"Now ... we control our own destiny."Combined with Boston's damaging 7-4 loss to Tampa Bay, the Yanks took over first in their division for only the third time this season - and first time since the morning of July 19.
Moments after Mariano Rivera stranded two runners for his 41st save, a crowd of 50,382 let out a roar upon seeing that the Devil Rays overtook the Red Sox in St. Pete. They knew that this could be a night to remember. "We haven't accomplished anything," Derek Jeter said. "Just as quickly as we've gotten here, we can go in the other direction. You can't go congratulating anyone yet." Johnson (15-8) pulled his share after getting ejected in the second inning on Friday night in Toronto. Although he argued a check swing in the fourth, he otherwise kept his emotions in check. |
