#YANKEE SPIRITS SERIES#
The Rays scored 15 runs in the series and the Yankees scored 14. While all three games were tight, the result was determined by Tampa Bay’s plus-1 run difference for the series. They’re 17-2 in games versus the Sickening Six (A’s, Royals, Rockies, Nats, Reds, and White Sox). In case you forgot, the Yankees dropped their series against the Rays last weekend in St. The Rays, who are now in first place, have performed like a first-rate club. That was good for dead last in the American League East. With a 21-17 record, the Yankees would be tied for first in the NL Central and would easily win the AL Central. And I feel like we’ve done a good job of that over the last 10 days, really.” The Yankees vs. “I felt that this morning like there was an energy, a quick turnaround game and it’s like, We gotta go. “I like where we’re at, like we’re coming in with an edge,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. A smart move for a team with a winning record but which has been hit hard by injuries and began the day in last place in the American League East. They may be hoping to use the sweep as momentum against the Rays, but the Yankees looked confident and strong on a beautiful afternoon in the Bronx.
Who knows, we’ll start finding out when Tampa Bay comes to town on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. Was the Yankees’ performance in a terrific series against a terrible team truly a telling indicator of their health heading into a four-game series with the AL East-leading Rays? It’s hard to get too worked up about the Yankees’ 11-3 thrashing of the A’s on Wednesday, the final game in a three-game sweep, when you consider that the A’s are the weakest team in the major leagues.
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