After getting some necessary facets of their skidding group straightened out in St. Louis, the Yankees all of the sudden enter an necessary week towards AL East rivals with an opportunity to look forward and never behind them within the playoff standings.
A 3-game sweep of the Cardinals featured some encouraging indicators for Aaron Boone and the Yankees, serving to prolong their respiratory room within the AL wild-card race to three ½ video games after Cleveland was swept over the weekend by the Braves. That cushion is now three video games after the Guardians gained Monday evening in Arizona.
After the renewed oddity of utilizing the visiting clubhouse and dugout at their Tampa spring-training facility (Steinbrenner Area) in two video games with the Rays — as they did within the first highway sequence of the yr between the groups in April — the Yankees will get the possibility to overhaul the Pink Sox within the postseason pecking order with an enormous four-game set on the Stadium starting Thursday evening.
Then the rivals solely will sq. off once more in a three-game cease at Fenway Park in mid-September to finish the 13-game season sequence.
