When you win 62 games in the first half, there’s going to a wide variety of victories. Blowouts, nail-biters, walk-offs and everything in between. In this post, I take a closer look at five of the Yankees’ most dramatic victories from the first half before checking back in with a peek at some easy-going wins next week.
April 27: Didi’s curtain call in Anaheim
Player of the Game: Didi Gregorius’ wild April was essentially capped off with his 10th-inning homer off Blake Parker to give the Yankees a 4-3 win. It’s easy to forget now with their recent woes, but the Angels seemed poised to contend at that point in the season and were two outs from getting a win off the Bombers and Luis Severino.