The way the Yankees are swinging the bats, pounding pitchers and racking up runs, as they did again Tuesday night in a 13-3 win over the Boston Red Sox, they do more than overwhelm opponents.
It obscures the problems in the Yankees’ rotation, with Michael Pineda on the disabled list, and the performance or health of nearly all the other starters a matter of concern for the team.
The strong bats also make it easy to gloss over the occasional mishaps in the field, which were abundant in this game, particularly when Chris Young let a fly ball drop to the turf.