If the Yankees and the Atlanta Braves managed to keep their current form, it would not be entirely surprising for those two teams to find themselves battling for a World Series title this October.
That is a long way off, of course, but if Tuesday’s game was any indication, a Yankees-Braves seven-game series could be an extremely tight one. Mere inches separated the two in a tense game between teams sitting at or near the top of their respective leagues.
More specifically, the 6-foot-7 Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge could have used an extra couple of inches on Ronald Acuna Jr.