Afternoon Baseball

That's one of two things to look at for today's game. He needs 7 wins and has about 10 starts left.
Second, there's a smaller collection of little things for which to look out today and in coming days. Derek Jeter has a small hitting streak going, Bubba Crosby was DFA, Mariano guaranteed his 2007 contract by finishing 114 games over two years, Randy Johnson has now gone two starts without a strikeout for the first time since 1989 (when he was a rookie), and Chien-Ming Wang has 18 shutout innings. Also, Robinson Cano looks to rejoin the team in the next several days.