Yanks Power Past Rangers

The Yankees took the rubber game of the 3 game series with the Rangers thanks to a Power surge, led by Hideki Matsui who hit 2 home runs and knocked in 3...

Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano added homers as well in the Yankees 9-2 defeat of the Rangers...

With the win, the Bombers take the series 2 games to 1....

And it also puts them in a tie for first place with Boston!

Additional Notes:

A.J. Burnett pitched a strong 6 innings of shutout ball...

Chien-Ming Wang pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief...

Tomorrow the Yanks have a day off...On Friday they'll open up a 3 game series with the Indians in Cleveland...Andy Pettitte will take the hill...

Let's Go Yanks!

ESPN.com has Wednesday night's box score and video highlights: