We are well and truly into clinching time in MLB. Several teams, including the Yankees, have locked up playoff spots and division titles. While there’s still some races that need to be decided, every day we get a clearer and clearer look at the playoff picture.
While they steadied themselves in the end, for a while, the Yankees were in a bit of trouble at points of the playoff race. After leading the division by as many as 15.5 games, a September 9th loss dropped the Yankees’ edge to just 3.5. That loss, and the following two games were against the second place Rays.