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Brian Cashman, the Yankees’ general manager, took full responsibility for the Yankees’ disappointing season and defended Manager Joe Girardi and Kevin Long, the hitting coach.

Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi have hit fourth and fifth in the Yankees’ lineup in each of the last 11 games, yet they continue to struggle in the clutch.

With 38 games to play the Yankees face a difficult, but not insurmountable, task in trying to assure themselves a postseason berth.

After being out of the lineup for the sixth time in nine games, Melky Cabrera is no longer the regular center field player for the Yankees.

The Yankees were humbled by the Minnesota Twins’ Glen Perkins and fell quietly, for their sixth loss in eight games on this trip.

With the game tied at the brink of a three-game sweep by the team with the best record in baseball, the Yankees, could not pile on when they needed to.

The Yankees face the Los Angeles Angels and Mark Texieira, their newly signed first baseman, starting Thursday, in the first of 10 remaining games.

After Alex Rodriguez was plunked Tuesday night, the Yankees were bound to retaliate on Wednesday and did while exploding for 13 runs and snapping a three-game losing streak.

Johnny Damon said one thing when asked about his injured shoulder before Tuesday’s game, then Joe Girardi said the opposite.

Jorge Posada is not ready to give up the rest of the season for a necessary shoulder surgery, even if it means that his recovery will cost him part of 2009.