How many times have you heard reaching the big leagues isn’t the hardest thing? Staying in the world of chartered jets and five-star hotels trumps that.
Well, that logic somewhat applies to the Yankees reaching the top of the AL East on Wednesday evening in dramatic fashion. Now the task is to stay there.
Brett Gardner’s two-run triple and Aaron Judge’s two-run homer in the eighth inning off Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel lifted the Yankees to a come-from-behind 9-6 victory that was witnessed by a jazzed sold-out crowd of 47,088.