Yankees 8, Red Sox 4, middle of the 8th inning.

UPDATE: Well, that’s better: the Red Sox came back with two outs in the bottom of the 8th and scored three runs off Jeff Nelson and Mariano Rivera. Now it’s 8-7, and — if the Sox can hold the Yanks scoreless in the top of the 9th — all they need in the bottom of the 9th is one run (or, ideally, two runs) off an already-tired and not-at-all-sharp Rivera. Cross your fingers!

ANOTHER UPDATE: Can Congress please pass a law that makes it illegal for Byung-hun Kim to pitch against the Yankees? He just gave up a two-run home run to Jorge Posada, and now it’s 10-7 Yankees going into the bottom of the 9th. Again: dammit.

FINAL UPDATE: Yankees 10, Red Sox 7, final. Well, hopefully the Sox can win tomorrow — beating Roger Clemens in his last regular-season appearing at Fenway Park is a must — and take the series, 2-1. But a sweep would have been nice. Really nice. Alas…

Now my attention turns to college football. Go Trojans!