The Yankees had an impressive sweep of the Phillies after outscoring what was the best team in the National League going into the series 27–15.
The Yankees impressively swept the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, who were the best team in MLB coming into the series. The Yankees got help from recent trade acquisitions Jazz Chisholm and Mark Leiter Jr. in this series.
In a trade to improve the bullpen, the Yankees acquired Mark Leiter Jr on July 30 a few hours before the trade deadline from the Cubs in exchange for infielder Ben Cowles and pitcher Jack Neely.
The Yankees beat the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park 7–6 in 12 innings on Tuesday to win their fourth game in a row and get their most impressive win of the season. The Yankees are still half a game out of first…
The Yankees had an offensive outburst against the Phillies winning 14–4 in the first game of their series at Citizens Bank Park. This was an impressive offense against the best team in MLB who has allowed the…
The Yankees won their series at Fenway Park against the Red Sox two games two one. Since the Orioles also won on Sunday, the Yankees are still on game behind the Orioles in the AL East.
On Saturday afternoon, Brian Cashman made his first of what will likely be many trades before the trade deadline. He acquired the Marlins infielder/outfielder Jazz Chisholm for three minor leaguers.
The Yankees were swept by the Mets at Yankee Stadium in their two game series on Tuesday and Wednesday. With those two losses they lost all four games in the season series by a combined score of 36-14.
After losing to the Rays on Saturday and Sunday, the Yankees were able to bounce back on Monday and win in convincing fashion 9–1 to salvage a split of the series, which is much better than a series loss.
After winning Friday’s game, the Yankees lost on Saturday and Sunday afternoon at Yankees Stadium. After losing their last two games, the Yankees are in position to lose the series unless they win on Monday.