We have some races

With the Red Sox entering play five games out, I'm thinking the unthinkable. It might be time to be - gasp! - rooting for the Yankees against the Rays this week. A solid 1-0 win over the Twins (7.1 scoreless innings by Daisuke Matsuzaka) crept us back to four out and extended our wild card lead to 2.5 games over Minnesota. I'll put off rooting for the Empire, but if the Rays don't start losing soon, I may be forced to root for evil next time.

The Phillies, meanwhile, dropped their third straight to the Mets, who are now just 2.5 games behind. A lousy start by Adam Eaton culminated in the Phillies being down 10-1 entering the bottom of the 6th. The ghosts of 2007 seemed to return as the Phillies scored in all of the remaining innings, including two in the 9th off Billy Wagner. But Jayson Werth, who had been perfect against B-Wags, flew out to end the game with the potential tying run on second base. Mets 10, Phillies 9.