The Yankees have spent the home stretch of this season shuffling along. They’re 6-6 over the past two weeks, and while they haven’t collapsed, any hopes of a miracle AL East run have been extinguished, with the Red Sox surging ahead. After cutting the division deficit to about six games towards the end of August, the Yankees have played uninspiring, middling baseball.
More concerning than the 10-game AL East deficit is the Yankees’ dwindling lead in the Wild Card chase. The Yankees’ grip on the first Wild Card has been pretty firm for months now, but the Athletics have been on a sensational run in the second half.