The Yankees continued their resurgent September and march toward the AL East crown last night with a 5-4 victory keyed by Aaron Hicks, Jose Trevino, and Jonathan Loáisiga. No, it did not have any Aaron Judge heroics, but that’s okay! A win is a win, and it’s also probably a win for our collective psyches that No. 61 didn’t come on Apple TV+.
That was just the Bronx though; other notable games occurred around baseball (not just the Albert Pujols 700 Show), and some had ramifications on the pennant run. Here’s what happened.