Game 40: Yankees vs. Rays

YANKEES (25-14)
Derek Jeter SS
Brett Gardner CF
Mark Teixeira DH
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Francisco Cervelli C
Marcus Thames RF
Juan Miranda 1B
Randy Winn LF

RHP A.J. Burnett (4-1, 3.31)

RAYS (28-11)
Jason Bartlett SS
Carl Crawford LF
Ben Zobrist RF
Evan Longoria 3B
Carlos Pena 1B
B.J. Upton CF
Hank Blalock DH
John Jaso C
Reid Brignac 2B

RHP Wade Davis (3-3, 3.38)

The First Place Rays: This is the start of another two-game series, this time against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Can the real Mariano please stand up?: Rivera hasn't been pitching like the Greatest Closer of All Time the past few days. With the blown save on Sunday and the loss last night, he's given up 4 runs (2 earned), 3 hits (one homer), and a walk in his last 1.1 IP

On Scene: John is at the game tonight, so he'll probably throw in some tweets from the game @jphealy.