As dominant as the 1998 Yankees were, no team is immune from a handful of distinct stretches of vincibility throughout a season. The Bombers faced a stern test of adversity as the season changed from spring into summer. Starting with the dropped series finale against the Expos, the Yankees would lose 6 of 11 marching toward and beyond the summer solstice. The nadir of this relative slide arrived with an 11-0 drubbing at the hands of Cleveland to split a four-game series, which seemed to serve as a wake-up call for the team, as they would rattle off a 15-1 stretch from June 24th through the All-Star break and into the second week of July.
1998 Yankees Diary, June 21: Low point of early summer
