Randy Johnson looked like a total stranger on the mound tonight. The man he impersonated? His old self. The Big Unit took control of the Texas Rangers lineup, overpowering them with plenty of first pitch strikes and his vintage slider, fanning 7 and giving up two runs on seven hits in six innings of work. He improved to 11-8. Johnson made the first mistake of the game, a solo shot by Mark Texiera in the 2nd inning. But the Yankees answered in the top of the third with back-to-back triples by Melky Cabrera and Derek Jeter to even the score at 1-1. After that the Unit kept working out of trouble, and his Rangers' counterpart, Kevin Millwood kept running into it. He gave up a double Miguel Cairo that scored Bernie Williams and Alex Rodriguez to give the Yanks a 3-1 lead in the 3rd and a homer to light-hitting Aaron Guiel in the 6th. A-Rod hit into a fielders choice and connected on a double to round off the scoring for the Bombers.
Line of the night: Melky Cabrera. The Melkman delivered with: 2 Runs, Single, Double, Triple, SB, BB
Wacky Moment: With the Rangers threatening in the 5th inning, Cabrera cut down Texiera after he overslid 2nd base. Cairo wound up tagging Texeira right in the face. Hmm, leather's yummy...
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