Concerning Yankees stat shows they might not win much in October
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The New York Yankees once looked like the best team in the American League, and while a few tough games aren't going to necessarily change that, the Yankees have to feel a bit worried about what the Tampa Bay Rays are doing in the American League East. The Rays are now in first place at 32-15, holding a 3.0 lead over the Yankees, who have gone 4-6 over their last 10.
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The Yankees, still sitting at 30-19, have been very good this year.
However, there's been one kryptonite so far in this campaign, and it's their inability to win one-run games. According to The Athletic, the Yankees have the second-most one-run losses in Major League Baseball.
“For almost 20 years now, it’s been foolish to doubt the Rays, who swept the Yankees at Tropicana Field last month. But the Yankees do have an overwhelming edge in run differential, outscoring opponents by 68 runs this season. That’s easily the best in the lackluster AL, with the Rays second at +25.
“So why are the Yankees trailing Tampa Bay in the standings? One-run games seem like a big reason. Only the Tigers have more one-run losses than the Yankees, who are 3-10 in those games,” Tyler Kepner of The Athletic wrote.
If this trend continues throughout an entire 162, I think we can make a bit of a bigger story out of it than it is right now.
However, since we're only around 50 games into the season, I don't want to worry about it too much just yet. At the same time, this can be a concerning sign for a Yankees team that definitely has to figure that out if it wants to win games at a high level in October.
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