File this one under the “Go Figure” department. A.J. Burnett pitched a nice game, and by his recent standards it was even better than that. He gave up two solo home runs to Jacboy Ellsbury but pitched into the eighth inning and well, let’s face it, he did better than anyone could have expected. Derek Jeter had three hits and is now batting and even .300; Jorge Posada had a couple too, including a two-run homer, and Alex Rodriguez added an RBI single.

“This game is kinda boring,” my wife said to me in the seventh inning.

The best kind of boring there is, my dear.

With the 6-2 win, the Yanks have secured the best record in the American League.

The Rays have also won putting the pressure on the Red Sox tonight (oh, and the Pats lost a close one to the Buffalo Bills to boot). John Lackey is starting and so Red Sox fans have probably lost all faith. But in keeping with the “Go Figure” theme, I think he’ll do well enough, and the Sox will take the second game to stay one game ahead of the Rays. Hope I’m wrong, but that’s my feeling.