After winning 13 games straight, the Yankees had plenty of reason to celebrate. One of the main reasons to feel a sense of optimism after a long streak is that it’s very difficult to regress so far past the mean so as to erase the effects of the streak in the first place.
The New York Yankees are doing just that, following up a win streak that lasted 14 days with a skid that has seen them drop 11 of the next 13. Regardless of how we got here, as things currently stand, five ball clubs find themselves right in the middle of the race for the two Wild Card spots, and each one controls their own destiny.