Out of town games

With tonight's day off, the Yankees are able to sit back and watch the teams in front of them play. Whether they choose to do this is a different story.

The Boston Red Sox play at the Chicago White Sox at 8:11 p.m. to determine which color of socks is superior. Josh Beckett (15-5, 3.15 ERA) will face John Danks (6-11, 5.30 ERA). The Yankees trail Boston by five games in the AL East.

The Seattle Mariners play at the Texas Rangers at 8:35 p.m. The Rangers, mind you, scored 39 runs in yesterday's doubleheader against Baltimore. Jeff Weaver (5-10, 5.57 ERA) will face Kameron Loe (6-9, 5.56 ERA). The Yankees trail Seattle by 1.5 games in the Wild Card.

I'll be back later with the final results if I remember/care enough to do so.