It's official -- there will be no October baseball in Yankee Land this season.
Mike Mussina went five solid innings, Jason Giambi mashed his 32nd homer of the season and five relievers closed things out as the
Yanks topped the Blue Jays 3-1 in Toronto. Robinson Cano gave the Bombers a 1-0 lead with an RBI-groundout in the second and scored the Yankees final run on a passed ball in the seventh. Mariano Rivera recorded his 38th save of the season to help The Moose earn his 19th win of the year.
But it wasn't enough.
The
Red Sox came back to defeat the Indians 5-4 in Boston Tuesday night to clinch a playoff spot and eliminate the Yankees from the postseason for the first time since 1993. Cue the Overkill:
I guess it had to happen eventually.
There's nothing left to play for if you root for the pinstripes, but the games will go on. Phil Hughes (0-4, 7.96 ERA) will go against Yankee nemesis A.J. Burnett (18-10, 4.18 ERA) in the middle game. Hughes labored in his last start against the White Sox and picked up a no-decision in the Yanks 5-1 victory. Burnett's offseason stock is on the rise and he's gone 2-0 with a 2.03 ERA in four September starts. And A.J. loves pitching against the Yanks -- he's 3-1 with a 1.78 ERA in four starts against them this season.
It may be odd to say this in September, but it's wait till next year time for the Yanks.
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What are we to do with our October nights? At least you have the Jets and I have the Dolphins. Wait, is that a good thing?