Bombers bits

• Girardi said that he has not had any contract talks with the club, but he expects to talk to managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner "fairly quickly" about a new pact.

"I don't like things to drag out, I can tell you that," said Girardi, whose three-year, $9 million deal expires in November.

• On this date in 1923, the Yankees collected 30 hits in a 24-4 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park, setting a single-game franchise record that still stands.