Gaudin Shines, Yankees Win

Kansas City Royals catcher Miguel Olivo, right rear, watches as New York Yankees' Robinson Cano celebrates with Brett Gardner (11) and Ramiro Pena, second from left, who scored along with Melky Cabrera on Cano's seventh-inning grand slam off Royals starter Luke Hochevar in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in New York. (Daylife-AP)

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Chad Gaudin continued to make his case for a spot on the postseason roster, allowing two runs in 62/3 innings last night in the Yankees' 8-2 win over the Royals at Yankee Stadium

Though it was his first victory as a starter with the Yankees, his team improved to 6-0 with him on the mound

Robinson Cano hit the second grand slam of his career in the seventh inning to blow the game open

Girardi spoke with A.J. Burnett, who told him "everything went well" with father Bill Burnett's triple-bypass surgery yesterday in Arkansas. Burnett will return and start tonight's middle game against the Royals

The Yanks could join select company if they win the World Series - the 1923 Yankees christened the original Yankee Stadium with a championship and the Red Sox opened Fenway with a title in 1912

101st win of the season

The Yankees improved to a season-high 45 games above .500, which is the most since the last day of the 2002 season

A plan for October

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