That begins with 13 straight against teams with a winning record the Rays, at the Blue Jays (35-24) and then the Astros (37-23) come into the Bronx. The Rays (35-25) come into the Bronx for the first time this season to kick off this stretch of 20 games in 20 straight days. The Yankees schedule turns quickly after a day off on Monday and will test them. The Yankees are about to enter the meat grinder.
We’re being tough on opponents, trying to sweep everybody.” Give us an extra out and we’re capitalizing on it. We’re finding all different types of ways to beat teams. “Some of the teams in the past, if we didn’t hit homers, sometimes we didn’t come out with wins. “I would say we’re very complete,” Giancarlo Stanton said. The pitching staff has the best ERA (2.85) in the big leagues and have allowed the fewest runs (180).
They lead baseball in slugging (.441) and OPS (.769). They lead the Majors in home runs with 98 and have the big league home run leader in Aaron Judge with 24. The Yankees (44-16) have won four straight and 11 of their last 12 games. “I’m obviously confident in this group and what we’re capable of and it’ll be good for the rest of baseball to get to see us play teams that are contending for a postseason run and watch us go out and compete against the best.” I mean, you want to see the best matchup against the best and you want to see how this is gonna play out,” Carpenter said. The Bombers have 20 straight games in 20 days, beginning with 13 straight against American League teams that are contenders.Īnd veteran Matt Carpenter can’t wait for everyone to see this group take on the AL’s best. If that isn’t enough to convince you that this team might be special, well, this next stretch of the schedule is for you.
Through 60 games, the Yanks have the best record in baseball. Their pitchers have allowed the fewest runs of any staff in baseball. If you haven’t noticed, the Bombers lead the Majors in home runs and slugging. If anyone has missed it, the Yankees are pretty good.