First of all, Is Joba eligible for ROY?

Second of all, does his 7k 1bb shutout performance against the pirates make him the front runner for ROY?

PITTSBURGH -- With his days of restricted pitching in the past, Joba Chamberlain was free to let it all fly.

Chamberlain tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings, while Bobby Abreu and Robinson Cano homered, leading the Yankees to a 10-0 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday at PNC Park, providing Chamberlain with his first victory as a Major League starting pitcher.

Chamberlain (2-2) escaped damage in the second inning, when Abreu cut down Ryan Doumit trying to score from second base, ending the inning. It was the closest Pittsburgh would come to scoring against the 22-year-old right-hander.

Making his fifth Major League start, Chamberlain threw 114 pitches (76 strikes), scattering six hits while walking one and striking out seven. Chamberlain -- who has a 1.80 ERA as a starting pitcher -- also won two games last season while pitching in relief and another on April 3 of this season.

Pirates left-hander Zach Duke was touched for four runs in five innings, including two in the first inning. With Derek Jeter and Abreu aboard, Jason Giambi grounded into a fielder's choice that shortstop Jack Wilson threw away for an error, allowing the Yankees' first two runs to score.

Giambi added an RBI single in the third inning and Jeter tacked on an RBI double in the fourth to close the scoring on Duke (4-5), who allowed seven hits while walking two in his first career appearance against New York. It was one of three hits for Jeter, who owns a team-leading 13-game hitting streak.

Cano clubbed his fifth home run leading off the sixth inning, and Abreu connected on a three-run shot later that inning, both off reliever T.J. Beam, a former Yankee who appeared in 20 games for the 2006 club. Cano has 13 hits in his last 32 at-bats, and Abreu, who had four RBIs, has now hit in seven consecutive games.