Another Mini Streak

Robinson Cano has just caught the final out, and the Yankees have another mini-streak going.  Last time they couldn't turn it into an actual streak, and I'm not entirely conifdent they can do it this time either.  But for now, I'm just going to enjoy tonight's win.  It was a good one.

Every Yankee had a hit.  Every Yankee had an RBI.  The bullpen was great, especially Scott Proctor.  Proctor came in with 2 on and 1 out and after a wild pitch settled down to strike outGary Mathews, JR. and Garret Anderson.  He then worked a perfect 8th, adding a third strikeout.  His tough performance in the 7th inning, keeping the Angels off the board with 2nd and 3rd 1 out was a key part of the game.  I know that the Yankees came back and scored 2 runs in the 8th, but if Scott had allowed just one hit, the game would have been 12-11 and had a different complexion.  My hat goes off to Scott.  Maybe there was something to the burning of his stuff.

Offensively, there's almost so much to say that I don't know what to say.  19 hits and 14 runs were both season highs.  I've already mentioned that everyone had a hit and an RBI.  6 guys had more than 1 hit.  A-Roddasaurus showed us that his hamstring isn't hurting him too badly, with a couple of nice plays in the field and 3 hits, including his 29th homerun.  The homerun put him in company with Lou Gehrig and the Crime Dog at 22nd place all-time, just 7 away from 500.  He also now has 82 RBIs on the season.  Even though his hamstring is apparently OK (although he said it was sore in his postgame interview), I still hope that he doesn't play in the All-Star Game.  The last thing this team needs is someone to get hurt or aggravate an injury playing in something as worthless as the All-Star Game.  Take the time off and play with your kid, Alex.  Go to the club, Derek.  Reflect on your awesome first half, Jorge.

The main concerning thing was Andy Pettitte.  I think this is Andy's second consecutive rough outing.  After the stress of being the only pitcher that could get outs, but still not getting any run support, I think Pettitte is in dire need of a rest.  Hopefully Torre gives him at least a full week off, holding him until the 3rd game of the D-Rays series after the break.  And also hopefully, in the meantime, the Yankees keep on winning, giving Pettitte a little mental break from having to continually be the savior as he has been throughout the entire first half.

Tomorrow Roger goes for win #351 against John Lackey.  While Clemens was vintage in his last performance, I'm not sure how he'll handle the Angels.  Despite winning tonight, this is not a team I feel comfortable with.  They just play too well against the Yankees.  Lackey so far is 11-5 with a 3.04 ERA.  Which is pretty darn good.  In his last 3 starts, however, Lackey is 1-1 with an ERA of 5.40.  And, of course, the Angels are riding a streak in which they've lost 7 of their last 10.  The Yankees have won 4 of 5, including a great outing from Clemens last time and huge offensive performance tonight.  The Yankees have momentum on their side.  They're going to need it.

Go Yankees!

P.S. Thanks to Mark for giving the Chien-Ming Wang blog the attention he deserves and posting the info on the MLBlogs homepage. Wang Rules!