Embree Helps Weekend End on a Good Note

So, the Yankees finally lost. I was just waiting for the day, tired of praying for the Sox and Tribe to keep winning and maintaining their leads.

Wright's injury might have been a good thing for the Junkees today, considering he had nothing. If he would've stayed in the game any longer, things might have really gotten out of hand. Leiter and Sturtze ended up doing a decent job filling in.

For the first few innings, the Yankees looked like the bumbling buffoons we saw in April. A baserunning mistake here, a wild pitch there, and not being able to string anything together against Lilly. So early on, it seemed like an easy win for the Jays. The Junkees made 'em sweat in the 9th, putting the tying run on board for Derek Jeter. But DJ wasn't quite as clutch as he was against the Rays, whiffing to help the Jays salvage one in the series.

The big difference-maker? Embree giving up the insurance run to the Jays in the 8th. That silly PR move is coming back to bite the Yanks, and I think that's great.

With Boston getting whipped today (gotta start worrying about Clement), the AL East lead stays at 1.5. But the biggest difference is the wild-card lead. At 1.5, the Junkees still have a shot to win it, but at least there's now some breathing room for the Tribe. And with the Junkees playing four against the hapless O's, the Indians sure could use that extra game.

-- It's gonna be real interesting to see what happens in that AL Central. I hope Chicago wins some more games, because if they keep stinking it up, the Tribe will take over the Central lead and the White Sox will be left fighting the Junkees for the wild card. And I would take the Junkees in that battle. So the White Sox have to do well the rest of the way, but not too well. Especially with 6 left against Cleveland.

But if it all ended tomorrow, we'd have ourselves a Yankee-free October. Let's hope it stays that way.