They were impressive and unrelenting in their 11-goal victory over the NSW Swifts, but sharpshooter Romelda Aiken believes the Queensland Firebirds must keep improving in their quest to capture consecutive Trans-Tasman netball championships.Aiken was at her devastating best during the Firebirds 63-52 victory in Mondays Australian Conference Final, scoring 49 from 55 attempts to take her season tally to 620 goals.The Firebirds sent a clear message to the rest of the competition as they dismantled their perennial rivals in emphatic fashion in front of a 6500-strong crowd at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Monday night.The defending champions will now host a semi-final clash against the Dunedin-based Southern Steel for a place in the 2016 decider.With the carrot of a home grand final dangling in front of them, the Firebirds are in the perfect position to snare back-to- back championships.Despite the distinct advantage of playing at home, where they havent lost since the beginning of the 2015 season, Aiken said cannot think about more than one game at a time.Its not about going back-to-back, said the Jamaican international.Winning is about a process and you have to do the little things to reach the big goal which is the Trans-Tasman trophy.Were working really hard to make sure we get the things right that will put us in that position.Before they can focus on contesting a fourth consecutive grand final, the Firebirds must overcome the Southern Steel, who took the honours at home against an understrength Queensland side in Round 11.When we played them last time we didnt have a full squad, Aiken said.They are really patient with the ball and theyll punish us whenever we make a turnover, so Im looking forward to the contest. 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NEW YORK -- The right field scoreboard at Yankee Stadium will prominently display the events in Toronto and Detroit while fans will likely glance and check the scores on their phones Friday night.Its the time of year when scoreboard watching becomes prevalent for fans as playoff races grow tighter and the games continue their high level of urgency.Meanwhile, the New York Yankees will be focused on the business at hand, which is getting another win and they will attempt to equal a season-high with their sixth straight victory when they continue a four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays.We expected to win from day one, theres going to be disappointment if we dont get to where we want to get, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.Getting there not only depends on accumulating more wins but is also tricky when figuring who the Yankees need to root for.After Tyler Austin homered with two outs in the ninth inning in Thursdays 5-4 victory over Tampa Bay, the Yankees are four games behind Boston, which is in Toronto this weekend.Then theres the wild card.The Yankees are two games behind Baltimore for the second wild card spot. Baltimores opponent this weekend is Detroit, which is one game behind.Theyre excited in there and they should be, Girardi said. Were playing extremely well.The Rays lost four of their last five contests since taking the first two games with Toronto last weekend.Kevin Kiermaier homered twice and takes a career-high 12-game hitting streak into Friday. He had four hits in the series opener and is batting .400 with four home runs and eight RBI during his streak.Its fun watching him do what he does, Tampa Bay right fielder Stephen Souza Jr..dddddddddddd. said of Kiermaier. Hes an impressive athlete and hopefully he keeps it going.Michael Pineda may be peeking at the scoreboard but the Yankees hope he isnt looking at fly balls and line drives headed toward the seats. Pineda is 6-11 with a 5.10 ERA and one of his losses occurred April 24 to Tampa Bay in New York when he gave up four home runs in a 9-1 loss.Pineda has struggled immensely against the Rays this season, going 0-3 with an 11.05 ERA in three starts. The right-hander was torched for six runs and nine hits in 3 2/3 innings May 28 in Tampa Bay and gave up five runs and six hits in six innings there July 31.Pineda is 0-1 with a 4.78 ERA in his last five starts and 4-5 with a 4.12 ERA in his last 17 since the end of May. Even with the moderate improvement and the Yankees going 10-7 in his last 17 outings, Pineda has shown significant inconsistency by allowing two runs or fewer in 13 starts and at least five in 10 other outings.Pineda last pitched Sunday in Baltimore when he allowed two runs and five hits in four-plus innings. With an expanded roster, Pineda was lifted after Adam Jones and Pedro Alvarez opened the fifth with hits.Luis Severino relieved with two innings but threw 52 pitches Wednesday and is unlikely to be available should Pinedas outing end early.Blake Snell made his debut at Yankee Stadium on April 23 and allowed a run and two hits in five innings. He is 5-7 with a 3.39 ERA and had the same line as his major league debut in six innings during Saturdays 7-5 victory over the Blue Jays. ' ' '