Of MLB’s 30 teams, 20 were in action yesterday, but it was actually a very light day in terms of the Yankees’ top rivals. The rest of the AL East (sans the Orioles) was off, and since the Yanks were playing the Astros directly — and breaking their hearts, much to our delight — we have only one game to review in the Rivalry Roundup.
So let’s get to it!
The Twins began yesterday out of first place entirely for the first time since April 23rd, and they rode the left arm of Devin Smeltzer to strike back against their surprising top AL Central rivals (the White Sox remain 4.