The New York Yankees not only won their first game against the rival Boston Red Sox in this series, but managed to come out with a series victory as well. This is huge for the Yanks. They now sit at 48-44 after being able to win their first series played since the break. To top it all off it’s against the division leading Red Sox, who had the Yankees number this season so far, winning all seven games played.
The Yankees were shut out in the first game of the series on Friday night, which certainly made me feel like this second half of the season was heading in the exact same direction as the first. The second game allowed the Yanks to escape with a victory as the rain stopped the game in the Bronx on Saturday night, and then came last night's game.
This was a turning point to say the least. The Bombers defeated the Sox 9-1 in a game where they were in complete control throughout. It was great to see the Yanks on Sunday night baseball go out and capture a W with ease against their biggest rival. Here are a few takeaways from last night that could hopefully mean something for the Yankees in the future.
Gleyber Torres looks like he’s heating up. I know it’s a small sample size of games, but the Yankees shortstop has homered in back to back games, which helped lead to back to back wins. He’s been quiet for the most part of this season, and if he can continue to lead this offense during the absence of Aaron Judge, Luke Voit, and Gio Urshela, the Yanks could be in good shape.
The second good sign from last night could be the emergence of, or perhaps good timing of new guys stepping into the lineup and contributing. Ryan Lamarre and Greg Allen combined for three RBIs, which included Lamarre’s two run shot. Allen’s RBI came from a fielder's choice, which displayed some small ball that has rarely been seen from the Yanks this season.
If these players can continue to provide any sort of spark of energy, whether it be at the plate or in the field, the momentum that the Yankees are looking to grow will build. Not only that, but by the time the starters come back they’ll be able to feed off of that energy and momentum that’s been built in their absence.
The drive and motivation that the Yankees so desperately need to have for the rest of the year seems to be developing, but the question is if they can keep it going for the long run. The Yankees continue their home stand against the Phillies tomorrow night in the Bronx.
The New York Yankees not only won their first game against the rival Boston Red Sox in this series, but managed to come out with a series victory as well. This is huge for the Yanks. They now sit at 48-44 after being able to win their first series played since the break. To top it all off it’s against the division leading Red Sox, who had the Yankees number this season so far, winning all seven games played.
The Yankees were shut out in the first game of the series on Friday night, which certainly made me feel like this second half of the season was heading in the exact same direction as the first. The second game allowed the Yanks to escape with a victory as the rain stopped the game in the Bronx on Saturday night, and then came last night's game.
This was a turning point to say the least. The Bombers defeated the Sox 9-1 in a game where they were in complete control throughout. It was great to see the Yanks on Sunday night baseball go out and capture a W with ease against their biggest rival. Here are a few takeaways from last night that could hopefully mean something for the Yankees in the future.
Gleyber Torres looks like he’s heating up. I know it’s a small sample size of games, but the Yankees shortstop has homered in back to back games, which helped lead to back to back wins. He’s been quiet for the most part of this season, and if he can continue to lead this offense during the absence of Aaron Judge, Luke Voit, and Gio Urshela, the Yanks could be in good shape.
The second good sign from last night could be the emergence of, or perhaps good timing of new guys stepping into the lineup and contributing. Ryan Lamarre and Greg Allen combined for three RBIs, which included Lamarre’s two run shot. Allen’s RBI came from a fielder's choice, which displayed some small ball that has rarely been seen from the Yanks this season.
If these players can continue to provide any sort of spark of energy, whether it be at the plate or in the field, the momentum that the Yankees are looking to grow will build. Not only that, but by the time the starters come back they’ll be able to feed off of that energy and momentum that’s been built in their absence.
The drive and motivation that the Yankees so desperately need to have for the rest of the year seems to be developing, but the question is if they can keep it going for the long run. The Yankees continue their home stand against the Phillies tomorrow night in the Bronx.
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