What a weird year. The Red Sox are tied for the second best record in the American League. Ahead of them are the White Sox, which isn’t too big of a surprise. Tied with them are the Detroit Tigers.
I’ll let that sink in for a minute. Yes, the Detroit Tigers
And the Yankees are still in third place in the AL East. They did pick up a game on the second place Orioles with two wins this weekend, and we’re only two and a half back of the Red Sox. More importantly, we’re only one back in the loss column.
Things got off to a bad start on Friday. The Yankees had the lead twice, but Chien-Ming Wang let it go both times in the 6-5 loss. He gave up six runs on eight hits in only 5 1/3 innings. In the meantime, Kris Benson was just good enough to hold back the Yankees. Robinson Cano hit his second homerun of the season and Gary Sheffield had three hits. Hideki Matsui scored twice and Cano drove in two runs. The Yankees had twelve hits and six walks in the game, but they stranded ten runners.
Shawn Chacon had his best start of the season on Saturday. He gave up only a single run on four hits with three walks and three strikeouts. He improved to 2-1 on the season. Alex Rodriguez had two hits and he scored twice. Derek Jeter drove in two runs and Jason Giambi walked three times in the 6-1 win.
The Yankees won the rubber game today with a strong outing by Randy Johnson and a great game by Jason Giambi. The Unit gave up one run on only three hits and he struck out five. Giambi went yard twice and he drove in five runs. Derek Jeter had three hits and a run and A-Rod scored twice in the Yankees 7-1 win.
The Devil Rays come to town on Tuesday. I figure a sweep is in the works and if the Indians can take down the Red Sox for three games, the Yankees could be in first place by next weekend.
