Just give Alex Rodriguez the MVP right now.

The Yankees scored six runs in the bottom of the ninth, all with two outs, and A-Rod delivered another game winning three-run bomb to give the Yanks an astonishing 8-6 victory over the stunned Cleveland Indians in the Bronx.  Rodriguez has now homered in three straight games and leads the league with 10 round-trippers and 26 RBIs.

The Good:

Alex Rodriguez.  I was shocked that the Indians decided to pitch to A-Rod in the ninth.  Joe Borowski unleashed a wild pitch on his first delivery to Rodriguez which moved the runners up to second and third.  That left a parking spot for Rodriguez at first.  Sure, it would have brought Jason Giambi to the plate with the bases loaded, but A-Rod is the hottest hitter on the planet right now.  Next pitch: BOOM!

Bobby Abreu.  Abreu collected four hits and drove in two runs and his clutch two strike RBI single in the ninth put A-Rod in the position to be the hero once again.  He also stole his fourth base of the season.

Jason Giambi.  Giambi homered in the sixth to give the Yanks a short-lived 2-1 lead.  Maybe his homer was the reason the Indians decided to pitch to A-Rod in the ninth.

The Bad:

Luis Vizcaino.  Vizcaino has been great so far, but he was awful in the seventh.  With the Yankees clinging to a 2-1 lead, Vizcaino walked Jason Michaels to lead off the inning, gave up a double to Grady Sizemore and then eventually gave up a three-run blast to Victor Martinez.  His finished with this ugly line: 1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 1 HR.

Joe Torre.  Darrell Rasner started and was pitching OK, but Torre pulled him with one out in the fifth.  Rasner's pitch count was fine (81) so I was surprised that Joe gave him the early hook.  The bullpen has been great, but you can't expect it to be perfect every time.  Also, the game was a pitching duel at that point and the score was tied 1-1.  What if the game headed into extras?  Strange decision by Torre.

The Ugly:

In the eighth inning Mike Rouse hit a pop-up off third.  A-Rod leaned into the stands and tried to make the catch, but two fans didn't get out of the way.  One of the guys already had a ball in his hand as he tried to catch the foul ball with his cap.  Rouse eventually walked, but the Indians didn't score.  C'mon fans -- use your heads!

Today's win and sweep of the Tribe puts the Yanks two games above .500 at 8-6 (their high-water mark) for the season.  Up next for the Bombers: a three game set in Boston against the Red Sox.

And A-Rod is just heating up.