Cashman makes trip but isn't worried

BALTIMORE - Brian Cashman went to high school and college in the area, the primary reason the general manager said Friday, he was here.

But he also said "probably not" when asked before Friday's game if he'd still be in Baltimore if the Yankees had won eight of their last 10 instead of the reverse.

"My style is out of sight out of mind unless we start to struggle," Cashman said. "When we start to struggle then you'll see a little bit more of me. I have a management style where I do a lot of things behind the scenes, I talk to our people. I let them do their jobs and stuff like that. But if it compels me to get in the middle of it, then I'll get in the middle of it to make sure everything's right."

Is it? "We're fine," he said.

Gardner in, Swisher out

Brett Gardner said he felt no pain in his right wrist after taking early batting practice and was in the lineup in left and hitting eighth. Nick Swisher was on the field four hours before the game running bases to test his sore left knee and though it felt better, he's still not quite ready.

"He felt fine hitting so he's available to me as pinch hitter," Girardi said.

Swisher pinch hit in the eighth and grounded out.

Jeter: It's "comical"

Derek Jeter's acting job from Wednesday kept talk show hosts, pundits and writers busy Thursday.

"The umpire called it from the get-go," Jeter said of being awarded first on a ball that hit his bat instead of him. "Seems like people think I turned around and told him the ball hit me and please let me go to first base. What am I supposed to do? Say, I'm sorry, sir, it didn't hit me, please let me continue to hit?"

He said later: "It's comical to me that it's really getting this much attention."