Won and LOST

I'll admit it right off the bat. If this had been September or October I would have been glued to the Yankees-Red Sox game last night. But last night was Tuesday, which means LOST is on, and with just a handful of episodes remaining there was no way I was going to miss it. Even if Jack Shephard is a Red Sox fan.

The Yankees bullpen certainly made up for their poor night on Sunday, blanking the Sox over the final four innings. No outs were bigger than the two Joba Chamberlain recorded in the 8th inning. Midge-free, Joba was erratic on Sunday night, but last night he hit 97 mph on the gun, and blew away Adrian Beltre and J.D. Drew with a man aboard. And yes, fists were a pumpin'.

A.J. Burnett didn't look much better against the Sox than he did last year, but made his way through five innings with Jorge Posada behind the plate. His three earned runs allowed was better than the job turned in by Boston starter Jon Lester.

Lester struck out 2 of 3 in a dominant first inning. My personal pick for this year's Cy Young award faltered thereafter, allowing 3 runs in his 5th and final inning.

The Yankees took the lead for good in the 8th when Hideki Okajima walked Nick Johnson and Robinson Cano added an insurance tally in the 9th when he homered off Scott Atchison.

Yankees Notes

The finale of the three game series tonight is a rematch of the '09 ALCS - Andy Pettitte against then Angels pitcher John Lackey.

Alfredo Aceves picked up the win and is now 12-1 in his Yankees career.

Mariano Rivera picked up his first save of the season with a scoreless 9th.