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0-3.  A horrible weekend even worse, the Yankees have dipped below .500 once again (8-9) and are four games back of Boston.  There are still 145 games left in the season, so it is not like the Yankees are out of the race, but to go Tampa and pull a sweep Tuesday and Wednesday, then do the samr thing to Toronto on Wednesday and Thursday, getting back on track before Boston comes to town.

Like, I talked about the other day. the Red Sox starting three are not scary in the least bit, and all had their worst starts of the season (well, Schilling was worse on Opening Day at Kansas City), but between Schilling, Beckett, and Matsuzaka, all three could have easily gotten the loss in their respected games, and their combined line was:

20.2 IP, 25 H, 16 R, 15 ER, 4 BB, 19 K, 1 HR

Not exactly what Boston was looking for, but Schilling got off the hook for a loss, and Beckett and Dice-K both got a W, even though they were awful.  Standing ovations were given to their starters as well, Boston praising mediocrity once again.

Last night I was at the game three rows off the field from the Boston on deck circle.  I was able to get a good view of Daisuke's movement when right handed batters were up.  Last time I saw him against Felix Hernandez was on the other side of the field, but Matsuzaka's stuff isn't special.  Sure, he beat up on the Royals, but since then has had his trouble and last night was no different as he got tapped for five runs.  The Yankees saved $103 million.

Tonight Kei Igawa will try to turn this three-game losing streak around as he faces Casey Fossum tonight Tampa Bay.