It only took a week for the Yankees to shift their approach against the rival Rays.
New York lost two of three in St. Petersburg last weekend because they kept waiting for the game to come to them. This weekend, after dropping Friday night’s opener, things changed. The Yankees were more aggressive at the plate and increased their lead in the AL East to 5.5 games.
More importantly, some key players who have been struggling appear to be back in the swing of things.
Some takeaways:
Get Aaron Hicks off the field.