After a day off, the Yankees are set to return home tonight with history still on the mind. In the Yankees’ last game on Wednesday, Aaron Judge hit his 61st home run of the season, tying Roger Maris’ single season franchise/AL record. Starting tonight, he has three more home game to try and make those top spots all his own.
Other than Judge, these last two series mostly represent a chance to prepare for the playoffs for the Yankees. They’ve clinched the division and are basically locked into the No. 2 seed in the AL. Sure, they might want to take a shot at cracking the 100-win mark, needing four more, but tonight’s game isn’t a vitally important one for them.