Just when you started wondering if Joe Girardi had left Phil Hughes in one batter too long, David Robertson served up a pitch that made you wonder if he took out Hughes too soon.

        Yankees pitching just has not been able to stop the Rangers from getting big hits. The two-run double by Vladimir Guerrero might go down as the series-clincher, Nelson Cruz' blast of a two-run homer might go down as the back breaker.

      When I said that a bullpen battle favors the Yankees, I meant Kerry Wood and Mariano Rivera. It's 5-1 Rangers, who have been tougher and more clutch this series, at least so far.

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