Last Night's Action: Back to the Playoffs

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  • Yankees 6, Angels 5: After a one-year absence, the Yankees will play in October again. They clinched a berth when Oakland defeated Texas. Then the Yankees bounced back to beat the Angels after blowing a 5-0 lead. Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in the third -- as did Jorge Posada -- and then hit the tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth. Chad Gaudin, a stealth candidate to be in the playoff rotation, started strong but couldn't finish the fifth inning. Alfredo Aceves and Phil Hughes combined to blow the lead, but Mariano Rivera held the one-run margin in the ninth. The Yankees didn't pop any Champagne or do anything crazy. They're saving that for a division title. The magic number for that is six. The Yankees are six up with 10 games left -- the Red Sox have 12. The teams play three times in the Bronx this weekend.

  • Braves 3, Mets 1: Only 10 games left. That's right, only 10. Nelson Figueroa pitched seven innings of two-run ball but got zero help from the "bats" in the Mets' lineup. The No. 3-6 hitters went 1-for-15. Brian Schneider got two hits, doubling his total for the season. Luis Castillo put the Mets on the board first with an RBI single in the third, but Figueroa gave up both his runs in the top of the fourth. Mike Pelfrey faces Tim Hudson as the Mets close out their penultimate homestand on Wednesday night.

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Do the Yankees now have a starting rotation for the playoffs?
Gaudin was impressive through much of his outing last night.
I'd leave Joba and Mitre off the post-season roster and use Phil Hughes as my emergency long reliever (eg, when AJ gets into trouble in the third inning).

Los Mets are horrible... Minaya and Manuel need the collective boot at the end of the year. Something like this may instill some hope with the fans who give a shit about this dreadful team

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I don't know if the sarcasm about Schneider and his lack of hitting is necessary. He's the best defensive backstop they've had in a long time.

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