joe girardi came out not only to argue the call, but to try to fire his team up. and he did exactly that. the homer, the double, the clutch hit by alex rodriguez. that gave him the lead. they were able to hold on to it because joba chamberlain was outstanding, commanding the fastball early. and he was talking about it, and every one of his strikeouts he finished the right-handers off with the slider. the left-handers with the curveball. you see the downward movement. you see brian mccann shaking his head. swinging the bat as well as anybody. and joba chamberlain pitched like a number one pitcher the yankees said he could be. >> a-rod was 5 for 49. he was slumping in the month of june before he came up with a big hit. did this get him going? a number of the slumping yankees got big hits tonight. >> we've seen them pitch around teixeira. it wasn't an intentional pass, but it seemed that way. and i think alex might have there were two prototype ships built and they are coming on stream now but that process was managed poorly. i think there would be temptation to buy

joe girardi explains his decision to sit a-rod for more than one game. >> he never necessarily likes to sit. alex loves to play. we talked about it before he even got here, you know, trying to give him a blow here and there, getting his feet under him, maybe giving him one of these days off. but then as i thought about it more i thought, you know, i've been a player that's played every day and had a day off, and, you know, the second day off usually really is the one that rejuvenates you. that's why we chose to give him two days. >> to tennis now. rafael nadal and regio and roge. last year at wimbledon, through five sets, nadal and federer went back and forth on the sport's grandest stage. a record four hours and 48 minutes later nadal won the golden trophy that belonged to federer for five years. but this year federer could regain ownership of it. knee tendinitis is forcing nadal to withdraw from wimbledon. he's complained about his knee since a fourth-round loss to robin soderling at the french open on may 31. nadal agonized over the decision. >> don't play wimbledon, it's one of t

as joe girardi would say, it's the subway series, you're going to see strange things. we saw strange things tonight. stiffer field hosting its first subway series. c.c. sabathia. third yankee pitcher with an rbi against the mets. sabathia, he was vintage. the yankee offense, despite not having a lot of the regulars, still scored nine runs. a-rod, career home run number 564. that bolts him ahead of mr. october, reggie jackson, for 11th on the all-time list. brett gardner had his first career five-hit game. the mets one through three hitters, 0 for 12, four strikeouts. mets also made three errors in a four-run yankees second inning. meanwhile a-rod continues to climb the home run charts, passes the yankee great in reggie jackson. next up for him, rafael palmeiro who sits at 569 home runs. lakewood five behind palmeiro. >> the phillies are the ultimate paradox, a first place team that's dropped 10-12. they lead the national league in home runs, yet lead the majors in home runs allowed. they have the best road record in the majors, but can't win at home. they have one of t

as joe girardi would say, it's the subway series, you're going to see strange things. we saw strange things tonight. mets made three errors in the second inning. the yankees score four in that inning. they have a 9-1 lead. bottom nine, c.c. sabathia, he went seven strong, one earned run, struck out eight. a-rod hit a home run. he passes mr. october, reggie jackson, for 11th on the all-time list. and brett gardner, a career high-five hits, including a home run, a triple. yankees up 9-1. if you're doing the math, 15-0, plus 9-1, 24-1 over the last -- well, it's pretty much almost two games. bottom of the ninth. yankees two outs away. highlights of this game when it goes final. >> the phillies are the ultimate paradox. they're a first place team that's dropped 10-12. they lead the n.l. in home runs, yet lead the majors in home runs allowed. they have the best road record in the majors, but can't win at home. and they have one of the best leadoff hitters in baseball, but they've benched jimmy rollins because he's batting .211. as cole hamels says "we're fortunate everyone

manager joe girardi comes out. gardner is carted off. the nationals win 3-0. the nats are the second worst team to shut out the yankees and the worst to win a series from the yankees in new york. here are notable rain delays that compare to the yankees' 5:26 delay. >> the phillies have put left fielder raul ibanez on the d.l. with a groin injury. in his first season in philadelphia, the 37-year-old ibanez began the day second in the national league with 22 home runs and 59 r.b.i.'s. john mabry jr. will take his place on the roster. blue jays going for a three-game sweep of the phils, 7-7 game, pinch-hitter rod barajas coming through in the pinch -- the former philly burning his old team with a solo home run to straightaway center and the jays win by the final of 8-7. jays finish off the sweep, the phils are a major league best 23-9 on the road but only 13-19 at home. "i'm tired of hearing about it," said ryan howard. i'm tired of talking about losing at home. >> free kick for brazil. we decided to spin the espn axis showing you felipe melo all alone. third tim

jets head coach rex ryan meeting yankees skipper joe girardi before the yanks-rays game. a-rod breaks a scoreless tie in the second. 43 at-bats without a homer, hits his eighth off the year off david price. in the sixth, cc sabathia serves one to willie aybar. ayb bar's fourth of the year. 5-3 rays. cc, eight innings, five runs, four earned. 5-5 in the ninth, joe dillon, his third hit of the game. tampa four runs in the ninth off mariano rivera. yanks let threaten in the bottom of the ninth. tying run at the plate, robbie cano drills it to center, b.j. upton an eventful ninth inning in the field holds onto that one. the yankees this season have lost 9-11 to the red sox and the rays. meanwhile, tampa 10-6 against new york and boston but three games under .500 against everybody else they've played. >> the rangers had their eyes on a second straight win over boston. jon lester had his eyes a perfect game. ian kinsler goes down. so does michael young. andruw jones as well. lester, perfect through four innings. he had 11 k's. bottom of the sixth. red sox up 4-0. david ortiz, h

. >> new jets head coach rex ryan met joe girardi before the game. a-rod in the second inning, 43 at-bats without a homer. that's off david price into the yankee bullpen. only earned run price gave up in 5 2/3. top sixth, willie aybar off cc sabathia, sabathia, eight innings, five runs, four earned. top of the ninth, joe dillon r.b.i. single off mariano rivera. tampa got four off of rivera in the ninth. yanks had the tying run at the plate in their half of the ninth. robbie cano, b.j. upton makes the catch for the final out of the game. rays hold on to win this one 9-7. new york now 2-9 against boston and tampa, this year. meanwhile, the rays 10-6 against the yanks and sox this year, three games under .500 against everybody else. >> the rangers have their eyes set on a second straight win over boston but jon lester had other ideas -- pitching an absolute gem. ask ian kinsler and michael young, for that matter, and how about andruw jones. lester struck out 11 batters. he was perfect through four innings. more on him in a moment. bottom of the ninth. b

welcome to the family -- new jets head coach rex ryan met yankees skipper joe girardi before the game. a-rod had gone 43 at-bats without a homer. not anymore. that's off david price. price gave up only one earned run in 5 2/3 innings pitched. willie aybar off cc sabathia, three-run shot. rays up 5-3. cc eight innings, five runs, four earned, tied at 5-5 in the ninth, joe dillon r.b.i. single against mariano rivera. the rays got four runs off rivera. yankees mounted a comeback in the bottom of the ninth. tying run at the plate. robbie cano hits it hard but b.j. upton tracks it down. tampa holds for a 9-7 win. the yankees this season have dropped 9-11 to the rays and red sox. meanwhile, tampa 10-6 against new york and boston but three games under .500 against everyone else. >> the rangers had their eyes set on a second straight win over boston. jon lester had his eyes set on a perfect game. struck out 11 perfect batters. he was perfect through four innings. more on lester in a moment. bottom sixth, david ortiz facing kris benson. ortiz's second round-tripper of the year, first home run

joe girardi with the win. texas win over boster, beating the red sox 6-3. nell on cruz with the 10th in the last 10 games. and toronto shut out kansas city, holliday with the 10th win. complete game, the first of the majors to win 10. overbay had a solo and the tigers defeated anaheim. and clete thomas for the tigers, grand slam. two against the orioles last weekend and detroit's 30th win for the season. >>> now when we come back, we'll look at brad burgess on, he'll be the starter on tuesday when they return back to camden yards. that story is next. ♪ what's great about the iphone on the nation's fastest 3g network... is if dinner turns into dinner and a movie, you can quickly download an app from the app store... see what's playing... watch a trailer... and buy tickets. all before you can say "check please". the iphone 3g on at&t, the nation's fastest 3g network. are you insured? do you know when your beer is perfectly cold? or do you risk drinking a warm one? if you have the new coors light cold-activated can, you're covered. because now every can turn