The Yankees are leading the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 in the top of the sixth. The Yankees have 10 hits and four walks; all but one of the hits are singles (Matsui hit his 40th double). The 1-4 hitters have been on base 11 times in 16 plate appearances, leading to five RBI for the 5-7 hitters. The question now, is the collective slump over, or is it just Kelvim Escobar?

Update: Yankees win 9-3. Giambi was 2 for 3 with 2 walks. It's his first multi-hit game since 8/16. Felix Heredia went 1 1/3 innings in relief. He's allowed 1 earned run in six innings since joining the Yankees, and the opposition is hitting only .190 against him. A small sample, but an encouraging one for what's been a shaky bullpen.