The New York Yankees are rolling on all cylinders right now as they just racked up their 8th win in a row over rivals Boston Red Sox. The win came with a great effort in collaboration by the Yanks’ bullpen (the Rafael Soriano : Dave Robertson dilemma might not be a dilemma after all). With the win the Bronx Bombers are now atop the AL East once more and have the best record in the American League. Bartolo Colon had the start for the game and allowed a couple runs before being taken out in the 5th inning. Both Soriano and Robertson got HLDs along with reliever Cory Wade and Mariano Rivera got the close.
The Yankees trail only the Philadelphia Phillies in wins in the MLB with the Phils having 73 and the Yanks 69. This sort of great bullpen work will need to last in the postseason if the Yankees hope to get far because the rotation is still iffy and considerably drops off after C.C Sabathia at the top. Colon and Freddy Garcia have played well thus far, but at their ages and points in their careers it is not a guarantee that they can last, especially down the stretch of the season when many players start to become fatigued.
The next best thing to a Yankees World Series title? A September collapse by the Red Sox.