I'm not quite sure that being at the game where the Yankees got over the .500 mark is really something to brag about on June 13, but nonetheless it was an all-around, good-feeling night at the Stadium. The Yanks won their 8th straight game, giving them a winning record for the first time since they were 8-7 on April 20. The Red Sox and Tigers both lost, so the Yankees picked up a game in both the A.L. East (8.5) and the wild card race (4.5).

Mike Mussina was great in his second straight start, allowing just two runs on six hits in 7 and 2/3 innings. The offense was hot yet again, as Jorge Posada tied the game with a solo shot in the 2nd inning, A-Rod hit his league-leading 25th to put the Yanks ahead in the 3rd, and Hideki Matsui added a 3-run shot in the 4th. Rodriguez also had an RBI single, bringing his league-leading RBI total to 66.

Kind of perplexed as to why Joe Torre insisted on bringing in Mike Myers in a 7-2 game in the 9th. Bruney allowed two runners, but even back-to-back-to-back homers would have only tied the game and Bruney faced only one batter in the previous inning. But who cares, the way the Yankees are playing now I would've been content with him throwing Derek Jeter on the mound as long as they would still have held on.

The Yanks will go for the sweep in a matinee this afternoon at 1 E.T. Andy Pettite will be going up against Doug Davis.