After a day off to cleanse the stench of their series finale loss to the Twins, the Yankees enter Philadelphia for the first of a two-game blitz against the Phillies. There are various ways to evaluate the last few days. On the one hand, it’s annoying the Yankees were once again unable to close out a series with a sweep, and concerning how ineffective Aroldis Chapman looked in the blown save.
On the other, the Yankees offense has scored five or more runs over the last four games and could be turning the page on the second collective offensive slump of the season.