The Yankees played an entire series of extremely close games against one of the better teams in all of baseball, and wound up winning that series thanks to their pitching staff shutting down an elite offense. Their own offense was nothing to write home about, however, giving no margin for error in their wins and proving unable to grab the extra-inning loss that otherwise could’ve been a sweep. A far easier opponent approaches in Oakland, but there’s no guarantee that they’ll be a catalyst for the Yanks’ offensive woes.
While we’re waiting for this series to get started tonight, there’s plenty to go through beforehand.