Hideki Matsui, Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez each hit three-run homers on Sunday as the Yanks bounced back from a tough loss on Saturday by pounding the Angels 12-0. Chien-Ming Wang earned his 9th win of the season while Rodriguez added 4 RBI, giving him 86, with 30 homers and 79 runs scored. Yup, he leads the majors in all three categories. His home run yesterday moved Rodriguez passed Lou Gehrig on the all-time list. The Bombers finish the first half of the season one game under .500.

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Tim Marchman doesn’t think the Yanks will have a fire sale this summer; Tyler Kepner takes a look at some of the Yankees’ pitching prospects; Richard Sandomir reviews The Bronx is Burning; Reggie Jackson is none too thrilled about ESPN’s mini-series; Joe Posnanski weighs in on Derek Jeter’s fielding, and SG examines how the pitching staff did in the first half of the season.