RETURN OF THE JEDI

Actually,  it should be the return of all of the "Jedis"... plural!  The Yankees were back tonight and so was CC Sabathia.  CC is clearly not the pitcher he once was, but the guy is still so damn good.  This is what we know... and we've been saying this about Sabathia for a few years now;  He's a slow starter.  He warms up as the season goes, but for some reason, it's taking alittle longer than many of us are used to.  Tonight, I'm happy to see CC pitching, getting the victory and getting over the hump.  Most importantly, we ended the losing streak.

Sabathia pitched 7.1 innings, he gave up 6 hits and only 1 run.  The Monster struck out 10 tonight.  I will take that every start.  The Red Sox only scored 1 run all night.  That means David Robertson and Mariano Rivera also held a tough hitting Sox team. Very good so far.  How was the hitting? I'm glad you asked...

Jayson Nix singled in a returning Mark Teixeira in the 2nd inning.  That was quickly followed by Ichiro Suzuki singling in Vernon Wells.

Later on on the 5th, it was Kevin Youkilis who singled in Ichiro Suzuki. Then in the 7th, Brett Gardner singled in Ichiro again.

Those are your 4 runs.  Sure, no monster home runs, but a win is a win and sometimes after a slump, it's the little things that get a team moving.

Final Score: Yankees 4 - Red Sox 1.

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