(My Sportsbook) - Roger Clemens tries to bounce back from a horrible outing in his last start when the New York Yankees continue their four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium.

Clemens was roughed up by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Friday, as he surrendered five runs and five hits with four walks to fall to 2-4 this season, while raising his earned run average to 4.20.

The 44-year-old seven-time Cy Young Award winner, who won two of those awards while pitching in Toronto, has faced the Blue Jays 47 times in his Hall of Fame career and is 23-12 against them with a 3.28 ERA.

Toronto will counter with 25-year-old right-hander Shaun Marcum, who is 5-3 with a 3.68 ERA this season. Marcum won for the third time in his last four decisions on Friday against Boston, giving up five runs (three earned) on seven hits in six innings.

Marcum received a no-decision against the Yankees earlier in the year and is 1-1 lifetime against them with a 5.47 ERA in seven games, five of which have been starts.

The Yankees won in thrilling fashion in the second game of this set on Tuesday, as Robinson Cano's game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted them to a 3-2 victory.

Alex Rodriguez notched an RBI and also scored the winning run for the Yankees, who have won four straight contests -- including the first two of this four- game series -- and 10 of their last 13 overall. Melky Cabrera registered three hits and a run scored in the win.

Due to Boston's home loss to Kansas City on Tuesday, New York now sits eight games back in the AL East race -- the closest it has been since June 18.

Frank Thomas finished 3-for-4 with an RBI for Toronto, which fell to 2-4 on its current eight-game road trip versus Boston and the Yankees.

After Luis Vizcaino (6-2) tossed a scoreless top of the 10th inning, Rodriguez led off the bottom of the frame and was plunked on the elbow by Casey Janssen (2-2). Hideki Matsui was next to the plate and missed a game-winning home run by inches -- his deep fly ball reached the upper deck in right field but sailed barely wide of the pole. After Matsui fanned, Jorge Posada was intentionally walked to get to Cano, who sliced a single into the left-field corner and Rodriguez easily came around to score as the Yankees celebrated the win.

Matsui extended his hitting streak to 12 games in the win, while Cabrera has hit safely in a career-best 13 straight. Matsui is 18-for-48 during the streak with 11 of those hits being either a home run (six) or a double (five). He has also scored 12 runs and driven in 10 in those 12 games.

Cabrera, meanwhile, has seen his average rise from .254 to .282 during the tear.

The Yankees have split their six matchups with the Blue Jays this season and are 37-24 in the series since the start of the 2004 season. Toronto is also just 11-20 in the Bronx over that time.