Yankees Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Yankees took the field without Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher on Friday, a personnel hit that would severely limit most teams.

New York isn't most teams, however, and the Yankees didn't miss a beat. Curtis Granderson knocked in three runs to pace the offense in a 7-3 win, as the Yankees got contributions up and down their makeshift lineup.

"It was a good overall team effort," said Brett Gardner, who scored three runs. "We've got a good enough lineup, a good enough bullpen and a good enough starting five that even if a few guys are down and some other guys have to fill in, we still feel we can win."

The Yankees have won seven in a row—all without Rodriguez, who is eligible to return from the disabled list on Sunday—to match their...

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 4, 2010

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Girardi says focus is on Yankees, not Cubs (AP)

Yankees manager Joe Girardi says he has a number in mind, and it's not 1908. Girardi brushed aside questions about whether he's interested in the Chicago Cubs' job before New York opened a three-game series against the White Sox on Friday night, insisting he's focused on leading the Yankees to consecutive championships and their 28th World Series title overall.

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Hernandez pitches Mariners past Yankees 6-0 (AP)

Felix Hernandez watched with delight as Russell Branyan's drive in the first inning landed in the New York Yankees' bullpen for a three-run homer -- and some rare run support. "It was like, 'Yeah!"' Hernandez said. "Now you got to do your job." Oh, he did, giving up four hits in eight innings to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 6-0 victory Friday night and just...

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Moyer sharp, beats Yanks for 265th career win (AP)

Age is irrelevant for Jamie Moyer. He's focused on winning. "I don't think that I'm old. So I don't believe it," the 47-year-old Moyer said. "Regardless of what people think or say I still feel like I can go out and compete, and that's my ultimate job." Boy, did he compete Wednesday night, tossing eight sharp innings to become the oldest pitcher to beat the...

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Hittin’ the Halos/Rasner’s Job Gone?

The Yankees have to be content. 2-for-4 against an Angels team that just beat the crap out of Boston is pretty good. Some may argue that the Halos gave this game away today. Sure, four errors and ten unearned runs is not pretty. But at the same time the Yanks did something with their extra at-bats and that is critical.

And just look at the new guys hit. Xavier Nady with his six RBI. Pudge with a home run…

So what happens to Darrell Rasner who got mauled today (five runs in four innings)? Ian Kennedy is getting a starting spot and either Rasner or Sidney Ponson is taking the hit. Who sits??? Rasner who has been consistently just below average all year or Ponson who somehow has managed to turn 111 hits in 89.1 innings into a 6-2 record. And yes, he did look impressive Friday against the Angels by tossing seven innings of two-hit ball.

Tough call…the almost average farmhand or the career underachiever who’s winning for some reason… I want to say Ponson should go because he feels like a ticking time bomb to me, but at the same time I find him fascinating. How long can he keep giving up this absurd number of hits and still win ballgames? It’s like watching a guy on a greased tightrope slowly wobble his way along. You’re almost sure that he’ll fall, the question is…when?

In the end, this question probably won’t matter as Phil Hughes will be back soon and given a chance to join Kennedy in the rotation. Meanwhile, Rasner and Ponson will be watching, hoping Hughes continues to be a chronic injury problem.

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