The bad news is, the White Sox took two games from us. The good news is, the Red Sox are really struggling and that one win this week resulted in an extra game lead in the AL East. Even better, the Red Sox now are down two games in the Wild Card race. Could be a Red Soxless post season?
Mariano Rivera has been so good for so long, it’s hard to blame him too much when he blows a game. The Yankees had this one in hand and 99 times out of a hundred, we walk away with a win. It just wasn’t Rivera’s day though as Paul Konerko took him deep to tie the game up. Sox then won it in the eleventh. Alex Rodriguez homered and drove in two runs and Bobby Abreu had two hits.
Wednesday was another game where the trade for Bobby Abreu paid some big dividends. He drove in a run in the first inning on a single then hit a two run homerun in the fifth. Derek Jeter scored two runs in the game and Randy Johnson picked up his twelth win. Johnson had a no hitter going through six innings until the White Sox finally got to him in the seventh.
Yesterday, the White Sox took a big early lead and while the Yankees picked away, they came up just short. Abreau singled and he now has an eight game hitting streak. In fact, he has a hit in every game since becoming a Yankee except for his debut. Jason Giambi hit a two run shot and Melky Cabrera went yard as well. Mike Mussina dropped to 13-5.
Next up is four against the Angels in a wrap around series. The Angels are fighting for a piece of the AL West so this is a pretty big series for both teams.
