The New York Yankees Pitching Without C.C. Sabathia
The New York Yankees had to breathe a sigh of relief last night, as 25-year-old David Phelps got his fourth start of the season against the Texas Rangers and pitched five solid innings, letting the Yankee bats beat up on Ryan Dempster and deliver New York an easy 8-2 win that kept them five games up on the surging Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East. Phelps got the start when staff ace C.C. Sabathia was put on the disabled list. With the rotation heavily dependent on Sabathia, Tampa coming hard and postseason play just seven weeks out, TheSportsNotebook looks at how worried the Yankees need to be.