Yankees-Orioles: Robbie Cano Was Today's Leading Man for New York

The Yankees won the final game of their six-game roadtrip, going for a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles. Who could've guessed that the Bronx's own Robinson Cano would be the hero?

For the first time in a long time, the Yanks looked as if they could muster up a seemingly easy win, taking an early 7-2 lead.

But Darrell Rasner, who lasted only 3.1 innings, was absolutely awful. He was a train wreck from the first pitch of the game. He gave up five runs, three earned, and then watched Edwar Ramirez give up a game-tying homer in the fifth inning.

In came Damaso Marte, who threw one-and-one-third innings of relief. After the game, it was revealed that Marte has been dealing with elbow inflammation for the past week or so. Fan-freaking-tastic. At least it didn't factor into his appearance today.

Robinson Cano, today's hero, went 4-5, with an RBI double in the second and a solo home run in the seventh, which turned out to be the deciding factor in this game.

The ninth inning brought on a feeling of "here we go again."

With two outs, Mariano Rivera gave Brian Roberts a free pass by walking him on four pitches. Roberts then stole second and advanced to third on an E2 (gee, thanks Pudge). But the next batter Mo faced, Nick Markakis, struck out.

It looks like the Yanks are turning things around.

They've won six of their last eight, and they're really starting to score more runs. They pounded Daniel Cabrera today, driving him out of the game after three-and-two-thirds innings. Cano is producing. Damon's hitting well.

If they can keep this up, the fans will have something to look forward to this season. They need wins any way they can get them, and if this offense can start producing like they should be, it should be exciting to see the wild-card standings come the end of September.

Hopefully, they can carry the momentum of a three-game sweep into their next series against the Red Sox, which starts Tuesday at 7:05 in the Bronx.

You're currently logged into Facebook

Do you want to share your Bleacher Report activity on Facebook?