Matsui, Jeter, Gardner (Yanks 3, Blue Jays 2)

When a great pitcher dominates a game, that's really the only thing that matters about that game, unless the other starter was also dominant. This was the case today, as CC held the Jays to 2 runs, but the Jays' starter also performed well.

In my opinion these are the best games to watch. There's tension in every play, and that drama grows as the game advances into the late innings.

Today three Yankees made sure that the team would leave division-leading Toronto with a series win. First, Gardner gunned down Barajas at the plate from centerfield. As a defender Gardner is as pro as they come. That kept the game within one run for Jeter and Matsui to take over.

Jeter? Well he just did what he always does: get the late-inning hit in a close game with a runner in scoring position. That tied the score at 2.

Then it was Matsui, another man who has earned his pinstripes, a lefty who can hit lefties any time he likes, winning it in the 8th with a solo line drive blast over the center-field wall.

Yankee baseball, baby (game recap here).

Some things to note: Of all the cities the Yankees visit, Toronto has to be the quietest when the Yankees do well. In most cities you see a few Yankee fans in the stands popping up and sticking out awkwardly like random dandelions on a lawn. Not so in Toronto. When the Yankees fared well you could hear a pin drop.

Of course, Toronto's rather homogeneous dislike of the Yankees just makes the Bombers' thrashing of the Jays that much more enjoyable. Good job.

Also, it was great to see the Yankees make Kevin Millar irrelevant. Less camera time for that silly-looking goatee.