ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — How much by design, and how much by accident?
We’ll need the Yankees season to play out some more in order to determine that. But there’s no denying a major reason why this team has proven able to overcome so many injuries:
They’re hitting better with runners in scoring position than they have in the past several seasons.
“That’s how you win games,” hitting coach Marcus Thames said Saturday, before the Yankees continued their series with the Rays at Tropicana Field. “If you get guys out there, you’ve got to find a way to get them in.