The Yanks had the day all to themselves which probably means a movie for Cano and Melky, hydrotherapy or acupuncture for Jeter,
porn for Matsui and maybe a mannish stripper for A-Rod (they are going to Toronto, after all). Just because they didn't take the field, doesn't mean they couldn't gain ground on the Sox, however. Tampa Bay
shut out Boston, in Boston, 1-0. Scott Kazmir threw a gem, striking out 10 in 7 innings, and Rays' pitiful pen made that one-run lead stand up.
In related news, Willy Mo Pena (who the Red Sox basically gave away for nothing) had 2 home runs for Washington today. I guess the Sox really had no use for him. Theo Epstein's a great G.M., huh?
Boston's lead is down to five games, four in the loss column. Boston has 17 games to go, the Yanks have 19.
Phil Hughes looks to build on his
solid outing last week tomorrow night against the Blue Jays (who have knocked him around twice already this season). It also looks like Roger Clemens will be back in the rotation over the weekend, in Boston.
In related news, A-Rod was named the A.L. Player of the week. His numbers: 6 games, .565 average, .630 obp, 1.478 slg, 2.178 ops, 9 runs, 11 RBI, 7 home runs. I guess he deserved it.
Also, Cleveland picked a half game on the Halos and is just 1 GB record-wise. I really wish we get Cleveland in the first round, for obvious reasons. Both Cleveland's and Angels' schedules look fairly easy for the remainder, so it's a wash at this point, but here's hoping K-rod melts down some more in the coming weeks.
Mike,
I've been keeping an eye on that race as well. Obviously, playing a short series vs. Anaheim without home field is not the situation we want. I'm not ready to give up on the division just yet, though. This Boston team is on the verge of a meltdown.
If there's anything better than porn, I don't want to know about it.