Bruised, Battered Bombers Avert Sweep

For the Yankees, it was an absolutely critical win. Another loss would have swept the Bombers out of Shea, 11.5 games behind the Red Sox and just a half game ahead of the last-place Devil Rays. As it stands, the team still has their work cut out for them. Via The Bergen Record's Bob Klapisch: "To say the Bombers are on the brink is putting it mildly: they're 10? games out, which means they have to take at least 10 of the remaining 12 games with Boston. Derek Jeter says, "We can't be thinking of anything except the one game we're playing," but the math says the Yankees need a small miracle now."