ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Now it is run-away-and-hide time.
How did this all happen with all the adversity the Yankees have faced this year? How do the Yankees put themselves in the right frame of mind every game?
How did they do it after Aroldis Chapman blew a two-run lead in the ninth on Thursday night.
Talent takes over, sure. But this is much more than talent. This is a professional mindset that refuses to fail.
That is what makes the Yankees the scariest team in the American League as their AL East lead over the Rays increased to 7¹/u2082 games after Thursday night’s wild 10-inning, 8-4 victory over the Rays at the Trop, thanks to an absolute three-run bomb by Gary Sanchez.