The news for the Yankees just keeps getting worse. Last night Jose Molina pulled a quad muscle, and that leaves the Yankees with no experienced big league catcher, with Jorge Posada already on the shelf. They have lost their top two bullpen pieces in Bruny and Marte, who are both on the DL. Xavier Nady, the projected everyday right fielder, is gone for the year. Then the unthinkable happened last night as Mariano Rivera gives up back-to-back HRs in the ninth. That makes four he has given up already, matching his total from all of last year! CC Sabathia was supposed to be the savior of the pitching staff, but he hasn't looked good. He hasn't won a start since April 11, and the Yankees are now on a six- game losing streak. Jeremy Guthrie is the only bona fide starter on the O's staff that gives them a chance to win each time out. Over his career, he has a winning record vs. the Yankees. Too many things going wrong for the Yanks right now, with the value Baltimore here and I'll go with the Birds in this one.
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