The Boston Red Sox head into the Bronx riding an eight-game winning streak after sweeping the Rays at Tropicana Field, pushing their lead over the New York Yankees in the division standings to 4.5 games.
Even though the Sox have a lead in the division, there are still ten games left in the season series, including this weekend’s games. The AL East is far from decided, and this series could be a turning point as to whether the Sox run away with the division or not.
While 4.5 games is a decent lead, we know it is not an insurmountable lead.