A midsummer rivalry matchup between two of the hottest teams in the AL promised excitement throughout, and the first two games of the series have certainly provided the fireworks. Last night it was the long ball and the high leverage relievers who got it done, tonight it was small ball and the less heralded bullpen arms that powered the Yankees to a 12-5 victory.
The Yankees jumped all over rookie starter Connor Seabold in the first. There seemed to be an added level of focus up and down the Yankees lineup to not offer at pitches just out of the zone, forcing the inexperienced righty with non-overwhelming stuff to come to them.