While the Yankees make their way down the West Coast, the rest of their rivals to the east continue to play through the dog days of August. Fortunately, the results mostly went the Bombers’ way yesterday, with underdogs taking down teams that the Yankees are either chasing, or being chased by. In particular, an unheralded rookie did them a favor with a shocking performance down in Houston.
A This was a wild one, with the Rays jumping out to an early lead, Boston storming back in the middle innings, and Tampa almost pulling off a late stunner. Ultimately, the Red Sox held on to play spoiler to their AL East rivals.