NJ.com · Aug 4, 2018
Yankees are ignoring obvious Red Sox truth
Boston Red Sox's J.D. Martinez, right, celebrates his solo home run in front of New York Yankees' Austin Romine during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. (Michael Dwyer | AP)BOSTON -- The American League East battle ended Friday night. It was probably over before that. And, after Saturday, the time when the Yankees really had a shot felt like eons ago.
Still, the Yankees are ignoring -- at least publicly -- that they're best hope is to reach the AL Wild Card on Oct. 3.
They're not winning the division, especially not after a 4-1 loss to Boston at Fenway Park that dropped them 8 1/2 games back of the Red Sox in the East.