The Yankees have found success in August partly due to an increase in the quality of their starting pitching
After middling through most of the season, the Yankees have gone 13-9 in August, a month which included a difficult west coast trip. Although the Yankees’ offense (powered by an exciting youth movement) has improved from 23rd best in July to 14th best in August in runs scored, the real boost has been in the starting rotation.
Yankee starters in August have a 3.64 FIP, the fourth best in baseball, compared to July when they were the 23rd best with a 4.