Sunday's schedule

It's all about winning series for the Yankees at this point in the season. They will attempt to take 3-of-4 from the Devil Rays this afternoon when they face off in the final game of this series. The winner today will have all the bragging rights...until next weekend, when these two teams face each other in another four games.

Mike Mussina, RHP (4-6, 4.62 ERA) vs. Edwin Jackson, RHP (1-9, 7.23 ERA)

In his last start against the Twins, Moose was solid for the most part. But against Johan Santana, "solid" wasn't good enough to win. The difference was a two-run homer off the bat of Jason Kubel that broke the then 2-2 tie, culminating in a 6-2 victory for the Twins. That last outing for Moose was on Wednesday, July 4th. He is coming off of ten days rest after the All-Star Break, something the Yankees hope will not affect his performance in this game.

This will be Edwin Jackson's first start against the Yankees this season. His last start was on July 4th against the Red Sox at Fenway. Jackson took the loss in that outing, with seven earned runs in five innings.

Other match-ups:

RHP Jason Simontacchi (6-6, 6.11 ERA) tries to secure a series win for the Nationals as he faces Scott Olsen and the Marlins in Dolphin Stadium at 1:05pm.

LHP Oliver Perez (7-6, 3.14 ERA) and the Mets face off against Kyle Lohse and the Reds at 1:10pm. It will be Perez's first appearance since a stint on the DL for lower back issues.

LHP Garrett Olson (0-0, 4.15 ERA) makes the second start of his major league career, and his second start against the White Sox, as he faces Jose Contreras at 1:35pm in Baltimore. In his first major league appearance, 23-year old Olson was pulled with a lead two outs shy of qualifying for a win.

Finally, RHP Justin Germano (5-3, 3.90 ERA) attempts to return to the form he showed when he was first called into the Padres starting rotation as he faces 2006 NL Cy Young winner Brandon Webb and the Diamondbacks. The game has a 4:40pm ET start time at Chase Field.

Down on the farm: Ross Ohlendorf made his first appearance for the S/WB Yankees since May 11th. He went five innings, with three earned runs, one walk, and three strikeouts. It was good enough for a win against the Louisville Bats thanks in large part to good nights from Brett Gardner (2-for-4/3 runs scored/1 RBI), Kevin Reese (3-for-4/1 run scored/1 RBI), and Angel Chavez (3-for-5/1 RBI). Ben Kozlowski and Colter Bean each contributed two innings of scoreless relief to secure the S/WB victory. Tonight, Matt DeSalvo and S/WB face Louisville for the finale of their four-game series. The team then moves on to Indianapolis to face the Indians, AAA-affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, for four games.