--1B Aubrey Huff ripped a three-run home run in the first inning, a lead that would stand into the seventh inning. Huff mocked Yankees RHP Joba Chamberlain, pumping his fist in Chamberlain-like fashion as he rounded first base, and repeating the motion as he crossed the plate.
--RHP Jim Johnson earned his first blown save and second loss of the season, allowing three earned runs on three hits in 1 1/3 innings. Johnny Damon's three-run homer plated the first run against Johnson in his last seven innings. BY THE NUMBERS: 5 -- Consecutive quality starts, through Sunday, by RHP Koji Uehara.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "For a couple of days there, I pretty much thought that I threw my last game. A lot of things run through your mind." -- RHP Dennis Sarfate, on his mindset between feeling numbness in his right middle finger and the promising results that he'll return in July.
