Wednesday night's Yankeee game was the antithesis of the previous night's, as the Yankees were able to push runners across and the pitching was nothing short of outstanding. Joba Chamberlain won his first game as a starter, pitching 6 and 2/3 scoreless innings, as the Yankees defeated the Pirates by a score of 10-0. The Red Sox and Rays also won, so the Yankees remain 5.5 and 4.5 games back, respectively.

Joba had his best starting outing to date, striking out 7. He got into a couple jams, most notably in the bottom of the 2nd, when Ryan Doumit attempted to score from second on a line drive single to right by Jack Wilson. Abreu made a perfect throw home, however, and Doumit wasn't even shown yet on the screen by the time Posada had the ball at home plate.

Every Yankee starter recorded a hit, with the exception of Joba Chamberlain, who walked in his first plate apperance. Derek Jeter went 3-3 and extended his hitting streak to 13 games. Bobby Abreu had three hits, including a three-run homer in the 6th, and seems to be over a long slump. Melky Cabrera had two hits, and Robinson Cano was 3-5, including a solo shot. Cano has quietly raised his average to .241.

Russ Ohlendorf and Jose Veras pitched 2 and 1/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen to close the game out.

The Yankees and Pirates will play the rubber match of this series this evening as Mike Mussina will face Paul Maholm. Maholm, if you remember, is the guy who struck out Billy Crystal in that spring training game. Game starts at 7:05 E.T.