CHICAGO — The American League East race all but ended in the first week of August.
Who saw this coming?
Not the Yankees, that’s for sure.
They were in it to win it, and they blew a chance to make it a good race last weekend losing four in a row at Fenway Park.
This four-game sweep swelled the Red Sox division lead from 5 1/2 to 9 1/2.
With the Red Sox resting on Monday, the Yankees got it back to nine with their 7-0 win over the Chicago White Sox.