Lets temper our excitement a little bit folks. While tonight's win puts the Yankees into a tie with the Mariners for the wild card, its not a true tie. The Yanks have both one more win and one more loss than Seattle, meaning that they don't control their own destinies. One more loss by Seattle, and we can start talking about magic numbers.

Regardless, tonight was a big win. They faced Cleveland's best in Fausto Carmona, and Phil Hughes' first start back had been less than inspiring. However, there's nothing better for a struggling pitcher than a team that can't hit, and Hughes was able to shut down the Indians for six innings before giving way to the even more dominating Joba Chamberlain. These two performances weren't just big for this game, but for the rest of the year, because if they can continue like this it'll be like having traded for a great starter and setup man without giving up a thing.

Off the field, it appears I was wrong about Clemens holding off his suspension until they could skip his turn in the rotation. Instead, he elected to start serving it today, meaning that the team will need to find another starter for Tuesday. I'll be taking a look at who that starter might be tomorrow.