Yanks short on spare parts

It wasn't Carl Crawford or Evan Longoria who did in the Yankees during the series with Tampa Bay. 

It was bit players Reid Brignac and Dan Johnson. Brignac hit a pinch-hit walk-off homer Monday night, then Dan Johnson hit two two-run homers on Wednesday.  

If the pair do nothing the rest of the year--Johnson has played in only 25 mahor league games--they already did enough to help Tampa hold a slight lead in the AL East.

Meanwhile, the Yankees got next to nothing from their second line players. Outfielder Greg Golson did have a mighty assist by throwing out Crawford at third base to seal Tuesday's win for the Yankees, but he and fellow reserve outfielders Austin Kearns and Colin Curtis went a combined 3-for-23 at the plate.