"Robinson Cano has entered the AL MVP race with a bat so hot, Yankees manager Joe Girardi left him in the cleanup spot yesterday, even though Alex Rodriguez returned from a six-game absence.

Cano's baserunning? It needs work.

One day after being thrown out at second attempting to stretch a single into a double by testing Jose Bautista's powerful arm, Cano ran past Mark Teixeira at third in the fourth inning with the Yankees down three runs in an eventual 7-6 win over the Blue Jays."