The Jays added five runs in the fifth with the help of an error by center

The Jays added five runs in the fifth with the help of an error by center fielder Melky Cabrera.The Yanks answered in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings, scoring two runs in each inning.In the top of the ninth, Kyle Farnsworth surrendered an insurance run making the score 8-6.In the bottom of the ninth, the magic happened in the Bronx. With two outs, Alex Rodriguez singled through the left side of the infield, and soon after took second base on defensive indifference. Hideki Matsui came up next with an RBI single, putting the Yankees within one run of tying the game.With Matsui on first, Manager Joe Girardi went to his bench calling for Jason Giambi to pinch hit for Jose Molina, who came in as a defensive replacement for Posada.With an 0-2 count in the bottom of the ninth with two outs, Giambi murdered the ball into the upper deck in right field at Yankee Stadium, giving the Yankees a much needed walk-off win. His teammates waited for him at home plate and mobbed him as they celebrated the victory.In some other notes, Chien-Ming Wang, the Yankees’ starting pitcher, lasted only 4.1 innings, giving up an alarming seven runs (six of them earned) on five hits, walking four batters and also striking out four. Dustin McGowan, the Jays’ starter, hung in there for 5.1 innings allowing five earned runs, struck out five batters, and walked two.Aside from Farnsworth’s run, the Yankee bullpen held up. Ross Ohlendorf, Latroy Hawkins, and Jose Veras went a combined 3.2 innings allowing no runs.Although Farnsworth did not pitch well, he picked up the win improving his record to 1-2 Jays’ closer B.J Ryan took the loss and blew his second save this year. Ryan’s record now stands at 1-2. The Yankees won the series against Toronto two games to one, and lookforward to their four game set this weekend against the Kansas City Royals. Darrell Rasner (3-2, 2.67 ERA) of the Yankees will take on Kyle Davies (1-0, 1.80 ERA) of the Royals at 7:05 on Friday night..

In a game that started with the Yankees winning, Matt Stairs’ home run (along with his single and double), along with a few Yankee errors all but paved the way for the Blue Jays defeating New York 8-6.But just like Sunday’s game against the Angels, BJ Ryan came in for the save, allowed runners to get on base, and this time, gave up a home-run to Jason Giambi in the bottom of the 9th inning to let the Yankees win this series.. Todd Wellemeyer looked brilliant, allowing only five hits over six innings. In the process, Wellemeyer’s ERA has now dropped to 2.92 after 12 starts. The Cardinals’ player and coaches were not sure how Todd would react to an extra day of rest, but it didn’t seem to throw him off in the slightest.Wellemeyer found himself in a jam early in the game, partially due to some poor defensive plays, but recovered to not allow an earned run. The Cardinals couldn’t be happier with this performance from Todd.The biggest news of the day, however, was that Albert Pujols was back, only as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning. But in that one at-bat, Pujols went yard off of Nationals reliever Joel Hanrahan, for his 15th blast of the season.While it is doubtful that manager Tony LaRussa will use Pujols in tonight’s game, the second-half of the doubleheader, he does need to figure out what he will do for pitching.

Mike Parisi, making just his second major league start, will get the ball, and presumably throw four to five innings at most.That would be alright on most days, but LaRussa used five pitchers in relief of Wellemeyer to pitch the last three innings of the 4-1 Cardinal victory. That means one thing: reliever Kyle McClellan will get significant innings if Parisi runs into any troubles tonight.Recent callup, Mark Worrell, could also be called on to pitch a couple of innings if need be.Although Pujols’ home run will steal the headlines, third baseman Troy Glaus got the scoring going with a 2-run job in the fourth inning. Glaus has finally found his power stroke, hitting three home runs in the past five games for the Redbirds.In other news, the Cardinals are down just 2.5 games in the division now, and rookie Joe Mather smashed an RBI double in the eighth inning, which Cardinals fans were certainly glad to see.Hopefully the Cardinals can get another win tonight and move just two back of the Cubs.. Don’t know how these two players fit into your fall plans to watch the Buffs? You’ll have to go to the site and read up. 2) Two recommendations for your summer reading list.  Included in the update: 1) Updates on linebacker Derrick Stephens and left tackle Daron Rose. Greetings, Buff fans! Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, along comes an update from  Three columns have been posted under “Random Summer Thoughts” (you’ll need to scroll down a bit on the front page to get there I have left the spring practice information up on the site.  Disclaimer I’ve been having some difficulty with the site there are some inadvertent “A’s” and “ae’s” where apostrophe’s and other punctuation marks are supposed to be.  I apologize in advance for any difficulties in reading through the new postings). He could use a win, and it could come as soon as this very weekend.One thing is for sure, the ARCA/ReMax Series is entertaining again, and this race fan is more than happy to see the return of its glory days.Photo credit: AP This article is also featured on .

You can?t discount Kimmel, who still maintains a top points position despite working on a shoestring budget with his own team. Speed also won the Truck race at Dover, and will compete in Friday night?s Truck race Still, there are others who will pose a threat. Current points leader Ricky Stenhouse Jr., second-place Matt Carter, and sixth-place Scott Speed have all won this year. This season has been an exciting one in the series, as young drivers have come in and performed exceedingly well. Previous polesitters have included Mears, Riggs, and Kvapil, as well as David Stremme.As for the 2008 edition, there is no shortage of candidates to win.