The Yankees went to Cleveland and pulled off another series win against the Guardians, as expected.
It really couldn’t have been scripted better. Saturday’s doubleheader sweep made losing to a lights-out Triston McKenzie the next day sting less. The Yankees still own the best record in baseball and a comfortable 13.5 game lead over the Red Sox in the AL East.
It’s about that time of year where we can safely say that New York is a legitimate World Series contender. The Aug. 2 trade deadline is coming up and general Brian Cashman has some big decisions to make.