The Rocket got kicked around in Tampa Bay on Friday, the 13th as the Yankees lost, 6-4. The Bombers made Scott Kazmir work but had little to show for it (The Devil Rays flashed the leather all night along too). Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui hit back-to-back dingers late, but it wasn’t enough. Phillip Hughes had another successful rehab start–Pete Abraham has the latest (Pete also has a nice little Chien-Ming Wang anecdote).

In other “news,” Jason Giambi, blah, blah, blah, Gary Sheff, fat mouth, blah, blah, blah.

Yanks and Rays play again tonight. Stay cool peoples, it’s another scorcher today…