Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Nick Pivetta’s unexpected dominance

The Yankees might have only scored three runs last night in Baltimore, but thanks to a workmanlike outing from Gerrit Cole and more dominance from Clay Holmes, it was enough for a 3-2 victory — their ninth in ten games and fourth in a row. They’ve now won nine consecutive series and sit at a frankly absurd 28-9. Keep it up!

That’s what happened in the Charm City, but this is what happened elsewhere around the American League.

The Rays took advantage of an injured and ineffective Eduardo Rodriguez to turn this afternoon getaway day matchup into about as much of a no-contest as a 6-1 win can be. They led off the game with three straight singles before a bases-loaded walk to Randy Arozarena and…