#86: vs Cleveland HR Total: 113 (Rec: 46-40, .575)

2 home runs.

Giambi to right center, in the 4th inning.

Sheffield to left, in the 8th inning.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         23
 2  Gary Sheffield         17
 3  Hideki Matsui          14
 4  Tino Martinez          13
 5  Derek Jeter            11
 6  Jorge Posada           10
    Jason Giambi           10
 7  Robinson Cano           6
 8  Bernie Williams         5
 9  Ruben Sierra            3
10  Andy Phillips           1

#85: vs Cleveland HR Total: 111 (Rec: 45-40, .529)

4 home runs, but the Yankees lose the game.

Sheffield, and Rodriguez in the first, both to deep left.

Matsui to right in th 8th inning.

Sierra to right in the 9th inning.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         23
 2  Gary Sheffield         16
 3  Hideki Matsui          14
 4  Tino Martinez          13
 5  Derek Jeter            11
 6  Jorge Posada           10
 7  Jason Giambi            9
 8  Robinson Cano           6
 9  Bernie Williams         5
10  Ruben Sierra            3
11  Andy Phillips           1

#84: vs Cleveland HR Total: 107 (Rec: 45-39, .535)

No home runs.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         22
 2  Gary Sheffield         15
 3  Tino Martinez          13
    Hideki Matsui          13
 4  Derek Jeter            11
 5  Jorge Posada           10
 6  Jason Giambi            9
 7  Robinson Cano           6
 8  Bernie Williams         5
 9  Ruben Sierra            2
10  Andy Phillips           1

#83: vs Cleveland HR Total: 107 (Rec: 44-39, .530)

3 home runs in the game.

Rodriguez in the 1st, to deep right.

Giambi to deep right in the 2nd innning.

Jeter to right in the 7th inning.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         22
 2  Gary Sheffield         15
 3  Tino Martinez          13
    Hideki Matsui          13
 4  Derek Jeter            11
 5  Jorge Posada           10
 6  Jason Giambi            9
 7  Robinson Cano           6
 8  Bernie Williams         5
 9  Ruben Sierra            2
10  Andy Phillips           1

#82: vs Baltimore HR Total: 104 (Rec: 43-39, .524)

2nd straight 4 home run game.

Giambi to center in the 1st inning.

Sheffield and Rodriguez in the 4th inning.

Matui to right, in the 6th inning.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         21
 2  Gary Sheffield         15
 3  Tino Martinez          13
    Hideki Matsui          13
 4  Jorge Posada           10
    Derek Jeter            10
 5  Jason Giambi            8
 6  Robinson Cano           6
 7  Bernie Williams         5
 8  Ruben Sierra            2
 9  Andy Phillips           1

#81: vs Baltimore HR Total: 100 (Rec: 42-39, .518)

4 home runs.
Sheffield and Matsui in the first inning, to left and right respectively.

Giambi to deep right in the 2nd and 8th inning.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         20
 2  Gary Sheffield         14
 3  Tino Martinez          13
 4  Hideki Matsui          12
 5  Jorge Posada           10
    Derek Jeter            10
 6  Jason Giambi            7
 7  Robinson Cano           6
 8  Bernie Williams         5
 9  Ruben Sierra            2
10  Andy Phillips           1

#80: at Detroit HR Total: 96 (Rec: 41-39, .513)

No home runs.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         20
 2  Gary Sheffield         13
    Tino Martinez          13
 3  Hideki Matsui          11
 4  Jorge Posada           10
    Derek Jeter            10
 5  Robinson Cano           6
 6  Jason Giambi            5
    Bernie Williams         5
 7  Ruben Sierra            2
 8  Andy Phillips           1

#79: at Detroit HR Total: 96 (Rec: 40-39, .506)

Bernie Williams in the top of the 8th inning, with 2 base runners.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         20
 2  Gary Sheffield         13
    Tino Martinez          13
 3  Hideki Matsui          11
 4  Jorge Posada           10
    Derek Jeter            10
 5  Robinson Cano           6
 6  Jason Giambi            5
    Bernie Williams         5
 7  Ruben Sierra            2
 8  Andy Phillips           1

#78: at Detroit HR Total: 95 (Rec: 39-39, .500)

Matsui to deep left in the 6th inning.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         20
 2  Gary Sheffield         13
    Tino Martinez          13
 3  Hideki Matsui          11
 4  Jorge Posada           10
    Derek Jeter            10
 5  Robinson Cano           6
 6  Jason Giambi            5
 7  Bernie Williams         4
 8  Ruben Sierra            2
 9  Andy Phillips           1

#77: at Baltimore HR Total: 94 (Rec: 39-38, .506)

2 Home runs.

Robinson Cano in the 3rd inning, and Matsui in the 6th inning.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         20
 2  Gary Sheffield         13
    Tino Martinez          13
 3  Jorge Posada           10
    Derek Jeter            10
    Hideki Matsui          10
 4  Robinson Cano           6
 5  Jason Giambi            5
 6  Bernie Williams         4
 7  Ruben Sierra            2
 8  Andy Phillips           1

#76: at Baltimore HR Total: 92 (Rec: 39-37, .513)

No home runs.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         20
 2  Gary Sheffield         13
    Tino Martinez          13
 3  Jorge Posada           10
    Derek Jeter            10
 4  Hideki Matsui           9
 5  Jason Giambi            5
    Robinson Cano           5
 6  Bernie Williams         4
 7  Ruben Sierra            2
 8  Andy Phillips           1

#75: vs Mets HR Total: 92 (Rec: 38-37, .507)

The Yankees avoided their first home series sweep against the Mets, with some late inning hitting, a rather rare occurance this year.

A solid outing from Randy Johnson, did not show up on the scoreboard, with some bad play in the field, the Yankees fell behind 1-4 in top of the 7th inning. They pulled two runs back in the bottom of the 7th, then left the bases loaded in the 8th. After Rivera pitched a 1-2-3 9th inning, they Yankees got another chance just one run behind.

Pinch hitter Tino Martinez walked, Alex Rodriguez doubled to left, and Matsui was intenionally walked. Jason Giambi came to plate with a chance to end the game, something he had done 11 days earlier against Pittsburgh, this hit didn't go quite as a far as the upper a deck, but a 2 run single to center was enough to win the game, 5-4.

No home runs in the game.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         20
 2  Gary Sheffield         13
    Tino Martinez          13
 3  Jorge Posada           10
    Derek Jeter            10
 4  Hideki Matsui           9
 5  Jason Giambi            5
    Robinson Cano           5
 6  Bernie Williams         4
 7  Ruben Sierra            2
 8  Andy Phillips           1

#74: vs Mets HR Total: 92 (Rec: 37-37, .500)

Sean Henn once again proved he is not ready for the majors, and the Yankees return to the 500 level, just as the Red Sox pull away with a lead in the AL East.

Henn gave up 7 hits and 6 runs in his 4.1 inning outing, but got little in the way of run support. Despite getting 11 hits the Yankees scored just 3 runs (all by Robinson Cano), against the Mets 10.

Robinson Cano added to his home run tally in the 9th innings. Cano has provide himself in the big league, which could make him the target for other teams as the Yankees will inevitably look to trade to strengthen their squad.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         20
 2  Gary Sheffield         13
    Tino Martinez          13
 3  Jorge Posada           10
    Derek Jeter            10
 4  Hideki Matsui           9
 5  Jason Giambi            5
    Robinson Cano           5
 6  Bernie Williams         4
 7  Ruben Sierra            2
 8  Andy Phillips           1

#73: vs Mets HR Total: 91 (Rec: 37-36, .507)

Pedro Martinez pitched a solid game against a struggling Mike Mussina, and some sloppy play in the field led to a 4-6 defeat for the Yankees, despite getting home runs from Derek Jeter and Tino Martinez.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         20
 2  Gary Sheffield         13
    Tino Martinez          13
 3  Jorge Posada           10
    Derek Jeter            10
 4  Hideki Matsui           9
 5  Jason Giambi            5
 6  Robinson Cano           4
    Bernie Williams         4
 7  Ruben Sierra            2
 8  Andy Phillips           1

#72: vs Tampa HR Total: 89 (Rec: 37-35, .514)

The Yankees poor form contines. A poor outing from Wang lead to a 4-9 defeat, losing 3 of 4 games to Tampa in the series.

The Yankees came from behind twice, to tie the game a t 4-4 after 3 innings, but they couldn't keep up with Tampa as they pulled away scoring runs in the 5th, 6th and 9th innings.

Bernie Williams hit a 2 run home run in the 1st innings.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         20
 2  Gary Sheffield         13
 3  Tino Martinez          12
 4  Jorge Posada           10
 5  Derek Jeter             9
    Hideki Matsui           9
 6  Jason Giambi            5
 7  Robinson Cano           4
    Bernie Williams         4
 8  Ruben Sierra            2
 9  Andy Phillips           1

#71: vs Tampa HR Total: 88 (Rec: 37-34, .521)

Despite an 1st inning home run from Gary Sheffield, and 6 solid innings sold Carl Pavano, the Yankees lost the game 3-5. The defeat came at the hands of a 3 run home run from Nick Green in the top of the 7th inning.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         20
 2  Gary Sheffield         13
 3  Tino Martinez          12
 4  Jorge Posada           10
 5  Derek Jeter             9
    Hideki Matsui           9
 6  Jason Giambi            5
 7  Robinson Cano           4
 8  Bernie Williams         3
 9  Ruben Sierra            2
10  Andy Phillips           1

#70: vs Tampa HR Total: 87 (Rec: 37-33, .529)

An unbelievable rollercoaster ride of a game.

Things started baddly for the Yankees, after two strong outing, Randy Johnson had a disaster of an outing. He lasted just 3 innings, giving up 8 hits, and 7 runs, including 3 home runs. Unlike the last game though the Yankees picked away, getting a run here, and run there, but they faced a 2-10 deficit in the 5th inning.

Then thing started heating up for the Yankees, in the bottom of the 5th inning a 3 run Gary Sheffield home run and a double for Bernie Williams helped reduce the deficit to 6-10, and solo shot by Derek Jeter in the 6th helped reduce the deficit further.

After Tampa scored in the top of the 7th, the Yankees were 4 runs down going into the bottom of the 8th inning. With awesome offensive display, the Yankees scored 13 runs, including 4 home runs (Posada, Sheffield, Rodriguez, and Matsui), and batted for over 35 minutes. The outburst matched a 13 run 2nd inning the Yankees had against Tampa Bay in April. The final score as 20-11, the sides got a combined 41 hits.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         20
 2  Tino Martinez          12
    Gary Sheffield         12
 3  Jorge Posada           10
 4  Derek Jeter             9
    Hideki Matsui           9
 5  Jason Giambi            5
 6  Robinson Cano           4
 7  Bernie Williams         3
 8  Ruben Sierra            2
 9  Andy Phillips           1

#69: vs Tampa HR Total: 81 (Rec: 36-33, .522)

The Yankees win streak ends at 6, despite a 3 run home run from Matsui in the 8th inning.

Sean Henn was called up from the minor leagues for his 2nd major league start, both against Tampa, and he struggled again. He walked 4 batters in the 2nd inning, and gave up 4 runs, 3 earned over 4.2 innings before leaving the game.

The Yankees scored 4 runs in the 8th inning, including the Matsui home run, but it wasn't enough to catch Tampa, and they lost the game 4-5, as the side was retired in order in the 9th.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         19
 2  Tino Martinez          12
 3  Gary Sheffield         10
 4  Jorge Posada            9
 5  Derek Jeter             8
    Hideki Matsui           8
 6  Jason Giambi            5
 7  Robinson Cano           4
 8  Bernie Williams         3
 9  Ruben Sierra            2
10  Andy Phillips           1

#68: vs Chicago Cubs HR Total: 80 (Rec: 36-32, .529)

The Yankees completed their 2nd consecutive series sweep, with another come from behind victory.

Mussina pitched well, and the Yankees got some timely hits (no home runs), to win the game 6-3.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         19
 2  Tino Martinez          12
 3  Gary Sheffield         10
 4  Jorge Posada            9
 5  Derek Jeter             8
 6  Hideki Matsui           7
 7  Jason Giambi            5
 8  Robinson Cano           4
 9  Bernie Williams         3
10  Ruben Sierra            2
11  Andy Phillips           1

#67: vs Chicago Cubs HR Total: 80 (Rec: 35-32, .522)

The Yankees continued their good run, with an 8-1 victory over the Cubs.

It took Derek Jeter 136 at bats with the bases loaded to score his first grand slam, to put the icing on the cake he hit a sole home run in his next at-bat.

Chien-Ming Wang put in another impressive outing, holding the Cubs to just one run, and 5 hits over 8 innings.

 #  Home Run Leaders    Count
 -  ----------------    -----
 1  Alex Rodriguez         19
 2  Tino Martinez          12
 3  Gary Sheffield         10
 4  Jorge Posada            9
 5  Derek Jeter             8
 6  Hideki Matsui           7
 7  Jason Giambi            5
 8  Robinson Cano           4
 9  Bernie Williams         3
10  Ruben Sierra            2
11  Andy Phillips           1