The Yankees can’t get out of their own way lately, floundering to another loss and losing the season series against Minnesota for the first time since 2001. Minnesota has always been their safety net in a way, whether it was the regular or postseason, so to falter there is a concern, but it didn’t happen in a vacuum either. The rest of the league was active last night, and we’ve got plenty to cover:
Houston Astros (13-11) 5, Tampa Bay Rays (20-4) 0
Tampa Bay entered this game with an absurd 14-0 home record on the year, impressive both for how dominant they’ve been and also for how many home games they’ve gotten out of the gate.