Yankee Friday Night Game perhaps a must win!

With no declared starter facing the effective Jeremy Guthrie and the shaky Darrell Rasner pitching against Daniel Cabrera who is 3-0 against the Yankees this year and is just nasty when he has control, the Yankees need a great performance out of Moose Friday night. It is a must win in that the Yankees need momentum going into the Red Sox series next week. Losing a series to the Orioles for the second time in a month is not positive momentum. Also, the Yankees must keep Boston's lead at a working margin so losing ground when playing the O's is a huge no-no!

Notes:
Matt Cain did not get a win tonight in a game that optimizes his career. Last year he had an awful record for a bad team, but had a great ERA. This year he has a mediocre record with a solid ERA. Brian Wilson gave up a 3 run jack in the 9th to blow the save. It is rough to be Matt Cain these days!

There are 3 reasons the (Devil) Rays have been so good this year. J.P. Howell and his sub-3 ERA, Dan Wheeler and his sub-3 ERA and Old Man Troy who has stabilized the bullpen and may be the reason for reasons 1 and 2. The Yankees and Red Sox always knew that the Rays had solid young starters; however, making those pitchers work and getting to the Rays middle relief used to be like playing with tennis balls and an aluminum bat. However, this year the Rays pen has pitched fabulously and the confident aura within the Rays clubhouse is obvious. That breeds winning!

Yaros