Yes!

The Yankees are in First in the AL East! So Says My Way News. Randy Johnson had a stellar performance against the Oriols. Boston, playing Tampa Bay in Tampa, didn't:

The Yankees were headed up the tunnel from the dugout to their clubhouse after Randy Johnson, Mariano Rivera and Matt Lawton combined with some great defense to beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 Wednesday night.

That's when manager Joe Torre heard the crowd roar.

The scoreboard flashed that Tampa Bay had taken an eighth-inning lead against Boston. For only the third night this year, the Yankees went to bed with sole possession of the AL East lead.

"I thought Randy went back out there for a curtain call," catcher John Flaherty said.

Johnson (15-8) limited the Orioles to three hits over eight innings in his first start since a second-inning ejection last week, and Lawton broke out of a long slump with a two-run homer in the second inning off Rodrigo Lopez (14-11).

New York's victory and the 7-4 loss by the Red Sox put the Yankees (88-63) a half-game ahead of Boston (88-64). The only other times this year that New York led the division were after an opening-night win over the Red Sox and following a July 18 victory at Texas.

"First place only counts on that last Sunday," Torre said after the win, New York's ninth in 10 games.

About freaking time! Now hold the lead and win the East, already! It's been five years since the Yankees won a World Series. Time to enter the winner's circle again!