 Yankees starter Ian Kennedy (1-0 ) got the win in his first major-league game, pitching  7 innings and giving up one earned run. Devil Rays starter Edwin Jackson (4-13) was rocked for seven runs (six earned) in 3 1/3 innings. Mariano Rivera pitched his 23rd save, retiring all four batters he faced, and striking out the side in the 9th inning. The Yankees improve to 76-60, and extended their lead to 2 gamesover Seattle in the AL Wild Card race  .
<meaning-changed>  Yankees starter Ian Kennedy (1-0 ) got the win in his first major-league game, pitching  7 innings and giving up one earned run. Devil Rays starter Edwin Jackson (4-13) was rocked for seven runs (six earned) in 3 1/3 innings. Mariano Rivera pitched his 23rd save, retiring all four batters he faced, and striking out the side in the 9th inning. The Yankees improve to 76-60, and extended their lead to 2 gamesover Seattle in the AL Wild Card race  .
 Yankees starter Ian Kennedy (1-0 ) got the win in his first major-league game, pitching 7 : Hank Blalock hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, to take the lead. Wes Littleton (3-1) pitched two hitless innings in relief for the win, while Scot Shields (3-5) got the loss, giving up four runs on the Blalock slam. C.J. Wilson picked up his 10th save. The Angels remained 6.5 games ahead of the Mariners in the AL West race. .