The once "left-for-dead" New York Yankees are right back in the thick of things...well, even more than "in" the thick of things. They enter today's game vs. the Toronto Blue Jays only 0.5 games back of the Wild-Card leading Detroit Tigers, having pulled up into a tie with the Seattle Mariners. While the Red Sox continue to win, the Yanks are still only 7-games back in the East.
This team has been ridiculous this year. Their offense is now showing what we expected it to do all year long. In the month of July, the Yankees led the Majors with 201 runs scored. The #2 run producing team in July? The Philadelphia Phillies with 160 runs scored...a full 41 run differential! That means that the Yankees scored 20% more runs than even the next closest team in the entire Majors. That is just downright frightening.
With big-game pitcher Andy Pettitte on the mound this afternoon, look for the Yankees to continue their push for the playoffs, perhaps taking the lead outright tonight. Truly an amazing story.
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