The first-place Yankees continued their march toward June in our latest simulation, and now find themselves 1.5 games ahead of the Red Sox atop the AL East. The Yanks kept that hold atop the division thanks to a four-game winning streak, though the week closed with a whimper in the Bronx.
Here’s how it all went down:
Masahiro Tanaka began the week with his worst inning of the season, allowing three runs in the top of the first to immediately put the Yanks in a hole against the lowly Mariners.