NEW YORK -- For nearly a month, the New York Yankees were unable to win consistently.
Now they are on the verge of a seven-game winning streak and a four-game sweep of a division rival.
New York can get its seventh straight win and a sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon when the teams conclude their series at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees were 38-23 on June 12. By the All-Star break on July 10, they were mired in a 7-18 slump, dropped out of first place and were in a crowded wild-card race filled with teams around or slightly below .