(My Sportsbook) - Finally back at .500 for the season, the New York Yankees will look to close out a four-game set against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with a victory this afternoon from Tropicana Field.

Mike Mussina will try to get back on track when he takes the hill for New York this afternoon. Mussina has struggled over his past four starts, having lost three of four decisions during that span, and is just 1-3 with a 4.46 earned run average in seven road starts this year.

The last time the Moose was on the mound, he suffered a 6-2 loss to Minnesota on July 4. In the setback, Mussina surrendered four runs on five hits in six innings of work. He also struck out five batters and walked none.

The veteran right-hander has been extremely dominant against the Devil Rays in his career, however. In 27 starts versus Tampa Bay, the 38-year-old is 16-6 with a 3.25 ERA.

As for the Devil Rays, Edwin Jackson will take the hill looking for just his second victory of the year. Jackson has had an atrocious season, posting a horrendous 1-9 ledger with an equally-bad 7.23 ERA.

The last time Jackson made a start, the right-hander was rocked for seven runs on nine hits in just five innings of work in a loss at Boston on July 4.

This will be the first start for Jackson against the Yankees. The 23-year-old has done some relief work against the Bronx Bombers, and in four appearances the youngster has allowed four runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings of work.

Last night, Bobby Abreu hit a two-run home run and finished with five RBI as the Yankees rallied from an early three-run deficit to top Tampa Bay, 6-4. New York has now taken two of the first three games of this series.

Hideki Matsui also homered and Johnny Damon scored a pair of runs for the Yankees, who have won three of four to crawl back to even on the season.

The Devil Rays got to Chien-Ming Wang (10-4) for three runs in the first inning, but the New York starter settled down to pitch six solid frames. The Taiwan native finished with just three runs allowed on seven hits with six strikeouts and no walks.

Mariano Rivera worked around a one-out single by Jonny Gomes in the ninth to nail down his 12th save of the season and the 425th of his career, moving him past John Franco and into sole possession of third place on the all-time list.

Carlos Pena went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI for Tampa Bay, which has lost four of five and 15 of 17. Andy Sonnanstine (1-4) was tagged for five runs on nine hits through 6 1/3 innings to take the loss.

Pena is currently riding an 11-game hitting streak and leads Tampa with 21 home runs this season.

The lowly Devil Rays have still taken four of their seven 2007 meetings with New York.