The first-place Rangers took three of four from the Yankees in Arlington back in April, largely because Aaron Judge missed the series with a hip strain.
Not much changed when the series shifted to the Bronx last weekend. Judge was out again, this time with a torn toe ligament, and the Yankees were in the midst of a bad, bad month.
And yet, they managed to take two out of three and win their second straight series. Slowly but surely, the important bats are breaking through their iron-gripped collective slump. The pitching staff is still performing well too and Carlos Rodon is on track to return next week.