"The Home Run Derby champ smashed the ball off the facing of the second deck in right, making the biggest dent in the Yankees' win over the Angels Thursday.

But even with that tiebreaking grand-slam moment, even with another loud hit in another loud season for Robinson Cano, he wasn't feeling completely satisfied. The three-time All-Star doesn't feel he has lived up this year to the high standards he has set.

"I can do better," Cano said.

Cano arrived for the opener of the three-game series against the Rays Friday night at Yankee Stadium batting .303 after consecutive three-hit games. He was at .324 post-break after sitting at .296 at the break.

And he was up to 20 homers, becoming just the second player in franchise history to crack at least that many as a second baseman in three straight years, and the first in 71 years, since Joe Gordon's run from 1938-40. Cano owned 29 doubles, six triples and 81 RBI, playing in all but one game.

But his overall batting average bothers him. It's a reflection of what he feels has been inconsistency, especially after hitting .342 in 2006, .320 in 2009 and .319 last year.

"After you've been up here in the past over .300, like .320, .330, you know you're capable of doing that," Cano said. "So that's where you want to be. When you go back to .290, .280, .290, you know you're capable that you can be .330. But not every year is going to be the same.""