Those much-discussed offseason acquisitions by the Yankees are looking awfully smart now. A.J. Burnett (one hit allowed in 7 2/3 innings) and C.C. Sabathia (two hits allowed in 7 2/3) showed flashes of brilliance the past two nights, handcuffing the rival Red Sox and padding the Bombers' lead in the AL East.
With Andy Pettitte's seven shutout innings in the series finale tonight, the Yankees staff held a potent Boston lineup scoreless for 31 consecutive innings on the way to a crucial four-game sweep. Kudos to the Bronx bats as well for outscoring the Sox 25-8 in the series.
Tip of the Cup. Gotta hand it to the Marlins (Hanley Ramirez, 4-for-6, 3 RBI) and the Rockies (Todd Helton, 3-for-4, 2 RBI) for coming to play, the former lambasting the World Champion Phillies to stay in the NL East race and the latter clocking the Cubs to stay even with the Giants for the NL wild card lead.
Rivalry BS. Four of 10 save situations were not converted Sunday: Ryan Perry, Tigers (2); Daniel Bard, Red Sox (2); Phil Coke, Yankees (5); Matt Capps, Pirates (3).
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