YANKS CLAWING TO GET THERE WITH A BIG WIN!

The Yankees are doing what they can to get to the playoffs.  Beating the Red Sox is obviously huge, but they just can't stop winning, even after they play them.

Everyone is contributing at the right time. NJ.com writes about Anthony Rizzo and how this guy is a real leader:

“You’re just playing baseball and you try to keep it as simple as that,” Rizzo said. “There’s going to be moments where you get punched in the face and you’ve just got to bounce back and not have that one moment define the whole game. It’s just staying in that moment at all times and not looking ahead just because we jumped out to a 3-0 lead. There’s a lot of baseball to be played.”

CBS Sports writes about Gleyber Torres and Gerrit Cole and their contributions last night:

"Bouncing back from perhaps his worst start of the season, Cole allowed three runs on five hits and three walks, striking out six in six innings.

Gleyber Torres also had three hits — including a homer — for the Yankees, who opened the season with seven straight losses against their AL East archrivals but have since beaten them seven out of 10 tries."

And thank god that Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge are healthy. This season, no matter what happens, has been great to watch these 2 sluggers do damage. 

The New York Post:

"Coming into Friday, Stanton had hit just .192 (10-for-52) with two extra-base hits, 22 strikeouts and a .569 OPS in 16 games against the Red Sox this season.

Instead of reverting back to those numbers, he continued his torrid stretch of late, homering for the fourth time in his last seven games. He has been a force dating back to August. In 46 games since Aug. 3, Stanton has a slash line of .310/.361/.621 with five doubles, 16 home runs and 41 RBIs....

“ ‘G’ was great,” manager Aaron Boone said. “To take that cutter inner half or on the corner in and drive it out the other way in right-center, he’s about the only guy doing that right there. Just really good at-bats all night by him. He continues to really swing the bat well.”

Stanton lofted a long single off the Green Monster in the fourth inning, then ripped a double down the third-base line in the sixth. His quest for the cycle came up short in the eighth inning, when he flew out near the Pesky Pole."

Look, everything I saw last night has been solid.  I just want them to continue to dominate.  I know you do too.

More baseball coming... let's hope these Yanks can continue winning!