The Yankees managed to get to Roy Halladay for the second straight time and with the Sox extra inning defeat at the hands of Evan Longoria the Yankees moved ahead of the Sox by a 1.5 games, ensuring they will be in first when the Sox come to town on Thursday.
The Yankee game was stressful to watch, as the Blue Jays managed to come back and make the game interesting twice against Andy Pettitte and Phil Hughes. Mariano Rivera managed to shut the door, but he made it interesting too, giving up an RBI double to Vernon Wells and singles to Raul Chavez and Marco Scutaro.
Although Mariano has allowed some inherited runners to score over the past few outings, he has still been very good for the Yankees since his ugly outing against the Rays on June 6. He has a 0.40 ERA over the 22.2 innings since then and has a 1-0 record and 19 saves over that time period.
While the Yankees were holding off the Blue Jays, the Red Sox and Rays were gripped in a 13 inning affair that was what every Yankee fan was hoping for when these two teams clash. The Sox and Rays combined to throw 440 pitches over 25.2 innings. The Red Sox got good news at the same time they got bad news. After missing two games against the Orioles, J.D. Drew started against the Rays, but Boston lost Jason Bay to a mild strain of his hamstring.
With the Sox getting a little beat up the Yankees need to bounce out of their recent slump before Boston gets to town. The Yankees have one more game, but Yankee fans are looking at Thursday (especially with Sergio Mitre pitching tonight) and the Red Sox train that is going to roll into town.
The bats will have to carry the Yankees tonight and hopefully the Yankee pitching will be up to the task for this four-game set. At some point the Yankees have to win a game against the Red Sox right?
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