The Yankee bats took the game out of the hands of micro-manager Joe Girardi last night, enabling Hondo to post a victory that trimmed his debt to 1,755 owens.

Tonight, 10 units on the Phils to wrap it up and, in so doing, offset his dismal NLCS Dodger selection.

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From Elbaz of Brooklyn: Hiram Monserrate loves his girlfriend Karla very much and wants to marry her, says his lawyer. That’s lucky for Karla, who would have been in real bad shape if he didn’t love her so much. . . . Welcome back, Studly Steve Phillips!

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