The well suddenly went dry on Thursday night.

The Yankees went 0 for 12 with runners in scoring position and Kei Igawa pitched like Kei Igawa as the Royals ripped the Yanks 7-0 in Kansas City.  The loss stops the Yankee winning streak at six.

The Good:

Jose Molina.  Molina made his first start for the Yanks since the trade and put together a solid game.  He doubled in his first at-bat, made a nice play on a foul ball near the screen behind home plate and gunned out Emil Brown trying to swipe second.  He also had to deal with Igawa's nonsense for 5+ innings.  To put Molina's night in perspective, former Yankee backup catcher Wil Nieves started the season going 0 for 23.  Molina finished 2 for 4.

The Bad:

Kei Igawa.  It was classic Igawa on Thursday night.  Igawa threw a bunch of pitches, everything was up and he fell apart with runners on base.  I would really love to speak with the scout who saw him pitch in Japan.  "Sure, he lives up in the strike zone and tops out at 89 m.p.h., but I don't think that will be a problem if he's pitching in the majors."  Idiots.  Igawa dropped to 2-3 on the year with this: 5.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 5 K.  It's just a matter of time before it's -- Sayonara, Igawa!

Hideki Matsui.  Sure, Matsui picked up one of the six hits the Yanks scratched out, but he also left five runners on base Thursday night.  Matsui has been on fire in July and it may be a bit unfair of me to single him out, but he made the outs during the Yankees best scoring opportunities.  Godzilla's a team player, I think he can handle my wrath.  Matsui finished 1 for 4.

The Ugly:

Anticlimactic.  Alex Rodriguez may have a chance to hit his 500th career homer on Wednesday.  That's this past Wednesday.  Let me explain.  The Yanks are set to complete the remainder of their suspended game against the Orioles from June 28 on Friday night.  If A-Rod happens to hit a home run during the completion of the suspended game, then the blast he hit on Wednesday night would technically be his 500th.  Got it?  It's a statistical anomaly that may very well destroy the fabric of both time and space, but it probably won't happen.  Still, it may be a chance for A-Rod and the Yanks to step into -- The Twilight Zone.

The Yankees took three of four against the Royals and now head to Baltimore for a 3.5 game set.  The O's and Yanks will first complete that suspended game with the Yanks up 8-6 in the eighth.  Joe Torre is still unsure of who will start the bottom of the eighth for the Yanks.

"Game 2" will feature a matchup of Andy Pettitte and Jeremy Guthrie.  Pettitte has pitched well on the road this season (2-4 record, but a 3.39 ERA) and will be gunning for win number seven on the year.  Guthrie is having a fabulous season (6-3, 2.88 ERA) and pitched well against the Yanks on June 26 (6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 6 K), but picked up a no decision in the Orioles 3-2 victory.

Let's see if the Yanks can make it a two-for on Friday night.