2-2 is pretty mediocre. Throw in the fact that the Red Sox got the job done against the Orioles this past weekend, and the end result is a two run lead in the AL East thanks to the Tigers yesterday. The only good news out of that is the Yankees have a three game lead in the much more important loss column.
Friday started the lose one, win one routine. Rookie Joe Saunders held the Yankees in check and Cory Lidle got bounced around. By the end of five innings, the Angels were up 5-1. Sal Fasano drove in two runs in the 7-4 loss, and Alex Rodriguez went two for four with an RBI and two runs. A-Rod hit his 24th homerun of the season.
Jaret Wrighted the ship (horrible pun intended). He got the Yankees back on track with 5 1/3 solid innings on Saturday. Johnny Damon hit homerun number 16 and he drove in two. Robinson Cano hit a three run shot in the second inning in the 5-2 win. Mariano Rivera notched his 30th save. He’s had thirty saves in nine of the last ten years.
Sunday it was back to losing. Young phenom Jered Weaver held the Yankees down and Chien-Ming Wang gave up three first inning runs en route to his fifth loss of the season. Craig Wilson, A-Rod and Jason Giambi all homered in the 5-3 loss.
It’s very nice to see Randy Johnson back on track. He threw seven solid innings and picked up win number 13. Every Yankee got a hit with Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada going yard in the 7-2 win.
Next up is three against the Orioles. Hopefully they’ll lay down like they did for the Red Sox.
