Thanks to Giambi the Yankees remain hot. With no help from Mussina the Yankees managed to pull one out with clutch hitting from Giambi and two insurance runs from A-Rod and Lawton with home runs in the eight inning.

Aaron Small came up Big again winning his fifth game with no losses. Given the fact the there is no room in the starting rotation, Small has become the most valuable long and middle man in the bull pen. Without Small, Chiacon and Leiter we would be buried deep in the wild card race, if that.