Wonder if Melky Cabrera is getting sick of putting on that Superman outfit every other day?

For what seems like the 50th time this season, the Melk Man was able to lift the Yanks with his bat, this time hitting a two run homer to give the Yanks a 8-6 victory over the Rangers.

Chien Ming Wang threw two good innings, followed by three horrific innings which he allowed five runs in 4 2/3 innings. Wang struck out five and gave up seven hits and surrendered one walk.

If you need further proof that Yankee Stadium is the East Coast version of Coors Field, Johnny Damon homered for the eleventh time this season, tying his career high before the all star break.

Batting Line of the Night: While Melky delivered the game winning RBIs, it was his only hit of the night. Mark Teixeira, however, gets the award for last night's three RBIs.

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
M Teixeira 1B	4	1	2	3	0	0	11	.284	.390

Pitching Line of the Night: David Robertson threw only one pitch, and got the win. Tough night for the kid.

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Robertson (W, 1-0)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	2.08

(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Scott Fledman was able to survive a bases loaded jam by getting Alex Rodriguez to ground into a double play and a rocky first inning for Andy Pettitte led to a Ranger victory.

Jorge Posada homered in the losing effort. Posada has been on fire since his return from the Disabled List.

Nick Swisher collected two more hits, batting from the number two hole again yesterday. Swisher helped offset a 0-4 night from lead off man Derek Jeter.

Batting Line of the Night: Jorge gets the nod again, going 2-4 with a homer and an RBI. Posada is now batting .320 on the season.

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Posada C	4	1	2	1	0	1	17	.320	.402	.630

Pitching Line of the Night: Brett Tomko was lights out, throwing three innings of two hit ball in a relief appearance. Tomko also struck out three batters.

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Tomko	3.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	39-27	2.16

Mark Teixeira was convinced that he was being thrown at, so the Tex man slid into second taking out Elvis Andrus with a take out slide that would have made Charlie Brown blush.

Said Teixeira, "Every time I've faced him since, there seem to be balls near my head, near my body, and today I got hit twice, not the right way to play the game. Unfortunately, you know, that guy has been doing it his whole career."

Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada each homered in the rout of the Rangers.

Batting Line of the Night: Jorge made up for his poor throw early in the game by collecting three hits (one homer) and driving in a small army.

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Posada C	5	2	3	4	0	2	0	.313

Pitching Line of the Night: Burnett wasn't as good as his last outing (eight hits and three runs) but he was good enough (thanks to Bomber bats) for the win, striking out eight batters while lasting seven innings.

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Burnett (W, 4-2)	7.0	8	3	3	1	8	1	111-71	4.69

(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Vicente Padilla, RHP (3-2, 4.71)
A.J. Burnett, RHP (3-2, 4.78)


Scouting Report:
Rangers: Padilla is coming off the disabled list and making his first start since May 16. He has been sidelined with a strained right shoulder. Prior to that, he was 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA in his past three starts. He also has a 2.08 ERA in three starts on the road. Left-handed hitters are batting .325 off him, while right-handers are hitting .190. He is 1-1 with a 5.51 ERA in three career starts against the Yankees. That's his fewest appearances against any team that he's never played for in his career.

Yankees: Burnett won for the first time since April 14 in his last start, hurling six innings of scoreless three-hit ball against the Rangers in Arlington as part of a 9-2 victory. Burnett wasn't thrilled with his command -- he walked four -- but said it was progress. He last pitched against the Indians on April 19 in New York, taking a no-decision in the Yankees' 7-3 victory. Burnett is 1-4 with a 6.69 ERA in six career starts vs. Cleveland.

Joba Chamberlain was lights out through eight innings last night, leading the Bombers to a 5-2 victory over the Tribe.

Joba struck out five Indians and allowed six base runners (one homer), but it was his highlight reel making defensive play that caught everyone's attention. With two runners aboard, Joba dove for a bunt off the bat of Kelly Shoppach, caught it in the air then fired to second to force out Ryan Garko.

Joba followed the play with one of his greatest displays of emotion he's ever let out on the diamond.

Nick Swisher and Alex Rodriguez each drove in two runs. Rivera pitched a perfect ninth for his eleventh save.

Batting Line of the Night: Swisher, batting in the two hole, drove in two runs with a double in the seventh, giving the Yanks the lead for good.

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
N Swisher RF	4	1	2	2	1	0	2	.236

Pitching Line of the Night: Joba improved to 3-1 after going a career high eight innings.

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Chamberlain (W, 3-1)	8.0	4	2	2	2	5	1	106-66	3.71

Joba Chamberlain, RHP (2-1, 3.97)
Jeremy Sowers, LHP (1-2, 7.71)


Scouting Report:
Yankees: Chamberlain will return to the scene of the 2007 American League Division Series 'midge game' on Monday, as he makes his seventh career appearance (second start) in the regular season against the Tribe. Chamberlain had another shaky first inning his last time out at Texas, lasting just four innings while allowing three runs in a 7-3 loss to the Rangers, and has a 10.00 ERA in the first frame this season over his nine starts. Chamberlain is 2-0 with a 2.86 ERA in five road starts this year.

Indians: Sowers will return to the rotation after getting called back up to the big leagues and serving a brief stint in the bullpen. He was impressive against the Rays on Memorial Day, tossing five scoreless innings in his first career relief appearances. Sowers, who was 0-2 with a 12.00 ERA in two spot starts in May, will have to prove he can still have that type of success in a starting role. He is 1-1 with a 6.60 ERA in three career starts against the Yankees.

Carl Pavano continued to stifle Bomber bats and a walk of hit courtesy of Jhonny Peralta gave the Indians a 5-4 victory over the visiting New York Yankees.

Peralta lined a single off of David Robertson in the bottom of the ninth, driving in Trevor Crowe. Crowe was filling in for Grady Sizemore, who the Indians placed on the 15 Day DL before the game.

Batting Line of the Night: Mark Teixeira drove in all four Yankee runs, two with a homer to right and two more with a double off the centerfield wall.

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
M Teixeira 1B	4	1	2	4	0	0	1	.281

Pitching Line of the Night: Wang relieved Phil Hughes and pitched three strong innings, giving up only three hits.

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Wang	3.0	3	0	0	1	3	0	42-28	16.07