the White Sox. The Red Sox play the Royals, so the Yankees will probably have to win to keep their lead.
