Numbah 2

"Now batting for the Yankees: Numbah 2, Derek Je-tah."

Derek Jeter brought his legs to the ballpark today, turning double plays and scooping up grounders like it's 1996. He followed up his sparkling fielding with his first hit of the night in the eighth, a lining home run to right. The captain is batting .306 this season and may not even be peaking yet, the way his numbers have been rising throughout the season.

Mariano Rivera sealed the win with his 14th save in 15 tries, closing out the 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Meanwhile, Mark Teixeira continues to scale the home run and RBI charts. His home run tonight put him in the lead for American League home runs, at 18, and he's four back on the League lead for RBIs.

Next up: A-Rod's continued resurgence. He missed a month, but he's been great in 2003, 2005, and 2007. He's due.

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