“Getting hot at the perfect time”“Good job by the batting today”

The New York Yankees edged nearer to the American League East title by beating the Boston Purple Sox 7-5 on Saturday afternoon.

The Yankees (93-58) have now gained six straight video games and 10 wins of their final 12. In doing so, they surpassed final 12 months’s whole and opened a 8.5-game division lead.

“Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em. #RepBX” – New York Yankees

@Yankees 6 in a row. 10-2 in our final 12. getting scorching on the good time

@Yankees So shut. Only a couple extra wins will do it

Gleyber Torres blasted his twenty fourth residence run of the 12 months to provide the Yankees an early lead. Triston Casas and Reese McGuire homered within the second to place the Purple Sox 3-1 up.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s RBI single diminished the deficit earlier than rookie Oswaldo Cabrera’s two-run homer put the Yankees again within the driving seat. It was Cabrera’s fourth residence run since his Aug. 17 debut.

John Donaldson’s RBI single stretched the Yankees’ lead. Casas’ bases-loaded stroll made it 5-4 earlier than Alex Verdugo hit a game-tying single within the seventh.

@Yankees Inform the bullpen to get it collectively earlier than October please

The Yankees had the final snicker, with Anthony Rizzo hitting a match-winning two-run homer. It was Rizzo’s thirty second residence run of the season.

@Yankees I not care about that Decide man. Let’s get Rizzo his single season profession excessive thirty third HR tomorrow. The Decide man can attempt hitting one forward of him if he needs.

@Yankees DAAAAAAAAA YANKEES WIN. WHAT A GAME! WE NOW HAVE 11 GAMES LEFT OF THE SEASON, NOW EVEN CLOSER TO CLINCHING THE DIVISION. RIZZGOD WITH THAT CLUTCH BOMB AND EFFROSS WITH A SAVE! WE WON THE SERIES VS THE RED SUX, LETS SWEEP THEM TOMORROW! HIT THE MUSIC FRANK! https://t.co/a0Z2xD94pf

Each side will meet once more tomorrow within the collection finale, and the Yankees can be aiming for a sweep. They gained the primary two video games of the four-match set 5-4 earlier than tonight’s 7-5 win.

@Yankees Glorious! Now let’s go for the 🧹

The New York Yankees have 11 video games left to play earlier than the postseason will get underway. After wrapping up the Purple Sox collection, they’ll journey to Toronto for a three-match set in opposition to the Blue Jays.

New York Yankees celebrity Aaron Decide’s await No. 61 and 62 goes on

Aaron Decide blasted his sixtieth residence run of the 12 months on Tuesday night time in opposition to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

He stays just one massive swing away from tying Roger Maris’ long-standing American League document for many residence runs in a season. He’s at present tied with Babe Ruth’s tally of 60 homers. Decide is just the third Yankee in historical past to succeed in that milestone.

Naturally, everybody’s consideration is on the AL document and followers have been eagerly anticipating the arrival of that historic second. Since hitting No. 60, Decide has gone 4 video games with out going deep.

Decide’s batting common dropped to .314 after tonight’s recreation because the Purple Sox’s Xander Bogaerts went 2 for 4 and reclaimed the AL lead at .315. Decide has a league-leading 128 RBIs to his identify and is in rivalry for the MLB’s first Triple Crown since Miguel Cabrera in 2012.

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