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The New York Yankees ad a scheduled off day, and they watched every one of their main Wild Card and division rivals lose.
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SB Nation on MSNYankees Rivalry Roundup: The AL Wild Card bunches up
After a midsummer surge thrust the Red Sox past the Yankees, things are starting to bog down in Boston. Baltimore’s bats kept up a steady drumbeat against Red Sox pitching, while Trevor Rogers twirled another gem to take the series opener and lend the Yankees a hand.
Of course neither the Yankees nor the Red Sox are in first place as they begin a four-game series on Thursday night at the Stadium. Somehow this still feels like the beginning of an abbreviated
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AL Wild Card standings by remaining strength of schedule: Yankees catch break, Rangers in trouble
A look at the remaining strength of schedules involving the teams in the American League Wild Card race goes to show that the New York Yankees got lucky, and the Texas Rangers face a steep battle.
Boston sits one game behind New York for the top wild-card spot and trails the Blue Jays by six games for the division. The Red Sox need a momentum swing after three straight losses to sub-.500 teams in the Miami Marlins and the New York Yankees.
The Yankees are in trouble due to managerial decisions made by Aaron Boone, at least according to former Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier.
The Yankees enter Tuesday five games back of the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East, and tied with the Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox atop the AL Wild Card standings.
The St. Louis Cardinals travel to Florida's coast to face the Tampa Bay Rays for this first time this season in a three-game series that opens Thursday night.
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Yankees Make History With Wild Stat
According to a post made by the team on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, the Yankees are the first team in MLB history to record two games in one season with nine home runs. The first game, which occurred at the beginning of the season against the Milwaukee Brewers, ended in the Pinstripes' favor with a whopping 20-9 score.